Philip Mahony (born 9 January 1991) is an Irish hurler who plays for Waterford Senior Championship club Ballygunner. He played for the Waterford senior hurling team for 10 years, during which time he usually lined out as a left wing-back. Mahony began his hurling career at club level with Ballygunner. After enjoying a hugely successful underage career, which saw him claim a collective total of seven championship medals at minor and under-21 levels, he joined the club's senior team while still a minor. The highlight of Mahony's senior career has been the winning of the Munster Club Championship in 2018, while he has also collected eight Waterford Club Championship medals. Mahony's early prowess also saw him claim back-to-back All-Ireland Colleges Championship medals with De La Salle College and a Fitzgibbon Cup medal with University College Cork. At inter-county level, Mahony was part of the successful Waterford minor team that won the Munster Championship in 2009 before playing for four consecutive seasons with the under-21 team. He joined the Waterford senior team in 2010. Mahony's career as a half-back and midfielder was blighted by injuries, however, he made a combined total of 64 National League and Championship appearances in a career that ended with his last game in 2019. During that time he won Munster Championship and National Hurling League medals as well as being an All-Ireland Championship runner-up in 2017. A three-time nominee for a GAA-GPA All-Star Award, Mahony announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 3 January 2020. Playing career De La Salle College Mahony first came to prominence as a hurler with De La Salle College in Waterford. He played in every grade before eventually joining the college's senior team. On 11 March 2007, he won a Harty Cup medal after lining out at right wing-back for De La Salle's 2–07 to 0–11 defeat of St. Flannan's College in the final. Mahony retained his position at right wing-back when De La Salle faced Kilkenny CBS in the All-Ireland final on 22 April 2007. He ended the game with a winners' medal following the 0–13 to 1–09 victory. On 8 March 2008, Mahony won a second successive Harty Cup medal following a 1–11 to 0–07 defeat of Thurles CBS in the final. On 19 April 2008, he won a second successive All-Ireland medal as joint-captain of the team with Noel Connors following De La Salle's 2–09 to 2–08 defeat