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Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport

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Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport
since 23 January 2025
Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
Type
StatusCabinet minister
Member of
Reports toTaoiseach
SeatDublin, Ireland
NominatorTaoiseach
AppointerPresident of Ireland
(on the advice of the Taoiseach)
Inaugural holderMartin O'Donoghue as Minister for Economic Planning and Development
Formation8 July 1977
Salary€210,750 (2025)
(including €115,953 TD salary)[1]
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

The Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport (Irish: An tAire Cultúir, Cumarsáide agus Spóirt) is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport.

The minister since January 2025 is Patrick O'Donovan, TD. He is assisted by one minister of state:

List of office-holders

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The Minister for Economic Planning and Development was created by the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1977.[2] The title and functions of the position have changed several times since then.

Minister for Economic Planning and Development 1977–1980

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Name Term of office Party Government(s)
Martin O'Donoghue[a] 8 July 1977 11 December 1979 Fianna Fáil 15th
Michael O'Kennedy 12 December 1979 21 January 1980 Fianna Fáil 16th

Minister for Energy 1980–1981

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Name Term of office Party Government(s)
Michael O'Kennedy 21 January 1980 22 January 1980 Fianna Fáil 16th
George Colley 22 January 1980 30 June 1981 Fianna Fáil 16th

Minister for Industry and Energy 1981–1983

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Name Term of office Party Government(s)
Michael O'Leary 30 June 1981 9 March 1982 Labour 17th
Albert Reynolds
(1st time) 		9 March 1982 14 December 1982 Fianna Fáil 18th
John Bruton 14 December 1982 13 December 1983 Fine Gael 19th

Minister for Energy 1983–1993

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Name Term of office Party Government(s)
Dick Spring 13 December 1983 20 January 1987 Labour 19th
Michael Noonan 20 January 1987 10 March 1987 Fine Gael 19th
Ray Burke 10 March 1987 24 November 1988 Fianna Fáil 20th
Michael Smith 24 November 1988 12 July 1989 Fianna Fáil 20th
Bobby Molloy 12 July 1989 4 November 1992 Progressive Democrats 21st • 22nd
Albert Reynolds
(2nd time) 		4 November 1992 12 January 1993 Fianna Fáil 22nd
Brian Cowen 12 January 1993 20 January 1993 Fianna Fáil 23rd

Minister for Tourism and Trade 1993–1997

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Name Term of office Party Government(s)
Brian Cowen 20 January 1993 22 January 1993 Fianna Fáil 23rd
Charlie McCreevy 22 January 1993 15 December 1994 Fianna Fáil 23rd
Enda Kenny 15 December 1994 26 June 1997 Fine Gael 24th

Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation 1997–2002

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Name Term of office Party Government(s)
Jim McDaid 26 June 1997 6 June 2002 Fianna Fáil 25th

Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism 2002–2010

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Name Term of office Party Government(s)
John O'Donoghue 6 June 2002 14 June 2007 Fianna Fáil 26th
Séamus Brennan 14 June 2007 7 May 2008 Fianna Fáil 27th
Martin Cullen 7 May 2008 23 March 2010 Fianna Fáil 28th

Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport 2010–2011

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Name Term of office Party Government(s)
Mary Hanafin 23 March 2010 9 March 2011 Fianna Fáil 28th

Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 2011–2016

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Name Term of office Party Government(s)
Jimmy Deenihan 9 March 2011 11 July 2014 Fine Gael 29th
Heather Humphreys 11 July 2014 6 May 2016 Fine Gael 29th

Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs 2016–2017

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Name Term of office Party Government(s)
Heather Humphreys 6 May 2016 14 June 2017 Fine Gael 30th

Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 2017–2020

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Name Term of office Party Government(s)
Heather Humphreys 14 June 2017 30 November 2017 Fine Gael 31st
Josepha Madigan 30 November 2017 27 June 2020 Fine Gael 31st

Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 2020–2025

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Name Term of office Party Government(s)
Catherine Martin 27 June 2020 23 January 2025 Green 32nd • 33rd • 34th

Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport 2025–present

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Name Term of office Party Government(s)
Patrick O'Donovan 23 January 2025 Incumbent Fine Gael 35th
Notes
  1. ^ O'Donoghue was a minister without portfolio from 8 July to 13 December 1977 before the department was formally established.

References

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  1. ^ "Salaries". Houses of the Oireachtas. 3 March 2025.
  2. ^ Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1977 (No. 27 of 1977). Enacted on 6 December 1977. Act of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 8 August 2020.
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