Irish name Pilib Mac Mathuna Position Left Corner Back 2005- Ballymun Kickhams Role Footballer All stars 1 Siblings John Caffrey | Sport Gaelic football Years Club Name Philip McMahon All irelands 3 Sigerson titles 2 | |
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Born 5 September 1987 (age 37)
Dublin, Ireland ( 1987-09-05 ) Occupation Strength & Conditioning Coach | ||
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Philip "Philly" McMahon (born 5 September 1987 in Dublin) is a Gaelic footballer for Dublin and Ballymun Kickhams.
McMahon won the 2008 O'Byrne Cup with Dublin, defeating Longford in the final. He made his Championship debut that year as a sub against Louth. He played Interprovincial Championship Football for Leinster and won 2 Dublin Under 21 Football Championships with Ballymun. He was named on the 2010 GPA Gaelic Team of the Year. He replaced James McCarthy as a sub in the second half of the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, a game which Dublin won by 1-12 to 1-11 against Kerry.
In 2010 he bit Paul Kerrigan of Cork in an All Ireland semi final which was captured on camera.In August 2015, he headbutted Aidan O'Shea on live television during an All-Ireland semi-final at Croke Park. O'Shea later confirmed that McMahon had headbutted him. McMahon also was accused of gouging Kieran Donaghy's eye during the 2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final victory.
In November 2012, he was appointed Strength and Conditioning Coach at Shamrock Rovers. He no longer does this.