Paul Flynn (born 17 December 1974) is an Irish retired hurler and soccer player who was best known as a left wing-forward for the Waterford senior team. He joined the team in 1993 and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement in 2008.
Flynn is Waterford's top championship scorer of all-time. He has won three Munster winners' medals, one National League winners' medal and one All-Star award. He ended up as an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
At club level Flynn is a one-time Munster medalist with Ballygunner. In addition to this he has won eight county club championship medals.
Flynn also won schoolboy international caps as a soccer goalkeeper and also played a season with Waterford United F.C. in the League of Ireland.
A former manager of the Carlow under-21 hurling team, Flynn is currently coach of the Down senior hurling team.
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