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Paul Greville is a dual player from
County Westmeath "Noble above nobility" , image_map = Island of Ireland location map Westmeath.svg , subdivision_type = Sovereign state, Country , subdivision_name = Republic of Ireland, Ireland , subdivision_type1 = Provinces o ...
. He plays both
Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...
and
hurling Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...
with
Westmeath GAA The Westmeath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae na hIarmhí) or Westmeath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County ...
, and was part of the team that won the
Christy Ring Cup The Christy Ring Cup () is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. Originally introduced as a second-tier competition, it is currently the third tier overall in the inter-county hurling championship system. Eac ...
. He has received
National Hurling League The National Hurling League is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition featuring teams from Ireland and England. Founded in 1925 by the Gaelic Athletic Association, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation within the l ...
and
National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...
medals. Greville plays club football with Killucan, winning the 2005 intermediate football championship,"Super-sub Greville the Killucan hero"
Westmeath 3 November 2005; retrieved May 2011 and club hurling with
Raharney GAA Raharney GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the village of Raharney in County Westmeath, Ireland. The club is almost exclusively concerned with the game of hurling. Hurling *Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship The We ...
, winning
Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship The Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Slevin Coaches Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Westmeath SHC) is an annual hurling competition organized by the Westmeath County Board of the Gaelic ...
s in 2006, 2008 and 2010. In 2020 he moved to
Derrytresk Derrytresk is a townland outside Coalisland, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland and is close to the shores of Lough Neagh. It is situated in the historic barony of Dungannon Middle and the civil parish of Clonoe and covers an area of 1020 acres. Der ...
in Tyrone. In his maiden season with Derrytresk he was involved in a controversial incident where he was involved in a half-time brawl during an in-house game. This was soon resolved however as Greville was named as captain for Derrytresk for their short lived 2020 Championship campaign were they lost in the first round on a penalty shoot-out, Greville failed to convert in said shoot-out. The beginning of his second season was met with controversy also. At the annual committee meeting, usually held shortly before the upcoming season, Greville was accused of taking a performance-enhancing substance a claim which he denied profusely. This lead Greville to demand a transfer to neighbours
Derrylaughan Kevin Barrys GAC Derrylaughan Kevin Barrys is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based along the Washing Bay area east of the parish of Clonoe in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. History Previous clubs existed in 1903 (‘Rising Sons of Goff’), 1917–19 and ...
. The issue was solved very publicly with members of the Derrytresk committee apologising to Greville at a former player's wedding. Greville again started at centre-forward in their unsuccessful opening 2021 Tyrone Junior Championship fixture vs Drumragh Sarsfields GAC Greville also signed for Naomh Colum Cille, a hurling team in Tyrone and won the 2021 Tyrone Junior Hurling Championship scoring 0-4 from play in the final vs
Omagh St Enda's GAA Omagh St Enda's is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Conor Sally is club chairman. History GAA clubs existed in Drumragh parish during 1904-09 (including hurling and camogie), 1917–20 and inter ...


Outside of GAA

On 3 May 2011, Greville was arrested following the death of a young woman by dangerous driving in Mullingar. He was the driver of a car that collided with a wall, killing one of the passengers, a 22-year-old woman, having been driving at 112.8 km/h (70.1 mph) in wet conditions in a 50 km/h (30 mph) zone, with a blood alcohol level of 0.93 mg per millilitre of blood. He faced 21 months in prison when sentenced in February 2016, but his punishment was changed to a €61,000 fine and a driving ban of three years and four months, which had already been spent.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Greville, Paul Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Dual players Westmeath inter-county Gaelic footballers Killucan Gaelic footballers Westmeath inter-county hurlers Raharney hurlers