Jonathan Lynam

Jonathan Lynam is a Gaelic footballer who plays for The Downs^[2] at club level and for Westmeath county team at senior level.

Known as Johnny,^[1] Lynam made his debut for Westmeath senior team in a match against Kildare in the 2022 O'Byrne Cup in Newbridge.^[3] Lynam's first start came in the 2022 National League opening game against Wicklow.^[4] By the end of the season, he could count himself as a Tailteann Cup champion.^[5] In the first game of the Tailteann Cup, he was involved in an incident that resulted in a Laois player receiving a second yellow card, reducing Laois to 14 players. ^[6]

He scored two goals in the 2024 NFL Division 3 final as Westmeath claimed the title, and was included on the Sigerson Cup Team of the Year the same week.^[7]

He played in the final when Westmeath won the 2026 O'Byrne Cup.^[8] He scored two first-half goals in what proved to be a narrow victory against Sligo in the 2026 National League.^[9] He was missing, injured, for the 2026 Leinster Senior Football Championship,^[1][10] only a second ever title win for Westmeath.^[11]