Background
Paul Kelly was born in Mullinahone on the Tipperary-Kilkenny border in 1979.He is the older brother of Eoin Kelly.e was educated locally and attended Scoil Riain Killenaule Vocational School which has produced many Tipperary Hurlers.
Paul Kelly was born in Mullinahone on the Tipperary-Kilkenny border in 1979.He is the older brother of Eoin Kelly.e was educated locally and attended Scoil Riain Killenaule Vocational School which has produced many Tipperary Hurlers.
He played hurling with his local club Mullinahone and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team Recently he has transferred clubs to O"Loughlin Gaels club in Kilkenny but since 2010 he has returned to play for Mullinahone. He is noted for his versatility, playing in the backline, midfield and more recently in the forward line.
Club
On 17 March 2008 it was announced that Paul would join O"Loughlin Gaels a Kilkenny club for the upcoming club Season.
He has since returned to Mullinahone. Inter-county
Kelly was quickly selected for inter-county duty with Tipperary.
In April 2010, Kelly broke his ankle in a club match, jeopardising his participation in the 2010 All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.