Kevin Flynn (Offaly hurler)

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Kevin Flynn
Personal information
Irish name Caoimhín Ó Floinn
Sport Hurling
Position Full-forward
Born 1972
Ferbane,
County Offaly, Ireland
Occupation Carpenter
Club(s)
YearsClub
Belmont
Ferbane
Club titles
 FootballHurling
Offaly titles 3 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1993-1995
1993-1994
Offaly (SH)
Offaly (SF)
0 (0-00)
4 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Kevin Flynn (born 1972) is an Irish former hurler and Gaelic footballer. At club level, he played with Ferbane and Belmont and at inter-county level as a dual player with the Offaly senior teams.

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Career

Flynn played Gaelic football with Ferbane and won three Offaly SFC medals between 1990 and 1994. [1] He also played hurling with sister club Belmont and won an Offaly IHC medal in 2004, following a 0–21 to 1–04 win over Kilcormac–Killoughey in the final. [2]

At inter-county level, Flynn first played for Offaly as a dual player at minor level. He won a MHCMFC double in 1989, before claiming an All-Ireland MHC medal following a 2–16 to 1–12 win over Clare. [3] Flynn later progressed to under-21 level and won a Leinster U21HC before a defeat by Galway in the 1991 All-Ireland U21HC final. [4]

Flynn continued his dual payer status at senior level with Offaly. He made a number of league appearances in both codes over the course of a number of seasons and was an unused substitute when Offaly beat Limerick in the 1994 All-Ireland final. [5] [6]

Honours

Belmont
Ferbane
Offaly

References

  1. "Ferbane guile is too much for Shannonbridge in dour tussle". Irish Independent. 26 September 1994. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  2. "Egan leads the way as power-packed scoring display clinches Keary Cup for brilliant Belmont". Offaly Independent. 25 September 2004. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  3. Duggan, Keith (28 May 2011). "After the boys of summer are gone". Irish Times. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  4. "Galway and Offaly in rare U21 hurling championship clash". Galway Bay FM. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  5. "Meet the Offaly panel for Sunday's final". Offaly Independent. 2 September 1994. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  6. "Wexford hold edge in previous meetings". Offaly Express. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.