Paul Casey (born 14 October 1981) is an Irish
Gaelic footballer who played for the
Dublin county team and currently plays for the
Lucan Sarsfields
Lucan Sarsfields (Irish: ''Sáirséalaigh Leamhcáin'' ) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Lucan, Dublin, Ireland. It was founded in 1886, making it one of the oldest GAA clubs in Dublin. Sarsfields were one of 16 teams which contes ...
club.
He is a wing-back.
He captained Dublin during their Leinster Minor Football victory in 1999 and also won an under 21 medal in 2002. He made his league debut for Dublin in 2002 against Offaly. Casey's father was a
Munster Minor Football Championship
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winner with
Kerry
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in 1968.
Paul has won seven Leinster Senior Football Championship medals with Dublin in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2012, four as a starter and three as a panelist. He won a 2006 Sigerson Cup medal with DCU with a win over Queens University Belfast and was vice captain on this winning team. Captain was current Dublin team mate Bryan Cullen.
Paul also won a Leinster minor medal in 1999, and an Under 21 Leinster medal in 2002. Paul was on Dublin's winning team for the 2008 O'Byrne Cup winning team which defeated
Longford in the final.
Paul Casey was on the Leinster and all-Ireland winning panel for Dublin in 2011. He made his championship debut for Dublin in 2002 against Carlow in the Leinster Championship at Dr Cullen Park, Alan Brogan and Barry Cahill also made their debut the same day. He retired from inter county football in October 2012. He got engaged to long term girlfriend the following month November 2012. They plan on getting married the end of 2013.
References
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1981 births
Living people
Alumni of Dublin City University
DCU Gaelic footballers
Dublin inter-county Gaelic footballers
Gaelic football backs
Lucan Sarsfields Gaelic footballers