Paul Taylor is a

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and former player. He played as a forward for the Sligo county team between 1993 and 2007. His point of origin is at Eastern Harps, with whom he won six

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s. He was appointed manager of Sligo in 2018, having earlier worked as a

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under the management of Kevin Walsh. Taylor oversaw a winless 2019 season for Sligo, an early

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) ( ga, Craobh Shinsir Peile na hÉireann) is the premier competition in Gaelic football. An annual tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), it is contested by the county ...

exit following swiftly on from an early

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exit. These in turn followed relegation from the

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, confirmed by a home defeat to Wstmeath in March with two rounds of the competition still to play. A few weeks later, Taylor ran for

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in the 2019 local elections in Sligo and was elected to

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. On the morning of 12 November 2020, Taylor informed of his decision to depart as Sligo manager, citing "family commitments, work commitments and the current health crisis" as influencing his decision. On 9 January 2021,

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-based intermediate club Kilmore announced Taylor as its manager.

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