Jason Flynn

Irish hurler

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
Galway

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.
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Galway hurling team – current senior panel
Substitutes
24 C. Mannion for Linnane
23 J. Glynn for Flynn
11 T. Monaghan for Glynn
26 D. McLaughlin for J. Cooney
9 R. Glennon for C. Fahy
Substitutes not used
16 É. Murphy
17 E. Lawless
19 S. Cooney
20 G. McInerney
21 D. O'Shea
22 T. Killeen
Manager
H. Shefflin
Coach
R. O'Neill
Selectors
D. Joyce
K. Lally

As of game vs Dublin on 26 May 2024

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Galway – 2011 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Champions (9th title)
Subs used
22 M. Mullins for Hanbury
19 K. Cullinane for Higgins
23 D. Dolan for O'Donoghue
18 P. Flaherty for Carr
Subs not used
16 M. Kelly
17 O. Teagle
20 B. Keane
21 S. Caulfield
24 B. Molloy
Manager
M. Murphy
Selectors
M. Fogarty
M. Haverty
M. Flanagan
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Galway – 2015 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up
Subs
22 D. Collins (c) for Harte
21 C. Cooney for Smith
20 G. Lally for Donnellan
23 S. Moloney for Flynn
Subs not used
16 J. Skehill
17 F. Moore
18 P. Killeen
19 G. McInerney
24 N. Healy
25 J. Cooney
26 B. Molloy
Manager
A. Cunningham
Selectors
E. Cloonan
D. Curley
P. Malone
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Galway – 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (5th title)
Subs used
20 N. Burke for Glynn
22 J. Flynn for C. Mannion
24 S. Moloney for David Burke
Subs not used
16 J. Skehill
17 R. Burke
18 S. Loftus
19 J. Grealish
21 É. Burke
23 T. Monaghan
25 D. Glennon
26 C. Donnellan
Manager
M. Donoghue
Selectors
F. Forde
N. Larkin
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Galway – 2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up
Subs used
22 N. Burke for C. Mannion
17 P. Killeen for J. Hanbury
25 J. Flynn for C. Cooney
18 S. Loftus for J. Coen
16 F. Flannery for J. Skehill
Subs not used
19 S. Linnane
20 R. Burke
21 S. Cooney
23 T. Monaghan
24 É. Burke
26 D. Glennon
Manager
M. Donoghue
Selectors
F. Forde
N. Larkin