Declan Walsh
Declan Walsh (born 1989) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for Malin (the northernmost GAA club in Ireland)[2] and the Donegal county team. He was part of the Donegal team that won the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. He later transferred to a club in Monaghan. Early lifeWalsh'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.[3] Playing careerWalsh won the 2006 Ulster Minor Football Championship with Donegal.[4] He played for Donegal throughout the Ulster Under-21 Football Championship in 2010, a competition which Donegal won, and in the semi-final of which (against Derry), Walsh scored a point.[5][6] He then played in the final of the 2010 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship, which Donegal (managed by Jim McGuinness) narrowly lost to Dublin (managed by Jim Gavin).[7] Himself, Antoin McFadden, James Carroll and Eamonn Doherty transferred to Boston for the summer in 2011.[8] Walsh started for Donegal in their 2012 Ulster Senior Football Championship match against Cavan.[9] 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.[10][11] Walsh also made a substitute appearance against Cork in the All-Ireland semi-final, which Donegal won.[12] Against Tyrone in the 2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship he was concussed.[13][14] He made a substitute appearance in the 2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship qualifier defeat of Galway at Croke Park.[15] As of 2019, Walsh had transferred to a club in Monaghan.[16] Honours
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