Pauric McShea

{{short description|Irish Gaelic footballer}} {{Use Irish English|date=August 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox GAA player | name = Pauric McShea | image = | alt = | caption = |  | irish = | sport = Gaelic football | clposition = | icposition = Full-back | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | feet = | inches = | nickname = | occupation = |  | clyears = 19??–19?? | clubs = [[Aodh Ruadh CLG|Aodh Ruadh]] | clapps(points) = |  | code = Football | county = | clcounty = | province = | clprovince = | clallireland = |  | colyears = | colleges = | colapps(points) = |  | fitz = | sig = |  | icyears = 196?–19?? | counties = [[Donegal county football team|Donegal]] | icapps(points) = |  | icprovince = | icconnacht = | iculster = 2 | icleinster = | icmunster = | icallireland = | nfl = | nhl = | allstars = |  | clupdate = | icupdate = }} '''Pauric McShea''' is an Irish [[Gaelic football]] [[pundit]]<ref name=inews_23012019/> and former player for [[Aodh Ruadh CLG|Aodh Ruadh]] and the [[Donegal county football team|Donegal county team]]. He works as a match analyst for [[Ocean FM (Ireland)|Ocean FM]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.oceanfm.ie/2017/04/10/donegal-u21s-target-ulster-title/|title=Donegal U21s target Ulster title|publisher=[[Ocean FM (Ireland)|Ocean FM]]|date=10 April 2017|accessdate=10 April 2017|quote=Ocean FM analyst and former Donegal captain Pauric McShea says the semi-final defeat of Cavan showed the strength in the Donegal squad…}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.aodhruadh.org/senior_football/donegal_kerry_2012.php|title=Donegal still undefeated by Kerry in championship football|date=5 August 2012|accessdate=5 August 2012|quote=Sean Perry and Pauric McShea were there for Ocean FM, Sean delivering his sharp, knowledgeable, peerless commentary, Pauric giving us his incisive opinions.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.aodhruadh.org/history/club_notes_2012_07.php|title=Ocean FM|date=17 July 2012|accessdate=17 July 2012|quote=On Friday evening next, Ocean FM will broadcast and[sic] 'Up for the Match' special as Donegal aim to make history by winning back-to-back Ulster titles… the programme will be presented by Sean Perry and Pauric McShea.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Joe|last=Brolly|authorlink=Joe Brolly|url=https://gaeliclife.com/columnists/joe-brolly-video-didnt-kill-the-radio-star/|title=Video didn't kill the radio star|work=[[Gaelic Life]]|date=12 July 2016|accessdate=12 July 2016|quote=I listened to the Donegal Monaghan game in the car, flicking between Ocean FM and Northern Sound. I cannot remember the last time I enjoyed a game of football so much. The Monaghan men in one corner, with [[Eugene Hughes (Gaelic footballer)|Nudie Hughes]] co-commentating. The Donegal men in the other, with Pauric McShea and contributions from [[Martin McHugh (Gaelic footballer)|wee Martin]] 'Well you know like, I’m not just saying it, but I think the decision to bring on [[Mark McHugh|our Mark]] is a good one' McHugh.}}</ref> He also writes a weekly column, "McShea's Say", for the ''[[Donegal Post]]''.<ref>{{cite news|first=Pauric|last=McShea|url=https://www.donegallive.ie./news/gaa/521118/mcshea-s-say-reflections-on-dublin-game-and-thoughts-on-monaghan-clash-this-weekend.html|title=McShea's Say — Reflections on Dublin game, and thoughts on Monaghan clash this weekend|date=27 February 2020|accessdate=27 February 2020|quote=The game is live on Ocean FM.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Pauric|last=McShea|url=https://www.donegallive.ie./news/gaa/497431/read-pauric-mcshea-s-weekly-gaa-column.html|title=Pauric McShea's weekly GAA Column: Glenties revolution to continue, but Kilcoo will be keen to spoil the party|date=27 November 2019|accessdate=27 November 2019|quote=Pauric McShea's column appears weekly in the ''Donegal Post'' — out every Wednesday.}}</ref>

He played at full-back.<ref>{{cite news|first=Cian|last=O'Connell|url=https://www.gaa.ie/features/feature/paul-mcgettigan-served-donegal-and-galway/|title=Paul McGettigan served Donegal and Galway|date=19 July 2017|accessdate=19 July 2017|quote=So with about 10 minutes to go I was brought on, basically at the insistence of Padraig[sic] McShea, the full back, who came out to the line and told them to introduce me.}}</ref>

