Philip "Philly" McMahon (born 5 September 1987) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Ballymun Kickhams club and, previously, for the Dublin county team.
McMahon scored a goal as Ballymun were defeated by St Brigid's of County Roscommon by a single point, on a scoreline of 2-11 to 2-10.
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.
He scored 1-02 in the replayed semi final against Mayo, notably holding Aidan O'Shea to a single point in over both games.
[4] McMahon received his first All Star Award, while he was also named on the shortlist for GAA Footballer of the Year, ultimately won by teammate Jack McCaffrey.
McMahon was again a key performer in 2016 as Dublin again defeated Mayo by a single point after a replay on a scoreline of 1-15 to 1-14 to retain the Sam Maguire Cup.
[17] In 2017, after winning his fifth All-Ireland Senior Championship, McMahon released his autobiography called The Choice, which was co-written by sports journalist Niall Kelly.
[21] He has spoken in support of safe injection centres,[22] and criticised Fine Gael TD Paul Kehoe in 2022 for his usage of the term "druggies".
[23] McMahon has set up a charity called Half Time Talk, which aims to motivate young adults with social problems.