Paul McCarthy a Cork native came through the ranks at Rockmount and played on the same underage teams as Roy Keane.
Paul joined Brighton as a trainee in 1989 and made 217 appearances for the Seagulls before enjoying spells at Wycombe Wanderers, Oxford United, Hornchurch and Ebbsfleet United.
He was an important part of the Wycombe team that reached the FA Cup semi-finals in 2001 — going out to Liverpool 2-1 at Villa Park.