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Tom Flynn
Personal information
Irish name	Tomás Ó Floinn
Sport	Gaelic Football
Position	Midfield
Born	17 April 1992 (age 32); Galway, Ireland
Nickname	Tommy
Occupation	Teacher
Club(s)
Years	Club
2009–	Athenry
Colleges(s)
Years	College
	DCU
College titles
Sigerson titles	1
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
2011–	Galway
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles	2
NFL	1

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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.^{[citation needed]}

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.

Awards
Preceded by Rory O'Carroll (Dublin)	U21 Footballer of the Year 2011	Succeeded by Ciarán Kilkenny (Dublin)

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[examiner2016-1] "Tom Flynn: 2015 lessons give Galway edge at Croke Park". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2022.

[2] Naughton, Joe (31 May 2011). "Thomas Flynn wins Cadburys Hero of the Future Award". Sports News Ireland. Retrieved 31 May 2011.

[3] "Hero of the Future: Thomas Flynn". JOE. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.

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-'''Tom Flynn''' (born 17 April 1992) is an [[Irish people|Irish]] sportsperson. Flynn plays club [[Gaelic football|football]] and [[hurling]] with [[Athenry GAA|Athenry]] and has been playing senior inter-county football for [[Galway GAA|Galway]] since 2011..
+'''Tom Flynn''' (born  {{birth based on age as of date |24|2016|07|30|noage=1}})<ref name="examiner2016">{{cite web|url = https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-20413297.html| publisher = Irish Examiner | website = irishexaminer.com | title = Tom Flynn: 2015 lessons give Galway edge at Croke Park | date = 30 July 2016 | accessdate = 20 April 2022 }}</ref> is an [[Irish people|Irish]] sportsperson. Flynn plays club [[Gaelic football|football]] and [[hurling]] with [[Athenry GAA|Athenry]] and has played senior inter-county football for [[Galway GAA|Galway]] since 2011.<ref name="examiner2016"/> Flynn was a member of the [[Galway GAA|Galway]] teams that won the [[All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship]] in 2011 and 2013.{{fact|date=June 2020}}
+He won the 2011 [[Cadbury's Hero of the Future]] award,<ref>{{cite news|first=Joe|last=Naughton|url=http://www.sportsnewsireland.com/gaa/28741/|title=Thomas Flynn wins Cadburys Hero of the Future Award|work=Sports News Ireland|date=31 May 2011|accessdate=31 May 2011}}</ref> receiving it at a ceremony at [[Croke Park]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.joe.ie/gaa/gaa-news/hero-of-the-future-thomas-flynn-0012690-1|title=Hero of the Future: Thomas Flynn|work=JOE|date=31 May 2011|accessdate=31 May 2011}}</ref>
-Flynn was a key part of [[Galway GAA|Galway]]'s Under 21 All-Ireland triumphs of 2011 and 2013.
-He won the 2011 [[Cadbury's Hero of the Future]] award.<ref>{{cite news|first=Joe|last=Naughton|url=http://www.sportsnewsireland.com/gaa/28741/|title=Thomas Flynn wins Cadburys Hero of the Future Award|work=Sports News Ireland|date=31 May 2011|accessdate=31 May 2011}}</ref> He was presented with his award during a ceremony at [[Croke Park]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.joe.ie/gaa/gaa-news/hero-of-the-future-thomas-flynn-0012690-1|title=Hero of the Future: Thomas Flynn|work=JOE|date=31 May 2011|accessdate=31 May 2011}}</ref>
 ==Honours==
-* [[Sigerson Cup]] (1): 2015
+* [[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
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