Paul Brady (handballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pól Ó Brádaigh | ||
| Sport | Handball, Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Half-back | ||
| Born | Cavan, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Teacher | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2005– | Cavan | ||
Paul Brady (born 20 September 1979) is an Irish 4-wall handball and Gaelic football player. Born in Cavan, he is a six-time World 4-Wall Handball Singles Champion - winning his titles in 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015 and 2024. His latest title came against Diarmaid Nash at the 2024 World Championships hosted in Dublin, Ireland.
His first five Men's Singles titles, which occur triennially, were consecutive - the last one being in 2015 when he defeated Killian Carroll in Calgary, Canada. It looked like they were on the path to a rematch at the 2018 World Championships in Minneapolis, Minnesota, but Brady had a ankle injury prior to his semi-final match and had to forfeit to Martin Mulkerrins. Carroll went on beat Mulkerrins to win his first World title, breaking Brady's five consecutive title streak. No World Championship was held in 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.