Paula Montgomery

Paula Montgomery, born Paula Smith on 29 June 1971, is an Irish international lawn bowler. As Paula Smith she won 18 junior caps for Ireland at under 25 level between 1991 and 1996, and she played for the Ireland senior team from 1997 to 2004 before a three year break and a return to international duty in 2008. She has 74 senior international caps and captained the international team in 2018 and 2019. She represented Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games in 1998 in Kuala Lumpur, in the pairs with Barbara Cameron, and in 2002 in Manchester, where her fours reached the quarter finals. She won fours bronze at the Atlantic Bowls Championships in Cyprus in 2011, played the pairs and fours at the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Adelaide, and won Irish national titles in 2001, 2002 and 2009. She is also part of the coaching and selection committee.