Walter Walsh (hurler)

Walter Walsh (born 25 May 1991) is an Irish hurler who plays for Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship club Tullogher–Rosbercon and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a centre-forward.[1]

Walter Walsh
Personal information
Irish name Ualtar Breathnach
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-forward
Born (1991-05-25) 25 May 1991
Waterford, Ireland
Height 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Nickname buddy
Occupation Secondary school teacher
Club(s)
Years Club
2008-present
 Tullogher–Rosbercon
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
 University College Dublin
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2012-present
 Kilkenny 41 (5-54)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 7
All-Irelands 3
NHL 5
All Stars 1
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 12:22, 18 February 2022.
Walsh (right) with T. J. Reid, Séan Kelly and Richie Hogan

Playing career

Good Counsel College

Walsh first came to prominence as a hurler with Good Counsel College in New Ross. He played in every grade of hurling before eventually joining the college's senior hurling team. On 14 March 2009, Walsh was at midfield when Good Counsel College faced Castlecomer Community School in the Leinster final. He scored a point from play and collected a winners' medal following the 1-13 to 2-08 victory.[2] On 13 April 2009, Walsh was at right corner-forward when Good Counsel College faced Thurles CBS in the All-Ireland final. He scored a goal from play but ended on the losing side following the 1-17 to 1-15 defeat.[3]

University College Dublin

As a student at University College Dublin, Walsh joined the senior hurling team during his second year. He lined out in several Fitzgibbon Cup campaigns without success.[4]

Tullogher–Rosbercon

Walsh joined the Tullogher–Rosbercon at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. He joined the club's top adult team when he was still eligible for the minor grade.

On 18 October 2008, Walsh was at left wing-forward when Tullogher–Rosbercon faced Piltown in the Southern Junior Championship final. He scored a point from play and collected a winners' medal following the 1-11 to 0-08 defeat of Piltown. Walsh retained his position at left wing-forward when he lined out in the Kilkenny Junior Championship final on 25 October 2008. He scored a goal in the 2-10 to 0-08 defeat of Lisdowney. Walsh won a Junior Championship medal on 30 November 2008 following Tullogher–Rosbercon's 1-19 to 3-08 defeat of Clongeen in the final.[5] He was switched to right corner-forward for the All-Ireland final against Dripsey on 15 February 2009. After opening the scoring with a point after 30 seconds, Walsh ended on the losing side following a 2-15 to 0-18 defeat.[6]

Minor and under-21

Walsh first played for Kilkenny as a member of the minor team during the 2008 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 6 July 2008 when he came on as a substitute in Kilkenny's 1-19 to 0-13 defeat of Wexford in the Leinster final. On 7 September 2008, Walsh lined out at full-forward when Kilkenny faced Galway in the All-Ireland final. He ended the game with a winners' medal following the 3-06 to 0-13 victory.[7]

On 5 July 2009, Walsh lined out at right corner-forward when Kilkenny faced Wexford in a second successive Leinster final. He scored two points from play and collected a second Leinster Championship medal following the 1-19 to 0-11 victory.[8] On 6 September 2009, Walsh scored a point from full-forward when Kilkenny suffered a 2-15 to 2-11 defeat by Galway in the All-Ireland final.[9]

Walsh was drafted onto the Kilkenny under-21 for the 2010 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 9 June 2010 when he scored two points from full-forward in a 2-31 to 0-08 defeat of Offaly.[10]

On 11 July 2012, Walsh won a Leinster Championship medal after scoring two points from right corner-forward in a 4-24 to 1-13 defeat of Laois in the final.[11] He was switched to left corner-forward for the All-Ireland final against Clare on 15 September 2012. Walsh scored two points in the 2-17 to 2-11 defeat by Clare.[12]

Senior

On 30 September 2012, made his first appearance for the Kilkenny senior team when he lined out at full-forward in the All-Ireland final replay against Galway. He scored 1-03 from play and collected a winners' medal following the 3-22 to 3-11 victory.[13] Walsh was also named as the man of the match.[14]

On 4 May 2014, Walsh was named on the bench when Kilkenny faced Tipperary in the National League final. He came on as a 43rd-minute substitute for Mark Kelly and collected his first winners' medal following the 2-25 to 1-27 victory.[15] On 6 July 2014, Walsh was named on the bench for the Leinster final, however, he started the game at left wing-forward. He scored a point and collected his first Leinster Championship medal following the 0-24 to 1-09 defeat of Dublin.[16] on 7 September 2014, Walsh lined out at left corner-forward when Kilkenny faced Tipperary in the All-Ireland final. He scored a point from play before being substituted in the 48th minute in the 3-22 to 1-28 draw.[17] Walsh was dropped from the starting fifteen for the replay on 27 September 2014. He remained on the bench for the entire game but collected a second All-Ireland medal as a non-playing substitute following the 2-17 to 2-14 victory.[18]

