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The name Paul means "small" and is of Latin origin.
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Paul Curran (hurler)
Paul Curran (born 11 November 1981) is an Irish hurler who played as a full-back for the Tipperary senior team.
Born in Mullinahone, County Tipperary, Curran first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor teams as a dual player before later joining the under-21 hurling side. He joined the senior panel during the 2001 championship. Curran subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one All-Ireland medal, four Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions.
As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Curran won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he is a one-time championship medallist with Mullinahone.
His brothers, Niall and Seán, have also represented Tipperary in both Gaelic football and hurling respectively.
Throughout his career Curran made 43 championship appearances. After being released from the Tipperary senior team he announced his retirement on 30 April 2015.
Source: Paul Curran (hurler), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaPaul Curran (footballer)
Paul Curran (born 5 October 1966) is a football manager and former player. He was born in Derry, Northern Ireland.
On 26 November 2006, Curran was appointed the manager of Larne F.C.
The Dundalk based former Larne captain had led the Inver Park side to the 2005 Irish Cup final and Premier Division safety that season.
During a distinguished playing career, Curran played for periods of time with Ards F.C., Finn Harps F.C. and Derry City F.C. of the League of Ireland, where he was team captain and won the treble in 1988–1989, as well as playing for Dundalk F.C. He holds the record for the second-highest number of appearances for Derry City ever, a total of 518 appearances. His 500th appearance came in January 1999.
He made a total of 26 appearances for Finn Harps in the 1986–87 League of Ireland First Division season.
Curran scored twice as the League of Ireland XI beat the Welsh Football League 2–0 in Porthmadog in October 1994.
At Ards, he scored 12 goals in 122 total appearances making his Irish League debut at home to Larne on 12 November 1999. His last game was 29 October 2002 at Windsor Park in a County Antrim Shield game.
He gained managerial experience with Dundalk, where he was assistant manager to Trevor Anderson for three years, and also had a short spell as caretaker manager. He won the Player of the Year at Oriel Park in 2003.
His son, Ryan, currently plays for Finn Harps F.C..
Source: Paul Curran (footballer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaPaul Curran (geographer)
Sir Paul James Curran (born 17 May 1955) was President of City, University of London between August 2010 and June 2021. Sir Paul is now Professor Emeritus. Following a period of significant progress, City joined the University of London Federation in September 2016. He served previously as Vice-Chancellor of Bournemouth University (2005–10) and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Southampton, where he is currently a Visiting Professor. As a member of the senior management team at Southampton, progressing from Head of Geography to Dean of Science, Curran was credited with high-profile leadership as head of the Winchester School of Art, part of the University of Southampton.
Source: Paul Curran (geographer), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
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