He had a high-scoring game against [[Armagh county football team|Armagh]] in the [[1967 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]].{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

He was part of the final team as Donegal won the 1972 [[Ulster Senior Football Championship]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Tom|last=Daly|url=http://aodhruadh.org/history/one_hundred_years.php|title=One Hundred Years|quote=1972:… Alan Kane, Pauric McShea and Martin Carney are on final team, while Thomas Quinn and Josie Boyle are on panel, with Jim 'Natch' Gallagher as mentor… 1974: Pauric McShea captained Donegal to second Ulster title with Martin Carney, Alan Kane and Thomas Quinn also on panel. Jim 'Natch' Gallagher is mentor.}}</ref> Then he [[Captain (Gaelic games)|captain]]ed Donegal to the 1974 Ulster Senior Football Championship.<ref name=inews_23012019>{{cite news|first=Gerry|last=McLaughlin|url=https://www.irishnews.com/sport/gaafootball/2019/01/23/news/former-donegal-captain-pauric-mcshea-disappointed-at-county-s-call-over-croke-park-neutral-status-1533885/|title=Former Donegal captain Pauric McShea disappointed at county's call over Croke Park neutral status|work=[[The Irish News]]|date=23 January 2019|accessdate=23 January 2019|quote=Former Ulster winning captain of 1974 and well known GAA pundit Pauric McShea believes the county should not be leading the charge to effectively take Dublin out of Croke Park for two of their three matches this year.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://hoganstand.com/Donegal/Article/Index/107996|title=Pauric McShea|work=[[Hogan Stand]]|date=16 October 1994|quote=Pauric went on to captain the Ulster title winning Donegal team of '74…}}</ref>

His mother is from [[County Tyrone]].<ref name=si_26052013>{{cite news|first=Dermot|last=Crowe|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/history-on-both-sides-of-divide-29297306.html|title=History on both sides of divide|work=[[Sunday Independent (Ireland)|Sunday Independent]]|date=26 May 2013|accessdate=26 May 2013|quote='So me [McEniff] and Pauric McShea (who played for Donegal in '73), whose mother is from Tyrone, we were in the middle of these supporters and the crack would have been 90, no bitterness, just banter'.}}</ref>

Close to [[Brian McEniff]], McShea was part of the backroom team in 1992.<ref name=si_26052013/><ref name=it_09071997/> He was seen on TV on his [[walkie-talkie]] keeping in touch with the Donegal selectors during the [[1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM9YcGR6wYI&t=47m43s|title=1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal|publisher=[[RTÉ Sport]]|date=21 March 2020}}</ref> McShea was also winning coach of the 1996 [[Donegal Senior Football Championship]].<ref name=it_09071997>{{cite news|first=Sean|last=Moran|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/mcgowan-calls-it-a-day-with-donegal-1.89218|title=[P. J.] McGowan calls it a day with Donegal|work=[[The Irish Times]]|date=9 July 1997|quote=Speculation as to [McGowan's] successor has already begun… Selectors from '92, Seamus Bonner and Micahel[sic] Lafferty have also been mentioned, as has Padraig[sic] McShea, a close associate and former playing colleague of McEniff's, who impressed when coaching Killybegs to a county title last year.}}</ref> He sought to succeed [[P. J. McGowan]] as Donegal manager in 1997 but withdrew and [[Declan Bonner]] became manager.<ref>{{cite news|first=Chris|last=McNulty|url=http://www.donegalsporthub.com/declan-bonner-itll-nothing-donegals-half-mad-new-manager/|title=Declan Bonner: It'll be 'all or nothing' for Donegal's 'half mad' new manager|date=22 September 2017|accessdate=22 September 2017|quote=Anthony Molloy, Tom Connaghan[sic] and Pauric McShea all withdrew from the race and Pat Conaghan, the then county Chairman, informed Bonner at 9.29pm that he was the new Donegal manager.}}</ref>

In May 2012, the ''[[Irish Independent]]'' named him in its selection of Donegal's "greatest team" spanning the previous 50 years.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2012/05/14/gaa-donegals-greatest-team-of-the-last-50-years-named/|title=GAA: Donegal's greatest team of the past 50 years named|date=14 May 2012|accessdate=5 April 2021|publisher=Donegal Daily}}</ref>

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