Richard Byrne (died 28 August 1942) was an Irish nationalist politician in Northern Ireland. Byrne worked as a publican and was also a landlord. He was elected to Belfast City Council in 1910, serving until his death. At the 1921 Northern Ireland general election, Byrne unsuccessfully contested Belfast West. From 1937 until his death, Byrne and Thomas Joseph Campbell were the only Nationalist Party members to regularly attend the Northern Ireland Parliament. Byrne held the seat until his death in 1942.