Paul Begley is a Gaelic footballer from County Laois. He plays for the

Stradbally Stradbally () is a town in County Laois, Ireland, located in the midlands of Ireland along the N80 road, a National Secondary Route, about from Portlaoise. It is a townland, a civil parish and historic barony. It is known for its "Steam Ra ...

club. He usually plays in defence for the Laois senior football team. 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

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campaign 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 The Laois Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by top-tier Laois GAA clubs. The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1888. Portarlington are the title holders ...

. He is an older brother of ex-

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and current

Laois County Laois ( ; gle, Contae Laoise) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the province of Leinster. It was known as Queen's County from 1556 to 1922. The modern county takes its name from Loígis, a medi ...

star Colm Begley.

External links

Paul Begley's league debut v Wexford 2005

NFL v Cork 2009

NFL v Kildare 2009
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Laois inter-county Gaelic footballers Stradbally (Laois) Gaelic footballers {{Laois-gaelic-football-bio-stub