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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pól Ó Ceallaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born | 14 December 1979 (1979-12-14) (age 45) Mullinahone,County Tipperary | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Clubs | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1990s–2007 2008–2009 | Mullinahone O'Loughlin Gaels | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1998–2011 | Tipperary | 36 (1–48) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 2 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of March 2006. | |||
Paul Kelly (born 14 December 1979) is anIrishhurler who plays for his local clubMullinahone and at senior level for theTipperary county team. Recently[when?] he has transferred clubs toO'Loughlin Gaels club inKilkenny but since 2010 he has returned to play for Mullinahone. He is noted for his versatility, playing in the backline, midfield and more recently[when?] in the forward line.
Paul Kelly was born inMullinahone on theTipperary-Kilkenny border in 1979. He is the older brother ofEoin Kelly. He was educated locally and attended Scoil Riain Killenaule Vocational School which has produced many Tipperary Hurlers.
Kelly played his clubhurling with his nativeMullinahone with whom he has won oneCounty Senior Hurling medal in 2002. On 17 March 2008, it was announced that Kelly would join O'Loughlin Gaels (a Kilkenny club) for the upcoming club season. He later returned toMullinahone. He won a Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship with them in 2011.
Kelly was quickly selected for inter-county duty withTipperary. He joined the Tipp minors at a relatively young age and went on to win an All-Ireland minor medal in 1996 and a Munster minor medal in 1997. He won a Munster Under-21 medal in 1999. Having joined the Tipperary senior hurling panel in 1998 he was a key member of the panel when the team won theNational League, theMunster Championship and theAll-Ireland Championship in 2001. Kelly also won aRailway Cup medal withMunster in 2001. Although not having much success with Tipperary in 2002 he received his firstAll-Star award. Although losing out toCork in the Munster Final in 2005, Kelly scored 7 points from his midfield position and was namedRTÉ's 'man of the match.' He claimed a further All-Star award in 2005, together with his brotherEoin.
Kelly has also won 2 Under-21 caps for Ireland in theShinty Internationals againstScotland.In April 2010, Kelly broke his ankle in a club match, jeopardising his participation in the2010 All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.[1]
Kelly has been a hurling coach, managed the Mullinahoneladies' footballers and was appointed as Dublincamogie manager on a three-year term in October 2022.[2]