Career
Dunne played for Stella Maris and Belvedere in the Dublin &District Schoolboy League. While still a schoolboy Dunne played against some household names of today including Stephen Kenny and played in the match at Fairview Park, Dublin between Belvedere and Rockmount AFC. This match is the one where the great Roy Keane was scouted by Nottingham Forest. Dunne proved that he could play against the best and was quickly snapped up by Bohemians.
A tough-tackling, no-nonsense midfielder, he played for Bohemians in 1990 and broke into the first team, making his league debut against Derry City on 2 September of that year.It was not long before he was snapped up by Street Johnstone, after he impressed at the 1991 Fédération internationale de football association World Youth Championship for Ireland.
This proved to be a shrewd move by Manager Alex Totten as Dunne certainly impressed while he was there. But in the 1992/93 season Alex Totten was sacked and new manager John McClelland didn"t see young Dunne in his plans for the future.
So next season Bohemians manager Eamonn Gregg brought him back to Dalymount Park. But Dunne did not settle back in Phibsborough and was soon sent on Loan to Football Club of Northern Ireland for his first spell at the club
Dunne impressed at Seaview playing well and scoring regularly under manager Jackie Hutton.He then made his move permanent to He helped "Crues" to 2 consecutive Indian Pharmacist Association Premiership Titles in 1994 & 1995.
He often turned out for the IFA XI which is for the best players in the IFA Premiership. Dunne the tried a move to Portadown Football Club but did not work out because of an argument with the manager. But in 2005 manager Stephen Baxter whom Dunne had played with for came calling for him to come back to Seaview.
lieutenant was an offer Dunne could not refuse. went on to finish 6th in the IFA Premiership next season with experienced players such as Dunne and Jeff Spiers combining with younger players such as Colin Coates and David Rainey for a good season.
But for Dunne this was to be his last game as he retired after the 2006-2007 season. Honours
Now Dunne lives in his hometown Dublin and works as a plumber.
He has three children Jack, Sam and Kate. Both Sam and Jack are promising Football players Jack playing for Home Farm Football Club and Sam playing for Street Pauls Artane.