Michael Noel Canavan (born 1958) was an Irish policeman with Garda Síochána (21578C) and a recipient of the Scott Medal.
He was awarded the Scott Medal in recognition of his valour in the arrest of Sean "Bap" Hughes of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA), on 16 May 1997.
Pausing only to open a pub door asking the owner to call the garda, Canavan turned back to find the robber running towards a parked car, where he caught him.
During the violent struggle the robber entered the car, and grabbing a shotgun on the back seat, aimed it at Canavan, who pushed the barrel upwards and eventually subdued the suspect.
The robber was identified as Sean "Bap" Hughes of the INLA, who was wanted in connection with the disappearance of Seamus Ruddy near Paris in 1985, and the murder of Garda Patrick Gerard Reynolds in Dublin in 1982.