| Richard O'Shaughnessy | |
| Office: | Member of Parliament for Limerick City |
| Term Start: | 31 January 1874 |
| Term End: | 15 November 1883 |
| Predecessor: | Isaac Butt George Gavin |
| Alongside: | Daniel Fitzgerald Gabbett (1879 – 1883) Isaac Butt (1874 – 1879) |
| Successor: | Daniel Fitzgerald Gabbett Edward McMahon |
| Birth Date: | 1842 |
| Birth Place: | Limerick, Ireland |
| Nationality: | Irish |
| Party: | Home Rule League |
| Spouse: | Ellen Potter |
| Alma Mater: | Trinity College, Dublin |
Richard O'Shaughnessy (1842 – 17 August 1918)[1] was an Irish Home Rule League politician.
He was elected Home Rule MP for Limerick City in 1874 and held the seat until he was appointed a registrar of petty sessions clerks in 1883.[2]
After leaving office, he was also Commissioner for Public Works in Ireland from 1891 to 1903, and was considered for the post of Under-Secretary for Ireland twice.[1]
He became a Member of the Royal Victorian Order in 1900 and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1903.[1]