Paul Shelly was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Killenaule and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team in the late 1990s. Shelly played for Tipperary as a defender and also as a full forward later in his career. In 1997 he was named in the Hurling All Star team in the right corner back position.He was a member of the Tipperary team the lost both the Munster Final and All Ireland Final to Clare in 1997.