Patrick O'Donovan

Patrick O'Donovan TD
O'Donovan in 2020
Minister for Arts, Culture, Communications, Media and Sport
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 January 2025
Taoiseach	Micheál Martin
Preceded by	Catherine Martin
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
In office 9 April 2024 – 23 January 2025
Taoiseach	Simon Harris
Preceded by	Simon Harris
Succeeded by	James Lawless
Minister of State
2022–2024	Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
2017–2024	Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
2017–2020	Finance
2016–2017	Transport, Tourism and Sport
Teachta Dála
Incumbent
Assumed office February 2016
Constituency	Limerick County
In office February 2011 – February 2016
Constituency	Limerick
Personal details
Born	(1977-03-21) 21 March 1977 (age 47) Limerick, Ireland
Political party	Fine Gael
Spouse	Eileen Keary ​ (m. 2014)​
Children	3
Alma mater	University College Cork Mary Immaculate College
Website	patrickodonovan.ie

Patrick O'Donovan (born 21 March 1977) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Minister for Arts, Culture, Communications, Media and Sport since January 2025. He previously served as Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science from 2024 to 2025 and a Minister of State from 2016 to 2024. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Limerick County constituency since 2016, and from 2011 to 2016 for the Limerick constituency.^[1]