Paul Flynn (hurler)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Irish Name | Pól Ó Floinn | ||
| Full name | Paul Flynn | ||
| Date of Birth | 17 December 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Ballygunner, County Waterford | ||
| Club information | |||
| Club | Ballygunner | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Club(s)* | |||
| Club | Years | Apps (scores) | |
| Inter County | |||
| County | Waterford | ||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||
| Inter County(ies)** | |||
| County | Years | Apps (scores) | |
| Waterford | 1993- | 36 (22-168) | |
| Inter County Titles | |||
| Munster Titles | 2 | ||
| All-Ireland | 0 | ||
| All-Stars | 1 | ||
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* club appearances and scores |
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Paul Flynn (born 17 December 1974) is an Irish sportsman. He plays hurling with his local club Ballygunner and with the Waterford senior inter-county team.
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[edit] Early life
Paul Flynn was born in Ballygunner, County Waterford in 1974. He was educated locally and from an early age he showed a great interest in hurling. Flynn also won schoolboy international caps as a soccer goalkeeper and also played a season with Waterford United in the League of Ireland.
[edit] Playing career
[edit] Club
Flynn plays his club hurling with his local Ballygunner team. He had some success at underage levels and in 1992 he won both a minor county medal and a senior county medal with the club. Flynn added further county championship medals to his collection in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2001. This last win was later converted into a Munster club hurling title. Flynn won his seventh county championship title in 2005.
[edit] Inter-county
Flynn joined the Waterford minor hurling team in the early 1990s and went on to win a Munster medal with the team in 1992. By this stage he was also a member of the Waterford under-21 panel. He came on as a substitute to win a Munster under-21 medal in 1992 also. Waterford subsequently went on to win the All-Ireland title that year. Two years later in 1994 Flynn won his second Munster medal with the under-21 side.
Flynn made his senior championship debut in 1993. For almost a decade after this Waterford hurling was in the doldrums. In 2002 Flynn finally captured his first senior Munster medal. It was Waterford's first provinvial title since 1963. Unfortunately Flynn's side were later defeated in the All-Ireland semi-final. Two years later in 2004 he won a second Munster medal following a thrilling game against Cork. Once again Waterford were later defeated in the All-Ireland semi-final. The following few years have brought little success for Flynn and Waterford. In 2005 and 2006 they reached the All-Ireland knock-out series, however, they were beaten on both occasions by Cork. In spite of this lack of success Flynn has often been cited as one of the best free and penalty takers in Ireland.
Flynn has also won four Railway Cup medals with Munster.
| Preceded by Brian Flannery |
Waterford Senior Hurling Captain 2000 |
Succeeded by Ken McGrath |
| Preceded by Eoin Kelly |
Waterford Senior Hurling Captain 2006 |
Succeeded by Michael 'Brick' Walsh |
| Waterford Senior Hurling Team 2006 | ||
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1 C. Hennessy | 2 S. Prendergast | 3 T. Feeney | 4 E. Murphy | 5 T. Browne | 6 K. McGrath | 7 J. Murray | 8 E. Kelly | 9 B. Phelan | 10 D. Shanahan | 11 S. Prendergast | 12 J. Kennedy | 13 J. Mullane | 14 M. Walsh | 15 E. McGrath | 16 P. Haran | 17 S. O'Sullivan | 18 P. Flynn | 19 D. Coffey | 20 D. Bennett | 21 K. Moran | 22 A. Kearney | 23 G. O'Connor | 24 P. O'Brien | 25 C. Carey | 26 J. Hartley | 27 N. Jacob | 28 L. Lawlor | 29 S. Molumphy | 30 R. Foley | Manager: J. McCarthy |
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