Paul Sharry

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Paul Sharry
Personal information
Irish name Pól Ó Shearraigh
Sport Gaelic football
Position Half Forward
Born (1989-01-14) 14 January 1989 (age 35)
Mullingar, Westmeath
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
St Loman'
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
Westmeath

Paul Sharry (born 14 January 1989) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Westmeath county team. [1]

Sharry played in his youth team active football and was contracted with Cherry Orchard. He joined Shamrock Rovers in 2007 and played with the club in the League of Ireland. [2]

Playing career

The St Loman's GAA [3] clubman represented Westmeath GAA at senior level and played in the NFL division 3 final in 2011. [4] Sharry represented the Ireland national Australian rules football team, that won the 2011 Australian Football International Cup and kicked three goals in the tournament. He was selected on the International Cup All Star Team. [5] [6] [7]

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