Jason Flynn Explained

Jason Flynn
Irish:Iasón Ó Floinn
Birth Date:16 November 1994
Birth Place:Galway, Ireland
Height:1.940NaN0
Sport:Hurling
Code:Hurling
County:Galway
Province:Leinster
Club:Tommy Larkin's
Clyears:2011–present
Clposition:Centre forward
Clcounty:0
Colleges:Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
Fitz:0
Counties:Galway
Icyears:2014–present
Icposition:Right corner forward
Icapps(Points):38 (8-74)
Icprovince:2
Icallireland:1
Nhl:2
Allstars:0
Icupdate: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.

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

TeamYearNational LeagueLeinstserAll-IrelandTotal
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Galway2014Division 1A71-0431-0611-00113-10
201560-2931-1130-12121-52
201650-0531-0320-02101-10
2017Division 1B64-2231-0220-02115-26
201841-1761-1430-03132-34
201951-1640-1591-31
2020Division 1A51-0220-0220-0191-05
202140-0200-0012-0152-03
Total428-97245-53143-218016-171

Honours

Mercy College

2013

Galway

2017, 2018

2017, 2021

2011

Notes and References

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