Brian Connaughton (8 October 1899 – 26 March 1983), Garda Síochána and recipient of the Scott Medal.
Connaughton was a native of Ballinglas, Mountbellew, County Galway.
Prior to joining the Gardaí he had been a farmer, enlisting as Gard 4447.
He and Sergeant Michael Mullane were serving at Drumshambo, County Leitrim in 1930 when "with great perseverance, they tracked down two armed men, members of an illegal organization", arresting the men and seizing three rifles.
Mullane and Connaughton were respectively awarded the gold and silver Scott Medal from James Fitzgerald-Kenney, Minister of Justice, on 28 July 1931.