Paul Barden Gaelic games player
Paul Barden (born 1 July 1980) is a Gaelic footballer from County Longford, Ireland. He has been a member of the Longford intercounty team since 1999. He won an O'Byrne Cup medal with them in 2000, he also won 2 O'Byrne Shield medals in 2006 and 2007. He was also a member of the Ireland international rules football team in 2002 and 2006 and 2006. He also won a Railway Cup with Leinster in 2001 and 2002. In 2011 he helped Longford overcome Roscommon in the National Football League Div 4 final in Croke Park. In 2012 Longford were back in Croke Park this time for the Div 3 final and again won beating Wexford with Barden once again captain.He plays his club football with Clonguish with whom he won 3 Longford Senior Football Championships in 2003, 2004 and 2009. He also plays hurling with the club and won Longford Senior Hurling Championships in 2003, 2005 and 2006.He is a 2nd cousin of 1960s Longford footballer Brendan Barden.