Career
He is from Swords, County Dublin. He rooms with fellow DCU team-mates, Michael Murphy and Aidan Walsh. Paul Flynn was the first player to ever receive four all stars in a row in the qualifier era of second chances.
Flynn made his Dublin debut when appearing as a second-half substitute in Dublin"s first-round O"Byrne Cup victory over Wicklow on 5 January 2008 in Parnell Park.
Flynn made his National Football League debut for Dublin against Westmeath and scored a goal in the process, helping guide his team to a first-round victory. He made his Championship debut against Westmeath on Sunday 29th.
On 18 September 2011, Flynn helped Dublin claim their first All-Ireland title in sixteen years, as they beat Kerry at Croke Park. Under Pat Gilroy"s management term Paul Flynn became a regular in the Dublin half-forward line and was selected as Dublin"s lone All Star in 2012.
In 2013, he complained about a lack of intensity of the Dubs and he brought amazing fitness levels and intensity to the team
He played twice for Ireland against Australia in the 2013 International Rules Series. Paul received his first ever all star in 2011 after winning the All Ireland football title with Dublin alongside teammates Alan Brogan (football player of the year), Bernard Brogan, Kevin Nolan, Stephen Cluxton and Michael Darragh Macauley. After clinching his second All Ireland senior football title in September of 2013, Paul was again selected as an all star.
This became Paul"s third All Star in a row.
Again, Dublin made it to the All Ireland Semi-Final, but this time losing to Donegal. Paul was selected as an all star for the fourth year in a row.
But due to his sister"s wedding he did not show at the All Star banquet.