Shane Walsh (born 4 June 1993) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Kilmacud Crokes club and at senior level for the Galway county team. He previously played for the Kilkerrin-Clonberne club from 2010 to 2022.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séan Breathnach | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Corner forward | ||
| Born |
4 June 1993 Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Nickname | Shaney | ||
| Occupation | Student PE Teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2010–2022 2022– |
Kilkerrin-Clonberne Kilmacud Crokes | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Dublin titles | 2 | ||
| Connacht titles | 2 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2013– | Galway | 50 (7-181) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 5 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of match played 29 June 2023. | |||
Club
editKilkerrin-Clonberne
editWalsh played for the Kilkerrin-Clonberne club in North Galway from 2010 to 2022. They compete in the Galway Intermediate Football Championship.
Kilmacud transfer
editOn 30 July 2022, news emerged that Walsh was seeking a transfer to reigning Dublin Senior Football Champions Kilmacud Crokes.[2]
On 1 August 2022, he confirmed his intention to join Kilmacud Crokes in time to play in the upcoming Dublin championship. In a brief statement, Walsh pointed out that he was now studying and living in Dublin and that while he intended to return to his home club of Kilkerrin-Clonberne before the end of his playing days, a switch to the Stillorgan-based club was "the right move" for him.[3][4] His transfer was completed on 25 August.[5]
Walsh made his debut as a substitute on 4 September against Templeogue Synge Street. He scored 0-1 in their 3-25 to 1-06 win.[6]
He scored 1-3 in the 2023 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship Final and in the process won his first All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.[7][8]
Inter-county
editWalsh joined the Galway county football team in 2013 after a highly successful underage county and schools career with St Jarlath's College, Tuam.
Walsh was nominated for both an All-Star and the Young Footballer of the Year award in 2014. In addition he has received All Star nominations in 2018, 2020 and 2021.
He has reached All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Quarter Finals in 2014 and 2016. An All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Semi Final in 2018.
He is the winner of five Connacht Senior Football Championships in 2016, 2018, 2022, 2023 and 2024
Galway captaincy
editGalway manager Pádraic Joyce named Walsh as captain ahead of the 2020 season.[9] He remained as captain for two seasons until Joyce appointed Seán Kelly as his successor ahead of the 2022 season.[10]
2022 season
editWalsh was at the centre of an incident during the first half of Galway's 2022 All-Ireland SFC semi-final win against Derry when the Hawk-Eye score detection system malfunctioned and overruled an umpire who signalled that Walsh's '45 into Hill 16 late in the half had gone over the bar. This meant that Galway entered the half-time break a point behind. However, the referee retrospectively awarded the point and the game resumed for the second half with the teams level on the scoreboard.[11][12][13]
Walsh was voted Footballer of the Week on the GAA.ie website after Galway's defeat in the 2022 All-Ireland SFC final, a game in which he scored nine points.[14] He also won an All Star that year.[15]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 29 June 2023
| Team | Year | National League | Connacht | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Galway | 2013 | Division 1 | 1 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-01 | ||
| 2014 | 3 | 1-19 | 2 | 0-10 | 5 | 1-29 | ||||
| 2015 | 2 | 1-04 | 2 | 0-01 | 4 | 1-05 | ||||
| 2016 | 3 | 0-04 | 1 | 0-04 | 4 | 0-08 | ||||
| 2017 | 2 | 0-07 | 2 | 0-02 | 4 | 0-09 | ||||
| 2018 | 3 | 0-16 | 4 | 1-16 | 7 | 1-32 | ||||
| 2019 | 3 | 0-15 | 1 | 1-03 | 4 | 1-18 | ||||
| 2020 | 1 | 0-07 | - | 1 | 0-07 | |||||
| 2021 | 2 | 1-03 | - | 2 | 1-03 | |||||
| 2022 | 3 | 1-17 | 3 | 0-19 | 6 | 1-36 | ||||
| 2023 | 2 | 0-04 | 1 | 0-06 | 3 | 0-10 | ||||
| 2024 | 2 | 0-04 | 5 | 1-19 | 7 | 1-23 | ||||
| Career total | 27 | 4-101 | 23 | 3-80 | 50 | 7-181 | ||||
Honours
editGalway
edit- Connacht Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2013
- All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2013
- Connacht Senior Football Championship (5): 2016, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024
Kilmacud Crokes
edit- All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship (1): 2023
- Leinster Senior Club Football Championship (2): 2022, 2023
- Dublin Senior Football Championship (2): 2022, 2023
Individual
edit- The Sunday Game Team of the Year: 2022
- All Star (1): 2022
References
edit- ^ "Shane Walsh: Galway and Kerry can light up Croke Park as they did in 2008". Irish Mirror. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Shock in Galway as star forward Shane Walsh seeks transfer to Dublin giants Kilmacud Crokes". Independent.ie. 30 July 2022.
- ^ Boyle, Donnchadh (1 August 2022). "'It's the right move for me at this point' – Shane Walsh confirms intention to join Kilmacud Crokes". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Lawlor, Damian (1 August 2022). "Galway ace Shane Walsh confirms Kilmacud Crokes transfer request". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Fallon, John (25 August 2022). "Shane Walsh completes transfer to Kilmacud Crokes". The 42. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ Keane, Paul (4 September 2022). "Kilmacud Crokes cruise past Templeogue Synge Street as Shane Walsh makes debut". RTÉ.
- ^ "Kilmacud Crokes hold off late Glen surge to claim All-Ireland title". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ Keane, Paul (25 January 2023). "Shane Walsh: Most demanding year of my career has left me mentally 'drained'". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Shane Walsh to captain Galway for 2020". Galway Bay FM. 8 January 2020.
- ^ Keys, Colm (10 January 2022). "Sean Kelly takes the Galway captain's armband for 2022". Irish Independent. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Is there a problem with HawkEye? Shane Walsh's free late in the half was deemed wide by the technology at Croke Park, but the replay would suggest otherwise". The Sunday Game. 9 July 2022.
- ^ "'The technology got it wrong' — Jim McGuinness slams Shane Walsh Hawkeye decision". JOE.ie. 9 July 2022.
- ^ "'It's an absolute joke' – Hawkeye gaffe slammed in All-Ireland semi-final". Pundit Arena. 9 July 2022.
- ^ "Shane Walsh voted GAA.ie Footballer of the Week". GAA.ie. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ Roche, Frank (27 October 2022). "Kerry lead way as 11 rookie All Stars signal the changing landscape". Irish Independent.
External links
edit- Whooley, Declan (3 September 2022). "Son of Galway set for new chapter in storied career". RTÉ.ie.
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