Paul Nugent is a former selector and player on the Dublin Senior Football

Gaelic football

Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

 team. He was one of the selectors

Selector (sport)

In many team sports, a selection panel consist of selectors who choose teams or individuals to represent a country or club in sporting competitions.Selectors tend to be past players....

 for the Dublin senior football team during Pat Gilroy

Pat Gilroy

Pat Gilroy is a former Dublin Gaelic football player and current Dublin senior football manager. Gilroy had Mickey Whelan, Paul Nugent and Paddy O'Donoghue as his selectors for 2009. David Hickey replaced Paul Nugent as a selector in October 2009 for the 2010 season.He played his club football for...

's first season in charge in 2009. He played inter-county football for Dublin

Dublin GAA

Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...

 between 1988 and 1991, and played club football with Thomas Davis GAA (winning three Dublin Senior Football Championship medals with them in 1989, 1990 and 1991). He played with the Dublin Junior team, which reached the all-Ireland Junior Football final in 1987 but failed to beat eventual winners Cork. Nugent was Thomas Davis Senior Football Manager until Mick Bolan's appointment in December 2003.