On 5 July 2015, Walsh was at midfield when Kilkenny faced Galway in the Leinster final. He scored two points and collected his second successive winners' medal following the 1-25 to 2-15 victory.[19] On 6 September 2015, Walsh was named at right wing-forward for the All-Ireland final against Galway but spent much of the game at full-forward. He scored two points from play and collected his third All-Ireland medal following the 1-22 to 1-18 victory.[20]

Walsh lined out in a third successive Leinster final on 3 July 2016. He scored two points from right wing-forward and collected his third winners' medal following a 1-26 to 0-22 defeat of Galway.[21] Walsh retained his position at right wing-forward for the All-Ireland final against Tipperary on 4 September 2016. He scored a point from play but ended on the losing side following the 2-29 to 2-20 defeat.[22] Walsh ended the season by being named in the right wing-forward position on the All-Star team.[23]

On 8 April 2018, Walsh was selected at full-forward when Kilkenny faced Tipperary in the National League final. He scored 1-02 from play and collected a second winners' medal following the 2-23 to 2-17 victory.[24] Walsh was selected at full-forward when Kilkenny faced Galway in the Leinster final on 1 July 2018. He scored a point from play in the 0-18 apiece draw.[25] He retained his position for the replay a week later, however, he was substituted in the 16th minute after sustaining an injury in the 1-28 to 3-15 defeat.[26]

On 30 June 2019, Walsh lined out at centre-forward when Kilkenny faced Wexford in the Leinster final. He scored two points from play but ended on the losing side following the 1-23 to 0-23 defeat.[27]

Leinster

Walsh was drafted onto the Leinster inter-provincial team during the 2014 Interprovincial Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 1 March 2014 and collected a Railway Cup medal after scoring a point from right corner-forward in the 1-23 to 0-16 defeat of Connacht.[28]

On 15 December 2016, Walsh lined out at right corner-forward when Leinster faced Munster in the final. He scored four points from play but ended on the losing side following a 2-20 to 2-16 defeat.[29]

Career statistics
As of 13 February 2022.
Team Year National League Leinster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Kilkenny 2012 Division 1A 00-0000-0011-0311-03
2013 30-0031-0630-0491-10
2014 81-1740-0510-01131-23
2015 60-1020-0220-02100-14
2016 70-1020-0431-03121-17
2017 60-0810-0120-0490-13
2018 83-1341-0500-00124-18
2019 30-0340-0530-06100-14
2020 Division 1B 40-0720-0210-0070-09
2021 10-0121-0110-0041-02
2022 20-0200-0000-0020-02
Total 484-71243-31172-23899-125

Honours
Good Counsel College
Tullogher–Rosbercon
Kilkenny
Leinster
Awards

References
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  2. "Murphy seals title for Good Counsel". Irish Times. 16 March 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  3. "Thurles end their long wait". Irish Times. 14 April 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  4. Cahill, Jakcie (31 January 2014). "Podge Collins stars as UL crush UCD in the Fitzgibbon Cup". The 42. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  5. "Brilliant Tullogher take Leinster crown". Munster Express. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  6. "Tullogher in tears as Dripsey take title". Kilkenny People. 18 February 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  7. "Kilkenny outplayed, but plunder Galway hopes with goals". Galway Advertiser. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  8. "Awesome Kehoe fires young Cats to further success". Irish Independent. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  9. "Galway deny Kilkenny back-to-back titles". Irish Times. 6 September 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  10. "Leinster U21HC: Cats go to town on Offaly". Hogan Stand. 10 June 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
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  12. O'Flynn, Diarmuid (17 September 2012). "Dynamic duo drive Clare to glory". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  13. "Kilkenny cruise to All-Ireland at second time of asking". Irish Independent. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  14. "'I was in shock, I was actually nearly embarrassed. If anyone could see me, I probably went red". Irish Independent. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
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  17. Fogarty, John (8 September 2014). "Game of inches adds up to a thriller". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
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  19. Rooney, Declan (27 August 2015). "Kilkenny march past Galway to another Leinster win". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
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  21. McGoldrick, Seán (3 July 2016). "Galway challenge peters out as Kilkenny claim 71st Leinster crown in familiar style". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  22. Keane, Paul (5 September 2016). "Tipperary blow Cats away to take All-Ireland title". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  23. O'Toole, Fintan (4 November 2016). "7 from Tipperary and 4 from Kilkenny - the 2016 All-Star hurling team". The 42. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  24. McGoldrick, Seán (8 April 2018). "Kilkenny whirlwind blows Tipperary away as Brian Cody claims ninth league title". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  25. "Leinster SHC final: Cats and Tribe must meet again". Hogan Stand. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  26. Rooney, Declan (8 July 2018). "Galway retain Leinster crown after epic battle with Kilkenny". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  27. O'Brien, Kevin (30 June 2019). "Wexford land first Leinster title in 15 years with thrilling victory over Kilkenny". The 42. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  28. O'Rourke, Steve (1 March 2014). "Leinster claim Interprovincial hurling title with win over Connacht". The 42. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  29. Cahill, Jackie (16 December 2016). "Shanagher strikes late as Munster take Railway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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