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.

[1][3] In January 2014, he called for "tougher controls on the use of open source internet browsers and payment systems" which he claimed allowed users to remain anonymous in the illegal trade of drugs, weapons and pornography.

[6] On 20 June 2017, following the appointment of Leo Varadkar as Taoiseach, he was appointed by the new government as Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and at the Department of Finance with responsibility for Public Procurement, Open Government and eGovernment.

[7] In August 2017, he claimed in an interview with the Sunday Independent, that the Provisional IRA were responsible for the Dublin and Monaghan bombings.

[16] On 23 January 2025, O'Donovan was appointed as Minister for Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport in the government led by Micheál Martin, following the 2024 general election.