Joseph Connolly (1886-1961) was a senior Irish Fianna Fáil politician.

Born in Belfast in 1886, Joseph Connolly was an ardent nationalist. He was a co-founder of the first Freedom Club to propagate Sinn Féin's message in 1911. He was a leader of the Irish Volunteers in Belfast between 1914 and 1916, and was interned after the Easter Rising. He served on one of the commisions of the First Dáil in 1919. In 1923, he played a major role in channelling the activities of anti-treatyites into a new political organization, which became known as Fianna Fáil. Connolly was a member of Seanad Éireann from 1928 until 1936). In this time he served as a director of the "Irish Press" newspaper and served as a Minister in the government of Eamon de Valera. From 1936 until 1950 he served as chairman of thOffice of Public Works]].

Political Career

|- style="text-align: center;" | width="30%" |Preceded by:
P.J. Ruttledge | width="40%" style="text-align: center;" |Minister for Lands & Fisheries
1933–1936 | width="30%" |Succeeded by:
Frank Aiken