Paul Barden (Gaelic footballer)

Paul Barden, born on 1 July 1980, is a former Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Longford county team from October 1998 until he announced his retirement in February 2015, by which time he was the longest serving inter-county player in the country. He won an O'Byrne Cup medal with Longford in 2000 and two O'Byrne Shield medals in 2006 and 2007, was a member of the Ireland international rules football team in 2002 and 2006, and won a Railway Cup with Leinster in 2001 and 2002. In 2011 he captained Longford to victory over Roscommon in the National Football League Division 4 final at Croke Park, and in 2012 Longford returned to Croke Park for the Division 3 final and won again, beating Wexford with Barden once more as captain. He plays his club football with Clonguish.