Joseph Patrick McGinley (1894–1974) was an Irish Sinn Féin, and later Fine Gael, politician, general practitioner and surgeon.

He was a nephew of Irish language author Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich (Cú Uladh)[1] and of songwriter Michael McGinley.

During the Irish War of Independence, he was arrested on 12 December 1919 for advocating the Sinn Féin loan at a meeting in Rosnakill, Fanad on 12 October.

[6] Less than a month after the Drumquinn raid, Mc Ginley and two carloads of volunteers from Letterkenny attacked Fanad coastguard station under the cover of darkness and, after a short firefight, the soldiers manning it surrendered.

Perhaps they might, but I can tell you that the people of Donegal anyhow have the greatest confidence in the ability of Arthur Griffith and the sincerity of Michael Collins; and they believe that taking all the circumstances of the case into account they did what was best for Ireland.

Now president De Valera has stated that rather than sign this treaty he was prepared to see the Irish people live in subjugation until God would redeem them.

I, as one man, can't take the responsibility for committing the men and women who sent me here to a war of extermination, which I think would result if this treaty were rejected.

McGinley was up against the ill will of the substantial unionist population in east Donegal, who usually voted for Fine Gael, who were resentful of the recent repeal of the external relations act, which removed the King as the figurehead of the Irish state and made Ireland a republic, by the Government of the 13th Dáil.