Tommy Walsh

Who is Tommy Walsh?

Thomas Walsh is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a right wing-back for the Kilkenny senior team. He joined the team during the 2002 championship and became a regular member of the starting fifteen the following year.

Walsh is regarded as one of the greatest players of all-time. He has won seven All-Ireland winner's medals, eight Leinster winner's medals and five National League winner's medal. He has ended up as an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.

Walsh has a number of personal achievements. He is the only player in Gaelic games history to have won nine consecutive All-Star awards, receiving one award for every year of his playing career. In 2009 he made a clean sweep of all the top individual awards, winning the All-Star, Texaco and GPA Hurler of the Year awards. That same year he was chosen on the Leinster team of the past twenty-five years.

At club level Walsh plays with Tullaroan, the all-time roll of honour leaders in club hurling in Kilkenny, however, during Walsh's playing days the team have failed to reach the summit of club hurling.