An attack-minded wing half, capable of taking a firm grip on proceedings in the middle of the park, he began his senior career as an inside forward with Shamrock Rovers in 1951.
[citation needed] At the end of that season he left Milltown to join St Patricks Athletic.
Dunne's form for Pats saw him win full international honours.
He made his Ireland debut against Holland in Rotterdam's Feijenoord Stadion in May 1956 in a 4–1 win [1].
[citation needed] As the captain of St Pats he led the club to success in two FAI Cup finals in 1959 and 1961.