Thomas Walsh (born 28 February 1998) is an Irish hurler who plays for Kilkenny Intermediate Championship club

Tullaroan Tullaroan () is a village in the western part of County Kilkenny in the Slieveardagh Hills near the County Tipperary, Tipperary border. Tullaroan is also the name of the local civil parish. Sport Tullaroan GAA are the most successful Gaelic Ath ...

and at inter-county level with the

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. He usually lines out as a left corner-back.

Playing career

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.

Kilkenny

Minor and under-21

Walsh first lined out for

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as a member of the minor team during the 2014 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance at right corner-back in a 2-08 to 0-03 defeat by

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on 26 April 2014. Walsh missed the subsequent Leinster final defeat of Dublin, but was restored to the starting fifteen for the

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against

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on 7 September. He collected a winners' medal from right corner-back following the 2-17 to 0-19 victory. For the 2015 Leinster Championship, Walsh was switched to the full-back position. On 5 July 2015, he won a Leinster Championship medal on the field of play following a 1-17 to 1-15 defeat of Dublin in the final. Walsh was eligible for the minor grade for a third consecutive year in

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. He made his last appearance for the team on 14 May in a 2-18 to 1-19 defeat by Dublin. Walsh progressed onto the Kilkenny under-21 for the 2017 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 31 May 2017 when he lined out in a 0-21 to 0-16 defeat of Dublin. Walsh won a Leinster Championship medal on 5 July after Kilkenny's 0-30 to 1-15 defeat of

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in the final. On 9 September, he lined out at left wing-back when Kilkenny suffered a 0-17 to 0-11 defeat by Limerick in the

Senior

Walsh joined the Kilkenny senior team prior to the start of the 2018 National League. He was named among the substitutes for Kilkenny's opening league game against

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on 27 January 2018. Walsh remained as a member of the extended panel for the Leinster Championship. Walsh made his first appearance for the Kilkenny senior team on 27 January 2019 when he lined out at left corner-back in a 2-18 to 0-17 defeat of Cork. He made his first

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appearance on 11 May when he was at left corner-back in Kilkenny's 2-23 to 1-21 defeat of Dublin.

Personal life

Walsh's granduncle 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 cousin,

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, won nine All-Ireland medals with Kilkenny. Another cousin,

Pádraig Walsh Pádraig Walsh (born 12 March 1992) is an Irish hurler who plays for Kilkenny Senior Championship club Tullaroan and previously at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a centre back Playing career ...

, is a current member of the Kilkenny team.

Career statistics

Honours

;Kilkenny *

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurl ...

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Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 Championship known simply as the Leinster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the high ...

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Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship The Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Michael Lyng Motors Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Kilkenny IHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kilkenny County Board ...

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References

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