The minister for culture, communications and sport () is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport.
The minister is Patrick O'Donovan, TD. He is assisted by one minister of state: Charlie McConalogue, TD – Minister of State for sport and postal policy
List of office-holders The minister for economic planning and development was created by the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1977. The title and functions of the position have changed several times since then. Minister for Economic Planning and Development 1977–1980NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)Martin O'Donoghue8 July 197711 December 1979 15thMichael O'Kennedy12 December 197921 January 1980 16thMinister for Energy 1980–1981NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)Michael O'Kennedy21 January 198022 January 1980 16thGeorge Colley22 January 198030 June 1981 16thMinister for Industry and Energy 1981–1983NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)Michael O'Leary30 June 19819 March 1982 17thAlbert Reynolds(1st time)9 March 198214 December 1982 18thJohn Bruton14 December 198213 December 1983 19thMinister for Energy 1983–1993NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)Dick Spring13 December 198320 January 1987 19thMichael Noonan20 January 198710 March 1987 19thRay Burke10 March 198724 November 1988 20thMichael Smith24 November 198812 July 1989 20thBobby Molloy12 July 19894 November 1992 21st22ndAlbert Reynolds(2nd time)4 November 199212 January 1993 22ndBrian Cowen12 January 199320 January 1993 23rdMinister for Tourism and Trade 1993–1997NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)Brian Cowen20 January 199322 January 1993 23rdCharlie McCreevy22 January 199315 December 1994 23rdEnda Kenny15 December 199426 June 1997 24thMinister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation 1997–2002NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)Jim McDaid26 June 19976 June 2002 25thMinister for Arts, Sport and Tourism 2002–2010NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)John O'Donoghue6 June 200214 June 2007 26thSéamus Brennan14 June 20077 May 2008 27thMartin Cullen7 May 200823 March 2010 28thMinister for Tourism, Culture and Sport 2010–2011NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)Mary Hanafin23 March 20109 March 2011 28thMinister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 2011–2016NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)Jimmy Deenihan9 March 201111 July 2014 29thHeather Humphreys11 July 20146 May 2016 29thMinister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs 2016–2017NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)Heather Humphreys6 May 201614 June 2017 30thMinister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 2017–2020NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)Heather Humphreys14 June 201730 November 2017 31stJosepha Madigan30 November 201727 June 2020 31stMinister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 2020–2025NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)Catherine Martin27 June 202023 January 2025 32nd33rd34thMinister for Culture, Communications and Sport 2025–presentNameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)Patrick O'Donovan23 January 2025Incumbent 35th Notes
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