James Dunne (1921 – 23 February 1972) was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade union official.
He attended National College of Industrial Relations and University College Dublin where he was awarded a diploma in social and economic studies.
[1] He was elected to the 12th Seanad in 1969 by the Labour Panel.
[1] No by-election was held to fill his seat.
He became General Secretary of Marine Port and General Workers' Union in 1957,[1] and was president of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions in 1969.