Originally from Howth, Co. Dublin, Paul retains strong ties with Howth yacht club and his alma mater, NUI, Maynooth. He is also active in his adopted home, Düsseldorf, where he is a member of the Düsseldorf Jonges e.V., the largest ‘Heimat Verein’ in Germany. Paul is a founding member of the IBN e.V. in 2011 and has been President since 2015.