Pádraig Walsh (born 12 March 1992) is an Irish hurler who plays for Kilkenny Senior Championship club

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and previously at inter-county level with the

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. He usually lines out as a centre back

Playing career

St. Kieran's College

Walsh first came to prominence as a hurler with

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. He played in every grade of hurling before eventually joining the college's senior hurling team. On 3 March 2010, he lined out at left wing-forward when St. Kieran's College faced Kilkenny CBS in the Leinster final. Walsh scored a 44th-minute goal to secure a 2–14 to 1–10 victory. He was again at left wing-forward for the

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against Ardscoil Rís from

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. Walsh scored three points from play and collected a winners' medal following the 2–11 to 2–08 victory. The victory gave Walsh an

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medal.

Tullaroan

Walsh joined the

club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before joining the club's top adult team. He made his first appearance for the club's senior team on 20 September 2009 in a 1–13 to 0–15 defeat by Graigue-Ballycallan. On 28 October 2018, Walsh lined out in his first decider at adult level when Tullaroan faced Graigue-Ballycallan in the

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of the Kilkenny Intermediate Championship. He scored 1-02, including a 15th-minute penalty, in the 2–16 to 2–13 defeat. On 27 October 2019, Walsh lined out in a second successive

when Tullaoran qualified to play

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. He ended the game with a winners' medal after the 3–18 to 0–21 victory. On 30 November 2019, Walsh claimed a Leinster Club Championship medal after a 2–25 to 2–13 defeat of Seir Kieran in the

Kilkenny

Minor and under-21

Walsh first lined out for

as a member of the minor team during the 2009 Leinster Championship. He was an unused substitute for the entire provincial campaign, however, he collected a Leinster Championship on 5 July following a 1–19 to 0–11 defeat of

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in the final. Walsh was again included amongst the substitutes for the

against

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on 6 September. He was introduced as a 56th-minute substitute for Geoff Brennan in the 2–15 to 2–11 defeat. Walsh was eligible for the minor grade again the following year and established himself as a regular member of the starting fifteen. On 4 July 2010, he won a second successive Leinster Championship medal following a 1–20 to 0–10 defeat of

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in the final. On 5 September, Walsh was at centre-forward when Galway faced

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in the All-Ireland final. He was substituted by Paul Holden in the 39th minute but collected a winners' medal following the 2–10 to 0–14 victory. Two years later Walsh was a key member of the Kilkenny under-21 team. He won his sole

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medal that year following a 4–24 to 1-13 trouncing of

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. Kilkenny later faced

in the

decider. A powerful second-half display, in which they outscored Kilkenny 1–10 to 0–4, saw Clare take their second ever All-Ireland under-21 crown. On 7 June 2011, Walsh made his first appearance for the Kilkenny under-21 team. After starting the game on the bench, he was introduced as a substitute in the 1–16 to 2–12 defeat by Wexford in the Leinster Championship. On 11 July 2012, Walsh won a Leinster Championship medal from centre-forward after scoring six points in Kilkenny's 4–24 to 1–13 defeat of

in the final. On 15 September, he was again at centre-forward for Kilkenny's 2–17 to 2–11 defeat by Clare in the

. Walsh was moved from the forwards to the right wing-back position for the 2013 Leinster Championship. He made his last appearance in the under-21 grade on 11 July 2013 when Kilkenny suffered a 1–21 to 0–21 defeat by Wexford in the Leinster final.

