Tributes flow for retired Déise ‘legend’ Flynn

TRIBUTES were paid last night to Paul Flynn on his retirement from inter-county hurling. Waterford chairman Pat Flynn described the 34-year-old Ballygunner man as ‘a Waterford hurling legend.’

He added: “We all owe Paul Flynn a huge debt of gratitude. I wish him well for the future. He deserves nothing less.”

Flynn was a teenage sensation with De La Salle College and Ballygunner, and was a central figure in Waterford’s Munster MHC title success in 1992 — their first in 44 years. He was then drafted into the U-21 team that year and went on to win his one and only All-Ireland title.