Bridie O'Flaherty (27 October 1917 – 12 January 2006) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who left that party in 1986 to become a founder-member of the Progressive Democrats. She was the Mayor of Galway from 1980 to 1981 and again from 1985 to 1986. She became a well-known businesswoman, opening a canteen on the city's Fairgreen for farmers and dealers. A shop in Mervue was later expanded into a successful mini-supermarket. O'Flaherty's daughter Terry was mayor of Galway from 2003 to 2004 and again beginning in 2012.