Tom Flynn (Gaelic footballer)
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| Native name | Tomás Ó Floinn (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Tommy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 April 1992 Galway, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Teacher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tom Flynn (born 1991 or 1992)[1] is an Irish sportsperson. Flynn plays club football and hurling with Athenry and has played senior inter-county football for Galway since 2011.[1] Flynn was a member of the Galway teams that won the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship in 2011 and 2013.
He won the 2011 Cadbury's Hero of the Future award,[2] receiving it at a ceremony at Croke Park.[3]
Honours
- Sigerson Cup (1): 2015 (C)
- Connacht Senior Football Championship (2): 2016, 2018
- Connacht Under-21 Football Championship (2): 2011, 2013
- All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship (2): 2011, 2013
References
- ^ a b "Tom Flynn: 2015 lessons give Galway edge at Croke Park". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ Naughton, Joe (31 May 2011). "Thomas Flynn wins Cadburys Hero of the Future Award". Sports News Ireland. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ "Hero of the Future: Thomas Flynn". JOE. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.