Aidan Walsh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Aodhán Breatnach | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born | 23 January 1990 Kanturk, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 2007-present | Kanturk | ||
| Club Titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2009-present | Cork | 12 (0-5) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 3 | ||
| All Stars | 2 | ||
| * Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 23:24, 4 July 2011. | |||
Aidan Walsh (born 23 January 1990) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football and hurling with his local club Kanturk and has been a member of the Cork senior inter-county football team since 2009.[1] The GAA has barred him for playing for his college.[2]
Playing career
Walsh was born in Kanturk, County Cork.
Walsh won his first All Ireland Senior Championship medal in 2010 as Cork defeated Down by 0-16 to 0-15 in the final.[3]
In October 2010, Walsh won his first All Star award being named in midfield.[4] He also claimed the 2010 Young Footballer of the Year award.[5]
He also played Underage with Cork in football & hurling. He won a Munster Minor Hurling Championship medal in 2008, Cork's first title in the grade since 2006. In 2007 he won a Munster Championship with the Cork minor football team.
He then moved on the Under 21 sides of both. In football he was part of the Cork side that won the 2009 All Ireland title, in 2011 he was captain of the Cork team that won the Munster Championship and later lost out to Galway in the All Ireland semi final. In hurling he was part of the Cork team that made it to the Munster Final but lost out after extra time to Limerick, Walsh scored an impressive 8 points from play in the game.
At club level with Kanturk he has enjoyed some success. He won a Duhallow Junior A Football Championship with them in 2009 and again in 2011. He also held helped Kanturk to a Cork Junior Football Championship in 2011. In 2013he won a Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship after losing the 2012final.
In 2011, he helped the Cork Institute of Technology hurling team to their first county final were they played Carrigtwohill. Despite being favorites for the game Carrigtwohill ran out 0-15 to 1-11 winners. Then the GAA barred Walsh, as well as goalkeeper Michael Boyle, from playing for DCU in controversial circumstances.[6][7][8]
References
- ↑ "Cork GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ↑ Brolly, Joe (16 December 2012). "This is a vicious piece of work". Gaelic Life. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- ↑ "Cork 0-16 Down 0-15". Munster.gaa.ie. 2010-09-19. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ↑ "Cork's absentees a major talking point". Irish Times. 2010-10-14. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ↑ "Tipp claim six 2010 GAA Hurling All Stars". GAA.ie. 2010-10-15. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ↑ "Moyna: We were going to withdraw over ruling". Irish Independent (Independent News & Media). 30 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ↑ Brolly, Joe (16 December 2012). "This is a vicious piece of work". Gaelic Life. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- ↑ "DCU's Walsh and Boyle ruled ineligible". Irish Independent (Independent News & Media). 6 February 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Michael Murphy (Donegal) |
All Stars Young Footballer of the Year 2010 |
Succeeded by Cillian O'Connor (Mayo) |
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