Paul Flynn (Waterford hurler)

Paul Flynn
Personal information
Irish name Pól Ó Floinn
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner forward
Born (1974-12-17) 17 December 1974 (age 49)
Waterford, Ireland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Nickname N/A
Occupation Medical Rep
Club(s)
Years Club
1992–2009
Ballygunner
Club titles
Waterford titles 8
Munster titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1993–2008
Waterford 46 (24–181)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 0
NHL 1
All Stars 1

Paul Flynn (born 17 December 1974) is an Irish former hurler who played as a left wing-forward at senior level for the Waterford county team. He joined the team in 1993 and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement in 2008.[1]

Flynn is Waterford's top championship scorer of all-time. He has won three Munster winners' medals, one National League winners' medal and one All-Star award. He ended up as an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.[2]

At club level Flynn is a one-time Munster medalist with Ballygunner. In addition to this he has won eight county club championship medals.

Also a player of association football, Flynn also won schoolboy international caps as a soccer goalkeeper will being a trainee with Aston Villa he also played a season with Waterford United in the League of Ireland.[3]

A former manager of the Carlow under-21 hurling team, Flynn is currently[when?] a selector with the Waterford under-21 hurling team.

Flynn won a GUI senior cup medal in 2014 with Tramore in Carton House, Maynooth.

The hurling 20/20 committee released their recommendations on 6 January 2015 Flynn was part of The group set up by GAA President Liam O'Neill.

  1. ^ "Two more Waterford players retire". RTÉ Sport. 15 November 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  2. ^ Gleeson, James (29 December 2009). "A Tipperary tribute to Paul Flynn". The Nationalist. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  3. ^ "PAUL FLYNN: Waterford hurler". Irish Independent. 6 August 2006. Retrieved 7 August 2012.