Donnchadh Walsh

Donnchadh Walsh
Personal information
Irish nameDonnchadh Breathnach
SportGaelic Football
PositionLeft Half Forward
Born3 July 1984
Tralee, Ireland
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Club(s)
YearsClub
2001-Cromane
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2006-Kerry
Inter-county titles
Munster titles4
All-Irelands2
NFL1
All Stars0

Donnchadh Walsh (born 3 July 1984) is an Irish Gaelic footballer. A midfielder and forward, he plays his football with the Cromane club, the Mid Kerry divisional side and the Kerry county panel.

Walsh was described as a 'star' and a 'teen sensation' for Kerry in the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship.[1] He won the Munster Minor Football Championship with Kerry in 2001 [2] and 2002.[3] He was first selected for the senior squad in 2003.[1] Despite his status as a highly promising player,[3] Walsh did not make the breakthrough to All-Ireland Senior Football Championship football with Kerry until 2008. However, he was being tipped to do following an excellent 2007 season in the Kerry Senior Football Championship with Mid Kerry. He was also given his chance in the National Football League 2008.[4] His first Munster Senior Football Championship game came in the final of July 2008. Walsh started and scored 1–1, but Cork defeated Kerry with a second-half comeback.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gaelic Football: WALSH READY TO TAKE A BIG STEP UP WITH KERRY | Sunday Mirror | Find Articles at BNET.com
  2. ↑ MUNSTER MFC FINAL – Hurling, Sport. Independent.ie (2002-07-15). Retrieved on 2012-05-13.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Kingdom – 2002/08/29: GAA: Royal shock for Kerry Minors. Archives.tcm.ie (2002-08-29). Retrieved on 2012-05-13.
  4. ↑ RTÉ Sport: Mayo 0–16 Kerry 1–12. Rte.ie (2008-03-16). Retrieved on 2012-05-13.