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He was first selected for the senior squad in 2003.<ref name="findarticles.com"/> Despite his status as a highly promising player,<ref name="archives.tcm.ie"/> 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 (Ireland) 2008|National Football League 2008]].<ref>[http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2008/0316/mayo_kerry.html RTÉ Sport: Mayo 0-16 Kerry 1-12<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> 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. |
He was first selected for the senior squad in 2003.<ref name="findarticles.com"/> Despite his status as a highly promising player,<ref name="archives.tcm.ie"/> 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 (Ireland) 2008|National Football League 2008]].<ref>[http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2008/0316/mayo_kerry.html RTÉ Sport: Mayo 0-16 Kerry 1-12<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> 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. |
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Walsh is currently studying Physiotherapy in the Royal College of Surgeons |
Walsh is currently studying Physiotherapy in the Royal College of Surgeons along with Sorcha Brogan's boyfriend, Robert Brodigan. Incidentally, it is thought it was Walsh himself who concocted the pair's affectionate nickname "SorBert" |
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Revision as of 15:36, 12 May 2012
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Half Forward | ||
| Born |
July 3, 1984 Cromane, County Kerry | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Cromane | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2006- | Kerry | 17 (2-07) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
Donnchadh Walsh is an Irish Gaelic footballer. He plays his football with the Cromane club, the Mid Kerry divisional side and the Kerry county panel.
Football career
Walsh is a midfielder and forward. He 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.
Walsh is currently studying Physiotherapy in the Royal College of Surgeons along with Sorcha Brogan's boyfriend, Robert Brodigan. Incidentally, it is thought it was Walsh himself who concocted the pair's affectionate nickname "SorBert"
References
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