Paul Begley

Paul Begley is a Gaelic football player from Laois in Ireland. He plays for the Stradbally club. He usually plays in defence for the Laois senior football team. Paul emerged on to the inter county GAA scene in 2001 as part of the Laois minor squad. He went on to play for the Laois Under 21 team in 2002, 2003 and 2004 before earning a call up to the senior squad for the 2005 National Football League campaign At club level, Paul was named Laois Junior B Footballer of the Year as a 17 year old in 2000. He won two Under 21 titles with Stradbally Parish Gaels and in 2005 was a prominent player as Stradbally won the Laois Senior Football Championship. He is an older brother of ex Brisbane Lions and current Laois star Colm Begley