Daniel McCarthy (22 January 1883 – 2 March 1957) was an Irish politician. He was a member of the Irish Volunteers and took part in the 1916 Easter Rising at the South Dublin Union, where he was severely wounded. He was one of the first Sinn Féin members of Dublin Corporation. He was interned by the British government in September 1918 and sent to Durham Prison, from where he escaped. He was President of the Gaelic Athletic Association from 1921 to 1924. He was also a member of Conradh na Gaeilge. He later served as deputy governor of Kilmainham Gaol.