Jonathan Lynam

{{Short description|Westmeath Gaelic footballer}}

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Jonathan Lynam is a Gaelic footballer who plays for The Downs{{cite news|url=https://www.westmeathindependent.ie/2022/02/08/six-westmeath-players-take-part-in-the-gpa-rookie-camp/|title=Six Westmeath players take part in the GPA Rookie Camp|work=Westmeath Independent|date=8 February 2022}} at club level and for Westmeath county team at senior level.

He made his debut for Westmeath senior team in a match against Kildare in the 2022 O'Byrne Cup in Newbridge.{{cite news|url=https://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/2022/01/07/westmeath-team-named-for-season-opener-with-kildare/|title=Westmeath team named for season opener with Kildare|work=Westmeath Examiner|date=7 January 2022}} Lynam's first start came in the 2022 National League opening game against Wicklow.{{cite news|url=https://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/2022/01/29/westmeath-and-wicklow-name-teams-for-league-opener/|title=Westmeath and Wicklow name teams for league opener|work=Westmeath Examiner|first=Kieran|last=Galvin|date=29 January 2022}} By the end of the season, he could count himself as a Tailteann Cup champion.{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2022/0709/1309306-late-goal-seals-inaugural-tailteann-cup-for-westmeath/|title=Late goal seals inaugural Tailteann Cup for Westmeath|publisher=RTÉ|first=Paul|last=Keane|date=9 July 2022}} 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. {{cite news|url=https://www.the42.ie/westmeath-2-5777436-May2022/|title=14-man Westmeath come from behind to beat midland rivals Laois|publisher=The42.ie|first=Steven|last=Miller|date=29 May 2022}}