Paul Bealin

Last updated

Paul Bealin
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Midfield
Born 1967or1968(age 56–57) [1]
Dublin, Ireland
Occupation Account Manager
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Ballyboden St Enda's
St Kevins
Club titles
Dublin titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
 Dublin
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands 1
NFL 1

Paul Bealin (born 1967/1968) is a former Gaelic footballer who played in midfield at senior level for the Dublin county team. [1] He later managed three senior county teams: Westmeath (sacked after a year), Wexford (resigning in October 2007) and Carlow (after two years at the helm), as well as clubs in several counties.

Contents

Bealin is the key account manager for Baro Lighting, in Dundrum, in Dublin 14.

Playing career

Bealin is most remembered for his performances in his All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning year with Dublin in 1995, in which he partnered Brian Stynes in midfield. Paul Caffrey, the former Dublin senior football manager, was quoted as saying: "Paul Bealin is a great Dub and nobody needs to tell me that. A lot of people have great memories of him from his great years as well as 1995". [2]

He also won a National Football League title with Dublin in 1993. Bealin famously[ how? ] guided Ballyboden St Enda's to their first Dublin SFC title in 1995 as player-manager.

Managerial career

Bealin managed Ballyboden St Enda's up until 2003. He then managed Wicklow GAA club Blessington in 2004. He then took a position as manager of Cavan GAA club Mullahoran for two seasons in 2004 and 2005, guiding Mullahoran to two successive county finals which they lost to Cavan Gaels.

Bealin succeeded Pat Roe as Wexford senior football team manager in 2005, with Roe having stepped down after that year's championship. [3]

Bealin was also Carlow senior football team manager but stepped down after one year in charge.[ citation needed ]

Bealin briefly managed the Westmeath senior football team between 2013 and 2014. [4] [5] He had been managing Dublin GAA club Parnells at the time of this appointment. [6]

In September 2013, Bealin was appointed as the Westmeath senior football team manager, succeeding Pat Flanagan. [7] However, the clubs sacked him from the position (also after one year), [8] though Bealin blamed the players for not wanting him. [9]

He managed a Wicklow GAA club at intermediate football for the 2019–20 season.[ citation needed ]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carlow GAA</span> County board of the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ireland

The Carlow County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) or Carlow GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Carlow and the Carlow county teams.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leinster Senior Hurling Championship</span> Inter-county hurling competition

The Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition in the province of Leinster, and has been contested every year since the 1888 championship.

The Leinster Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship and shortened to Leinster SFC, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county Gaelic football competition in the province of Leinster, and has been contested every year since the 1888 championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ireland national international rules football team</span>

The Ireland international rules football team is the representative team for Ireland in international rules football, a compromise between Gaelic football and Australian rules football. The team is made up of Irish players from the Gaelic Athletic Association and Australian Football League.

Parnells GAA or Parnells Gaelic Athletic Association club Gaelic football club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Coolock, Dublin, Ireland. It was founded in 1893, named after the recently deceased Charles Stewart Parnell, and at that time was known as Parnell Volunteers. Parnells have won the Dublin senior football championship on six occasions, in 1913, 1916, 1939, 1945 and most recently in 1987, 1988.

Ballyboden St Enda's is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Knocklyon, South Dublin, Ireland. The Club serves the Rathfarnham, Knocklyon, Ballycullen, Ballyboden, Ballyroan, Firhouse areas. They offer hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball, and rounders. They were founded in 1969 after the merger of 2 clubs in the Rathfarnham area – the Ballyboden Wanderers and Rathfarnham St. Endas.

The All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship is a competition for third-tier county teams in the women's field sport of camogie and for second-string teams of first-tier counties. In accordance with the practice in GAA competitions the term junior applies to the level of competition rather than the age group.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Justin McNulty</span> Irish politician and former Armagh footballer (born 1974)

Justin McNulty MLA is an Irish politician, a Gaelic football manager, and a former player at senior level for the Armagh county team. He has served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Newry and Armagh since 2016.

The 2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 130th edition of the GAA's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament since its establishment in 1887.

The 2018 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League, was the 87th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for Gaelic Athletic Association county teams. Thirty-one county teams from the island of Ireland, plus London, compete. Kilkenny do not participate.

The 2019 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League, was the 88th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for Gaelic Athletic Association county teams. Thirty-one county teams from the island of Ireland, plus London, competed; Kilkenny do not participate.

The 2020 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League, is the 89th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for Gaelic Athletic Association county teams. Thirty-one county teams from the island of Ireland, plus London, compete. Kilkenny do not participate.

The 2019–20 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 50th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71. The championship began on 20 October 2019 and ended on 19 January 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carlow county football team</span> Gaelic football team

The Carlow county football team represents Carlow in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Carlow GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Leinster Senior Football Championship and the National Football League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Westmeath county football team</span> Gaelic football team

The Westmeath county football team represents Westmeath in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Westmeath GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Leinster Senior Football Championship and the National Football League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wexford county football team</span> Gaelic football team

The Wexford county football team represents Wexford in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Wexford GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Leinster Senior Football Championship and the National Football League.

Joseph Fortune is an Irish hurling manager and former player, who is the current manager of the Westmeath senior hurling team. He is a former player with various club sides in Wexford and Dublin.

The 2022 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League, is the 91st staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for Gaelic Athletic Association county teams. Thirty-one county teams from the island of Ireland, plus London, compete; Kilkenny do not participate.

The 2022 Tailteann Cup was the inaugural edition of the Tailteann Cup and is the second-tier of Gaelic football for senior county teams. It was contested by up to sixteen teams from Divisions 3 and 4 of the 2022 National Football League plus New York. Division 3 or 4 teams initially competed in their provincial championship and if they reached their provincial final, they continued in the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, progressing to the All-Ireland Qualifiers, whereas if they were beaten in their provincial final, they did not participate in the 2022 Tailteann Cup.

Killian 'Gunner' Brady is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Cavan county team. He plays his club football with Mullahoran.

References

  1. 1 2 "Bealin back in club action". Hogan Stand. 27 July 2007.
  2. ↑ Keane, Paul (6 January 2006). "Caffrey makes Bea line". Sunday Mirror. Retrieved 14 September 2006.
  3. ↑ "Bealin named as new Wexford manager". RTÉ. 8 November 2005.
  4. ↑ "Bealin Confirmed As Westmeath Manager". 98FM. 12 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Paul Bealin's Westmeath management ended after one season". Newstalk. 7 August 2014.
  6. ↑ Roche, Frank (1 September 2013). "Axed Flanagan hurt over 'baffling' Westmeath exit". Independent.ie. Rumours had been swirling around Westmeath since the weekend that Bealin – currently managing Dublin club side Parnell's – was the favoured candidate, even though he was not included on the original shortlist of six.
  7. ↑ "Bealin named as the new Westmeath manager role". RTÉ. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "Hunt for new Westmeath football manager begins as clubs axe Bealin". Westmeath Examiner . 7 August 2014.
  9. ↑ Keys, Colm (8 August 2014). "Ousted Bealin says he is the victim of 'player power'". Irish Independent.
GaelicGamesProjectLogo.png

This Dublin Gaelic football biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.