Aidan Walsh

For the music documentary, see Aidan Walsh: Master of the Universe.
Aidan Walsh
Personal information
Irish name Aodán Breathnach
Football Position: Midfield
Hurling Position: Midfield
Born (1990-01-23) 23 January 1990
Cork, Ireland
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Occupation Student
Club(s)
Years Club
2007– Kanturk
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2009–2014
2014–		 Cork footballers
Cork hurlers		 23 (1–16)
9 (0–9)
Inter-county titles
  Football Hurling
Munster Titles 2 1
All-Ireland Titles 1 0
League titles 2 0
All-Stars 2 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 15 July 2014.

Aidan Walsh (born 23 January 1990) is an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Cork senior teams.[1]

Born in Kanturk, County Cork, Walsh first excelled at Gaelic games during his schooling at Coláiste Treasa. He arrived on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Cork minor teams as a dual player, before later joining both the under-21 sides. He made his senior football debut during the 2009 championship before joining the senior hurling team for the 2014 National Hurling League.[2][3] Since then Walsh has won one All-Ireland medal, two Munster medals and two National League medals in football, as well as one Munster medal in hurling. He has been an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.

Walsh has also been a member of the Munster inter-provincial team, however, he has yet to claim a Railway Cup medal. At club level he has won several championship medals with Kanturk, while he also lined out with the Cork Institute of Technology.

As a member of the Ireland international rules football team, Walsh has won two International Rules medals, the second as vice-captain of the team.

Playing career

Club

In 2011 Walsh was a key member of the Kanturk junior football team that reached the final of the county championship. Mitchelstown provided the opposition, however, Kanturk had a facile 1–20 to 0–4 victory, giving Walsh a coveted championship medal.[4]

Two years later Walsh lined out with the Kanturk hurlers as the team reached the intermediate championship decider. Éire Óg were the opponents, however, Kanturk had a relatively comfortable 2–22 to 1–12 victory, with Walsh contributing 1–1.[5]

Inter-county

Walsh first came to prominence with Cork as a dual minor in 2007. He won a Munster medal with the footballers that year, as old rivals Kerry were defeated by 1–16 to 2–8.[6]

In 2008 Walsh enjoyed provincial success with the Cork minor hurling team. A narrow 0–19 to 0–18 defeat of Tipperary gave Walsh a Munster medal in that code.[7]

Walsh won his first All Ireland Senior Championship medal in 2010 as Cork defeated Down by 0–16 to 0–15 in the final.[8]

In October 2010, Walsh won his first All Star award being named in midfield.[9] He also claimed the 2010 Young Footballer of the Year award.[10]

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 2013 he won a Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship after losing the 2012 final.

In 2011, he helped the Cork Institute of Technology hurling team to their first county final where they played Carrigtwohill. Despite being favourites 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.[11][12][13]

Honours

Team

Kanturk
Cork
Ireland

Individual

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Player profile: Aidan Walsh". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Murphy, Éamonn (14 February 2014). "The long and winding road to senior hurling". Evening Echo. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  3. ↑ O'Connor, Christy (23 May 2014). "Cork need Walsh to be 'dual' in their crown". Irish Independent. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  4. ↑ Hurley, Denis (9 November 2013). "Kiely hopes for happy return". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  5. ↑ Hurley, Denis (4 November 2013). "Awesome Kanturk stay fully focused". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  6. ↑ Larkin, Brendan (2 July 2007). "Rebels rock and roll". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "Cork's crown as Collins and Farrell strike late". Irish Examiner. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "Cork 0–16 Down 0–15". Munster.gaa.ie. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  9. ↑ "Cork's absentees a major talking point". Irish Times. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  10. ↑ "Tipp claim six 2010 GAA Hurling All Stars". GAA.ie. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  11. ↑ "Moyna: We were going to withdraw over ruling". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  12. ↑ Brolly, Joe (16 December 2012). "This is a vicious piece of work". Gaelic Life. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  13. ↑ "DCU's Walsh and Boyle ruled ineligible". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Ciaran McKeever		 Ireland International Rules Vice-Captain
2013 		Succeeded by
TBA
Awards
Preceded by
Michael Murphy
(Donegal)		 All Stars Young Footballer of the Year
2010 		Succeeded by
Cillian O'Connor
(Mayo)
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