Paul Finlay

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Paul Finlay
Personal information
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Right Half Forward
Born Monaghan, Ireland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Nickname Jap
Club(s)
YearsClub
Ballybay Pearse Brothers
Club titles
Monaghan titles 2
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
IT Sligo
College titles
Sigerson titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2002-2016
Monaghan
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 2
All-Irelands 0
NFL 1
All Stars 0

Paul Finlay is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Ballybay Pearse Brothers. He played at senior level for the Monaghan county team between 2002 and 2016.

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Finlay is the son of former Monaghan footballer Kieran "Jap" Finlay. [1] He won an All-Ireland title with the Monaghan Vocational Schools and played a role in Sligo IT's Sigerson Cup win in 2002. [1] He has also won Minor and Intermediate medals with Ballybay Pearses. [1] Finlay was first selected for the Monaghan senior team in 2003. [1] He was regarded as the team's playmaker [2] and participated in their 2005 National Football League Division Two win, Monaghan's first national title in twenty years. [3] In 2008 Finlay was called up to the Ireland international rules football team as a replacement for Tommy Walsh of Kerry. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Tennents/UGAAWA Merit Award for April 2003". Ulster GAA Writers Association. 2003. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  2. "Monaghan make one change as Finlay returns". Thomas Crosbie Media. 25 July 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  3. "Monaghan claim stunning Division 2 victory". RTÉ. 1 May 2005. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  4. "Finlay called up to Ireland squad". RTÉ. 15 October 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2009.