Paul Taylor (Gaelic footballer)

Paul Taylor is a Gaelic football manager and former player. He played as a forward for the Sligo county team between 1993 and 2007, and his point of origin is Eastern Harps, with whom he won six Sligo Senior Football Championships. He was appointed manager of Sligo in 2018, having earlier worked as a selector under the management of Kevin Walsh. He oversaw a winless 2019 season for Sligo, with an early exit from the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship following an early exit from the Connacht Senior Football Championship, after relegation from the National Football League. A few weeks later Taylor ran for Fianna Fáil in the 2019 local elections in Sligo and was re-elected to Sligo County Council. On 12 November 2020 he informed Sligo of his decision to depart as manager.