Education
Born in Milltown, Ireland, he was educated at Irish Catholic schools and migrated to Australia as a youth.
Born in Milltown, Ireland, he was educated at Irish Catholic schools and migrated to Australia as a youth.
He became a publican in Sydney and served on both Waterloo Council and Sydney City Council. In 1934, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the member for Language, representing the Langite Australian Labor Party (NSW). Mulcahy joined the federal Labor Party when the two parties merged in 1936, but left the ALP for the Australian Labor Party (Non-Communist), another Language party, in 1940.
When this second split was resolved, Mulcahy again joined the federal ALP. He held his seat until his death in 1953.
Language Labor, Australian Labor Party.