Don Flynn (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Dónal Ó Floinn | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner-back | ||
| Born |
1966 Killeedy, County Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Killeedy → Western Gaels | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Limerick titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| NIHE Limerick | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1987-1994 | Limerick | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Don Flynn (born 1966) is an Irish hurling coach and former player. At club level, he played with Killeedy and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.
Playing career
Flynn first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Killeedy club, before eventually progressing to adult level. He won a Limerick IHC medal in 1992 after Killeedy's 0-14 to 1-05 defeat of Boher in the final.[1]
At inter-county level, Flynn first played for Limerick as part of the minor team that beat Kilkenny to win the All-Ireland MHC title in 1984.[2] He progressed to the under-21 team and won consecutive Munster U21HC titles, before claiming an All-Ireland U21HC medal after a 2-15 to 3-06 win over Galway in the 1987 final.[3]
Flynn made his first appearance for the senior team in a challenge game against Tipperary in a challenge game in January 1987.[4] He was later part of the Limerick team that won the National Hurling League title in 1992.[5] Flynn also won a Munster SHC medal and was a non-playing substitute for Limerick's defeat by Offaly in the 1994 All-Ireland final.[6][7]
Management career
In retirement from playing, Flynn became involved in team management and coaching. He served a two-year spell as manager of Limerick's intermediate team.[8]
Honours
- Killeedy
- Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship: 1992
- Limerick Junior B Hurling Championship: 2005
- Limerick
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 1994, 1996
- National Hurling League: 1991–92, 1997
- All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1987
- Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1986, 1987
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: 1984
- Munster Minor Hurling Championship: 1984
- Munster
References
- ^ "Killeedy's class tells in the end". Limerick Leader. 24 October 1992. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Limerick's last All-Ireland minor hurling title - 1984". Limerick Leader. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Limerick's first All Ireland U-21 hurling title in 1987". Limerick Leader. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Limerick slip against Tipp". Limerick Leader. 31 January 1987. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Coming back from the dead is nothing new to Limerick". Irish Independent. 30 June 2001. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Limerick GAA to make 25th anniversary of the 1994 Munster hurling title victory". Limerick Leader. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Flashback: 1994 All-Ireland SHC Final - Offaly v Limerick". GAA website. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Limerick selector resigns after a month". Hogan Stand. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2025.