Thomas J. Flaherty (born 1963) was an Irish policeman with Garda Síochána (22405G) and a recipient of the Scott Medal.
A native of Indreabhán, Flaherty was awarded the Scott Medal for his actions during an incident on 31 March 1994.
"When Flaherty arrived at the scene minutes later it was to see the distressed woman lose her grip on the lifebuoy she had been clutching and sink underwater.
With the help of a lifebuoy thrown by his colleagues he swam with his charge a distance of some sixty yards until they reached the dock wall.
Flaherty was awarded the Scott Bronze Medal on 15 February 1996 by Minister for Justice, Nora Owen.