Jason Flynn

Jason Flynn

Flynn in 2015
Personal information
Irish name	Iasón Ó Floinn
Sport	Hurling
Position	Right corner forward
Born	(1994-11-16) 16 November 1994 (age 29) Galway, Ireland
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Club(s)
Years	Club
2011–present	Tommy Larkin's
Club titles
Galway titles	0
Colleges(s)
Years	College
	Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles	0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2014–present	Galway	38 (8-74)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	2
All-Irelands	1
NHL	2
All Stars	0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:49, 2 October 2019.

Jason Flynn (born 16 November 1994) is an Irish hurler who plays as a right corner-forward for club side Tommy Larkin's and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team.

Playing career

College

Flynn first came to prominence as a hurler with Mercy College in Woodford. Having played in every grade as a hurler, he was subsequently selected for the college's senior hurling team as well as playing for the amalgamated Mercy Colleges team. In 2013, Flynn won a Connacht Championship medal when Mercy Colleges defeated Presentation College from Athenry by 0-14 to 0-09. ^[1]

University

As a student at the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Flynn was a regular player on the institute's senior hurling team in the Fitzgibbon Cup. ^[2]

Club

Flynn joined the Tommy Larkin's club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before eventually joining the club's top adult team.^{[ citation needed ]}

Inter-county

Minor and under-21

Flynn first played for Galway as a member of the minor hurling team on 25 July 2010. He made his first appearance in a 1-15 to 2-08 All-Ireland quarter-final defeat of Waterford at Croke Park. ^[3]

On 4 September 2011, Flynn scored three points from right wing-forward in Galway's 1-21 to 1-12 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final. ^[4]

After completing an unsuccessful third season with the Galway minor team, Flynn made his first appearance for the Galway under-21 team on 24 August 2013 in a 1-16 to 0-07 All-Ireland semi-final defeat by Clare. ^[5]

Senior

Flynn made his first appearance for the Galway senior hurling team in a 0-28 to 1-12 National Hurling League defeat of Dublin on 16 February 2014. ^[6] Later that season he made his first championship appearance, replacing Cathal Mannion in the 50th minute of a Leinster Championship defeat of Laois. ^[7]

On 6 September 2015, Flynn scored four points from right corner-forward in Galway's 1-22 to 1-18 defeat by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. ^[8]

On 23 April 2017, Flynn scored 2-01 from play when Galway defeated Tipperary by 3-21 to 0-14 to win the National Hurling League. ^[9] Later that season he won his first Leinster Championship medal after Galway's 0-29 to 1-17 defeat of Wexford in the final. ^[10] On 3 September 2017, Flynn came on as a substitute when Galway won their first All-Ireland in 29 years after a 0-26 to 2-17 defeat of Waterford in the final. ^[11]

On 8 July 2018, Flynn won a second successive Leinster Championship medal following Galway's 1-28 to 3-15 defeat of Kilkenny in the final replay. ^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 July 2021.

Team	Year	National League			Leinstser		All-Ireland		Total
		Division	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Galway	2014	Division 1A	7	1-04	3	1-06	1	1-00	11	3-10
	2015		6	0-29	3	1-11	3	0-12	12	1-52
	2016		5	0-05	3	1-03	2	0-02	10	1-10
	2017	Division 1B	6	4-22	3	1-02	2	0-02	11	5-26
	2018		4	1-17	6	1-14	3	0-03	13	2-34
	2019		5	1-16	4	0-15	—		9	1-31
	2020	Division 1A	5	1-02	2	0-02	2	0-01	9	1-05
	2021		4	0-02	0	0-00	1	2-01	5	2-03
Total			42	8-97	24	5-53	14	3-21	80	16-171

Honours

Mercy College

• Connacht Colleges Senior Hurling Championship: 2013
• Connacht Colleges Senior B Hurling Championship: 2012

Galway

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 2017
• Leinster Senior Hurling Championship: 2017, 2018
• National Hurling League: 2017, 2021
• All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: 2011

References

1. Ní Fhlatharta, Bernie (20 August 2013). "Caulfield and Flynn come up trumps in colleges showdown". Connacht Tribune. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
2. "Fitzgibbon Cup previews". Irish Examiner. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
3. Conchúir, Daragh (26 July 2010). "Moloney fires Galway through". Irish Independent. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
4. Reid, Philip (5 September 2011). "Brehony plays central role in Galway success". Irish Times. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
5. O'Flynn, Diarmuid (26 August 2013). "Clare's golden generation drive on". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
6. Keys, Colm (17 February 2014). "Half-baked Dubs leave Daly short of answers". Irish Independent. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
7. Keys, Colm (2 June 2014). "'Devastated' Laois fail to punish slack Galway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
8. Moran, Seán (6 September 2015). "Clinical Kilkenny retain All-Ireland hurling title". Irish Times. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
9. Moran, Seán (24 April 2017). "Tipperary shellshocked as Galway storm to 10th league title". Irish Times. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
10. Clerkin, Malachy (2 July 2017). "Galway put down the Wexford revolution". Irish Times. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
11. "Emotions run high as Tribe end agonising 29-year wait". Irish Examiner. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
12. Fogarty, John (8 July 2018). "Galway hold their nerve against Kilkenny in Leinster final replay". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 August 2018.