Michael Walsh (Waterford hurler)

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Personal information
Michael 'Brick' Walsh
Sport	Hurling
Irish Name	Mícheál Breathnach
Full name	Michael Walsh
Place of birth	Stradbally , County Waterford
Nickname(s)	Brick
Club information
Club	Stradbally
Position	Forward
Inter-County
County	Waterford
Position	Full-forward
Inter-County(ies)**
County	Years	Apps (scores)
Waterford	2003-	20 (1-17)
Senior Inter-County Titles
Munster Titles	2
All-Ireland	0
NHL	1
All Stars	1
* club appearances and scores correct as of . **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of .

Michael 'Brick' Walsh (born 1983) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays both hurling and football with his local club Stradbally and he plays hurling with the Waterford senior inter-county team.

1 Early life
2 Playing career
- 2.1 Club
- 2.2 Inter-county

[edit] Early life

Michael Walsh was born in Stradbally, County Waterford in 1983. He was educated locally and from an early age he showed a great interest in Gaelic games. Walsh was educated locally and later attended the Waterford Institute of Technology where he studied Business and Finance. He completed his MA in 2006. While studying here Walsh's hurling skills came to the fore, particularly when he played a key role in the college winning Fitzgibbon Cup titles in 2003, 2004 and 2006.

[edit] Playing career

[edit] Club

Walsh plays his club hurling and football with his local Stradbally team. He has had much success with the club's football team, winning senior county championship medals in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005. In 2006 Walsh's side were defeated by The Nire in their attempt to win a sixth county title in-a-row. He has twice won the county Waterford footballer of the year award.

[edit] Inter-county

Walsh first made his mark as a Gaelic footballer with the Waterford at minor and under-21. In 2003 he helped his native-county to defeat both Cork and Kerry to win the Munster Under-21 Football Championship. In 2004 Walsh made his debut with the Waterford senior hurling team. He subsequently claimed a Munster title, however, his side were later defeated in the All-Ireland semi-final. The following few years have brought little success for Walsh and Waterford. In 2005 and 2006 Waterford reached the All-Ireland knock-out series via the qualifiers system, however, they were beaten on both occasions by Cork. In 2007 Walsh captained Waterford to their first National Hurling League title since 1963.