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 30)
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. Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. 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.