Pascal Flynn

Irish Gaelic footballer (1937–2024)

Pascal Flynn (1937 – 16 September 2024) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for club side St. Mary's and at inter-county level with the Dublin senior football team.

Career

Flynn joined the Dublin senior team in 1957. He took over from Paddy O'Flaherty as first-choice goalkeeper following his retirement in September 1959. Flynn won back-to-back Leinster Championship medals in 1962 and 1963, and was on the Dublin team that defeated Galway to win the 1963 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final.^[1][2] Flynn ended his career with a third provincial winners' medal in 1965.

Death

Flynn died on 16 September 2024.^[3]

Honours

Dublin

• All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1963
• Leinster Senior Football Championship: 1962, 1963, 1965

References

1. Scully, Niall (18 May 2020). "'The thing I most remember is the noise. From the second we ran out, there was a din. And it was constant'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
2. Mac Lochlainn, Rónán (26 August 2019). "The swinging Sixties - How the Dubs beat the odds to reclaim Sam after Heffo's retirement". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
3. Buchanan, Myles (20 September 2024). "Former Dublin All-Ireland winner Pascal Flynn laid to rest in Wicklow". Wicklow People.