Senior

Walsh was added to the Kilkenny senior team as a substitute for their

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semi-final against Clare on 22 April 2012. He was again included amongst the substitutes for the final against

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on 6 May. Walsh remained in the bench but collected a winners' medal following the 3–21 to 0–16 victory. He failed to be included on the Kilkenny panel for the Leinster Championship. On 18 March 2013, Walsh made his first competitive appearance at senior level. He was introduced as a 24th-minute substitute for

Jackie Tyrrell Jackie Tyrrell (born 19 June 1982) is an Irish hurler whose league and championship career with the Kilkenny senior team spanned fourteen seasons from 2003 to 2016. Born in Kilkenny, Tyrrell was raised in a hurling household. His father, Dermo ...

in a 2–15 to 0–15 defeat of

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in the

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. He won a second consecutive National League medal as a non-playing substitute on 5 May following Kilkenny's 2–17 to 0–20 defeat of

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in the final. Walsh made his first appearance in the Leinster Championship on 29 June when he came on as a 60th-minute substitute for Jackie Tyrrell at right corner-back in a 1–16 to 0–16 defeat by Dublin. On 4 May 2014, Walsh was at midfield when Kilkenny faced Tipperary in the National League final. He claimed his third winners' medal - his first on the field of play - following the 2–25 to 1–27 victory. On 6 July, Walsh won a Leinster Championship medal after scoring two points from centre-forward in Kilkenny's 0–24 to 1–09 defeat of Dublin in the final. He was dropped from the starting fifteen for the

against Tipperary on 7 September. He was introduced as a 61st-minute substitute for

Joey Holden Joseph Holden (born 2 July 1990) is an Irish hurler who plays as a full-back for Kilkenny Senior Championship club Ballyhale Shamrocks. He is a former captain of the Kilkenny senior hurling team. Holden, having failed to make the minor and un ...

at left corner-back in the 3–22 to 1–28 draw. Walsh's improved form earned him a place on the starting fifteen at right wing-back for the replay on 27 September. He claimed an

medal following the 2–17 to 2–14 victory. On 5 July 2015, Walsh won a second consecutive Leinster Championship when he lined out at right wing-back in Kilkenny's 1–23 to 2–17 defeat of

in the

. On 6 September, he was again at right wing-back when Kilkenny and Galway renewed their rivalry in the

. Walsh collected a second successive winners' medal following the 1–22 to 1–18 victory. Walsh won a third successive Leinster Championship medal on 3 July 2016. He was in his usual position of right wing-back for the 1–26 to 0–22 defeat of Galway in the

. Kilkenny subsequently qualified for a third successive

on 4 September. Walsh scored two points from right wing-back in the 2–29 to 2–20 defeat by Tipperary. He ended the season by being named in the right wing-back position on the All-Star team. On 8 April 2018, Walsh won a fourth

medal. He was at full-back for the 2–23 to 2–17 defeat of Tipperary in the final. On 1 July, he was again at full-back when Kilkenny drew 0-18 apiece with Galway in the Leinster final. The replay a week later saw Kilkenny suffer a 1–28 to 3–15 defeat. On 30 June 2019, Walsh lined out at left corner-back when Kilkenny suffered a 1–23 to 0–23 defeat by Wexford in the Leinster final. On 18 August 2019, he was selected at centre-back when Kilkenny faced Tipperary in the

. Walsh ended the game on the losing side after a 3–25 to 0–20 defeat. On 16 November 2023, Walsh announced his retirement form inter-county hurling.

Personal life

Walsh's grandfather was

Paddy Grace Patrick Grace (3 August 1917 – 21 July 1984) was an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-back for the Kilkenny senior team. Born in Palmerstown, County Kilkenny, Grace first played competitive hurling during his schooling at CBS Kilke ...

, a two-time All-Ireland medal-winner with Kilkenny who served as secretary of the Kilkenny County Board for 37 years. His older brother,

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, won nine All-Ireland medals with Kilkenny. His sister, Grace, is an

medal-winner with the Kilkenny senior

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team.

Career statistics

Honours

;St. Kieran's College * All-Ireland Colleges Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2010 *

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(1): 2010 ;Tullaroan *

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;Kilkenny *

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* Walsh Cup:

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Individual

;Awards * GAA-GPA All-Star Award: 2016, 2019

References

External links

Pádraig Walsh profile
at the Kilkenny GAA website {{DEFAULTSORT:Walsh, Padraig 1992 births Living people Tullaroan hurlers Kilkenny inter-county hurlers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners