| Office: | Senator |
| Term Start: | 13 May 1982 |
| Term End: | 23 February 1983 |
| Constituency: | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| Birth Date: | 22 August 1932 |
| Birth Place: | County Donegal, Ireland |
| Death Place: | County Donegal, Ireland |
| Spouse: | Eileen McGinley |
| Children: | 4 |
James Larkin (22 August 1932 – 6 October 1998) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and politician. He won five Donegal Senior Football Championship medals with the St Eunan's GAA club.[1]
He was nominated by the Taoiseach Charles Haughey to Seanad Éireann in 1982, he served until 1983.[2] He was elected a member of the Letterkenny Urban District Council in 1967 and was chairman of the council on five occasions.[3]
Larkin was founder member of Independent Fianna Fáil. He was the director of elections for Independent Fianna Fáil leader Neil Blaney.[3] His son Dessie Larkin was a Fianna Fáil member of Donegal County Council from 1999 until 2014.