Matthew J. Nolan (born 25 January 1951) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency from 1982 to 1997 and 2002 to 2011.
He was educated at De La Salle school in Bagenalstown and at Mount St. Joseph's in Roscrea, County Tipperary.
He also served on Carlow County Council from 1979 until 2003, and in May 1982 he was nominated by the Taoiseach Charles Haughey, to the 16th Seanad.
In 1991, he was one of a "gang of four" (including Noel Dempsey, Liam Fitzgerald and Seán Power) who tabled a motion of no confidence against Taoiseach Charles Haughey as party leader.
Nolan lost his seat at the 1997 general election to constituency colleague John McGuinness.