Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport
| Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport | |
|---|---|
since 23 January 2025 | |
| Department of Culture, Communications and Sport | |
| Type | |
| Status | Cabinet minister |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | Taoiseach |
| Seat | Dublin, Ireland |
| Nominator | Taoiseach |
| Appointer | President of Ireland (on the advice of the Taoiseach) |
| Inaugural holder | Martin O'Donoghue as Minister for Economic Planning and Development |
| Formation | 8 July 1977 |
| Salary | €210,750 (2025) (including €115,953 TD salary)[1] |
| Website | Official website |
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
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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government(s) | ||
| Patrick O'Donovan | 23 January 2025 | Incumbent | Fine Gael | 35th | |
- Notes
- ^ O'Donoghue was a minister without portfolio from 8 July to 13 December 1977 before the department was formally established.
References
- ^ "Salaries". Houses of the Oireachtas. 3 March 2025.
- ^ 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.