Michael Flynn

Michael Flynn (born 1950/1951), also known as Mattress Mick, is an Irish businessman. He is the owner of Mattress Mick, a chain of mattress stores in Ireland. Career Flynn was born and raised in Dublin. His grandfather owned a shop on Pearse Street, which Flynn still owns today. His father owned a fishing supply shop. Flynn worked for Royal Trust Company in Dublin before he started selling furniture, bottled gas and drapery. He owned eight furniture stores in Dublin during the 2000s, but due to the recession he closed down his company. After this, Flynn began to focus on selling mattresses. He collaborated with Paul Kelly and director Colm Quinn to create the persona of "Mattress Mick", which he named his mattress stores after. He recorded a rap song as Mattress Mick, which went viral. Flynn's advertisements and videos as Mattress Mick have received media attention, including a song with Richie Kavanagh and a Star Wars themed advertisement. In 2015, comedian Stephen Fry commented that he "wanted to meet" Mattress Mick. He was named as one of the most popular Irish accounts on TikTok in 2022.