Michael Richard Heffernan (3 April 1885 – 21 November 1970) was an Irish politician. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1923 general election as a Farmers' Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary constituency.[1] He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs from 1927 to 1932. He stood as a Cumann na nGaedheal candidate at the 1932 general election but lost his seat.[2]