Early Life
Stynes was born in Dublin, Ireland, the eldest son of Brian and Teresa and one of six siblings and grew up in Rathfarnham raised in Roman Catholicism and attended Ballyroan Boys School.
He began playing Gaelic football at the age of eight. From age nine, he played at Ballyboden St Endas at under 11s level. He attended high school at De La Salle College Churchtown where he played rugby union while continuing to play Gaelic football for his club alongside younger brother Brian.
Stynes' first exposure to Australian rules football was watching the 1980 film The Club on television.
He represented Dublin and in 1984 at the age of eighteen, was on Dublin's winning side in the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship.
Stynes aspired to a college education; however, he lacked the means and was earning just $10 a week delivering newspapers.
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