Philly McMahon

Philly McMahon (Philip McMahon, born 5 September 1987) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Ballymun Kickhams club and previously played for the Dublin county team. Since retiring from inter-county football in 2021 he has written for the Irish Independent and provided commentary for the BBC. In 2013 Ballymun reached the final of the 2012-13 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship, where McMahon scored a goal in a one point defeat by St Brigid's of Roscommon. He won the 2008 O'Byrne Cup with Dublin, defeating Longford in the final, and made his championship debut that year as a substitute against Louth. He also played Interprovincial Championship football for Leinster, won two Dublin Under 21 Football Championship titles with Ballymun and was named on the 2010 GPA Gaelic Team of the Year. He came on as a substitute in the second half of the 2011 All-Ireland final against Kerry, which Dublin won, and made his first start of the championship in the 2013 All-Ireland final.