Bernard Flynn (born 26 June 1965) is an Irish former
Gaelic footballer who played for the
Meath county team. As a teenager he attended secondary school in St Mary's of Drogheda. He enjoyed success play inter-county football in the 1980s and early 1990s on the Meath teams managed by
Sean Boylan
Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Irish English, is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name ''Yohanan'' (), Seán (anglicized as ''Shaun/ Shawn/ Shon'') and Séan (Ulster variant; angli ...
. For Meath he usually played at corner forward. He played club football for St Colmcille's of East Meath up to the 1991 season when he moved to St Joseph's (Laois) and then to Mullingar Shamrocks (Westmeath).
During his playing career he won two
Senior All Ireland medals (1987 and 1988) as well as five Leinster medals, three National League Medals and a Centenary Cup Medal (a competition played to celebrate the one hundred anniversary of the
GAA). He won two All Star awards as well.
When playing for Meath he was part of a Full Forward line of
Colm O'Rourke
Colm O'Rourke (born 31 August 1957) is a Gaelic football manager, former player, retired secondary school principal, sports broadcaster and columnist. He has been manager of the Meath county team since 2022.
O'Rourke's league and championship ...
,
Brian Stafford and himself, widely regarded as one of the best Full forward lines of all time.
He has worked as a GAA
pundit for
RTÉ.
Flynn managed Mullingar Shamrocks and, in January 2021, he became manager of the Meath under-20 county team.
Career statistics
References
External links
Official Meath Website
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1965 births
Living people
Gaelic football forwards
Gaelic football managers
Gaelic games writers and broadcasters
Meath inter-county Gaelic footballers
St Colmcille's Laytown Gaelic footballers
St Joseph's (Laois) Gaelic footballers
Mullingar Shamrocks Gaelic footballers
Winners of two All-Ireland medals (Gaelic football)