Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Déaglán Breathnach | ||
Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
Position | Right Half Back | ||
Born | 1989 (age 27–28) Letterkenny, Ireland |
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Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
2006- | Malin | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
2011- | Donegal | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Ulster titles | 3 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NFL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 0 |
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.
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.
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 concussed.