Declan Walsh
1 quotesJournalist · Born Jan 1, 1970 · Male
Declan Walsh (born 1989) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Malin (the northernmost GAA club in Ireland) and was a member of the 2012 All-Ireland winning Donegal senior inter-county team. 2Early life Walsh's father was prominent in his local GAA club. He recalls his father coaching underage teams. As a young fella he played traditional music in one or two All Ireland Fleadhs. 2Playing career Walsh won the 2006 Ulster Minor Football Championship with Donegal. Himself, Antoin McFadden, James Carroll and Eamonn Doherty went to Boston for the summer in 2011. He started Donegal's 2012 Ulster Senior Football Championship game against Cavan. When Neil McGee sustained an injury after two minutes against Tyrone in the semi-final, Walsh came on as a substitute to help his team through to the final. Against Tyrone in the 2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship he was concusse