heartbreak for tipp as kilkenny create history

... kelly, from play, kept tipp ahead before points tommy walsh, eoin larkin and brennan again suddenly edged kilkenny in front – 0-5 to 0-4 on 18 minutes ... then disaster for tipp – a straight red card for sub benny dunne on 54 minutes for a dangerous swipe on tommy walsh ... with tommy walsh in possession the final whistle blew ... kilkenny : pj ryan; m kavanagh, jj delaney, j tyrrell; t walsh, b hogan, j tennyson; d lyng, m rice; r hogan, h shefflin, e larkin; e brennan, r power, a fogarty

kilkenny 2-22 0-23 tipperary

... but tommy walsh was the launch-pad for a frantic kilkenny flourish which saw them bang over five points in the space of four minutes, with eddie brennan grabbing a couple of gems, and eoin larkin and the immaculate walsh, from distance, also on target ... shefflin and comerford: late scores shefflin and richie hogan kept a hard-pressed kilkenny in touch with points on the breakaway, and despite losing substitute benny dunne to a straight red card for a wild swipe at walsh on 53 minutes, tipp continued to play with a unrelenting fervour ... kilkenny: pj ryan, m kavanagh, jj delaney, j tyrrell (0-01), t walsh (0-01), b hogan, j tennyson, d lyng (0-01), m rice, r hogan (0-02), h shefflin (1-08, 1-00 pen, 0-07f), e larkin (0-03), e brennan (0-03), r power (0-01), a fogarty

hogan earns a starting place for champions' day of destiny

... then there’s the elephant in the dressing room, the continuing questions about tipp’s ability to win ball in the half forwards, not a great reservation against as hungry and acquisitive a half-back line as tommy walsh, brian hogan and john tennyson

kilkenny v tipperary shc final preview

... legend of the ancient game dj carey felt it necessary to come out and defend kilkenny wing-back tommy walsh recently, and expressed his belief that the tullaroan clubman was being targeted by opposing players who are looking to get him sent off ... there may be some truth in what carey had to say, but if walsh is being subjected to such treatment it's because he has earned a reputation of having a short fuse ... but the main reason why walsh picks up so many yellow cards is that he is often guilty of executing reckless tackles, particularly on players who run directly at him ... when walsh wraps his hurl around someone's neck, or clatters it against a set of shins, it is not the recipient who is at fault ... however, a seven or below for walsh could well indicate that tipp's first all-ireland appearance in eight years has been a successful one ... walsh is 12/1 with paddy power to pick up the man of the match award on sunday night

kerry 2-08 meath 1-07

... jack o'connor had introduced tommy walsh to the action just before the break, and the big kerins o'rahilly's man did exactly what the boss had requested, rising high to pluck tadhg kennelly's delivery out of the air and blast to the net within a minute of the restart ... walsh made quite an impact, adding a couple of stylish points to his tally, and kennelly also hit the target twice as the munster men pulled comfortably clear of the struggling royals ... kerry: d murphy, m ó sé, t griffin, t o'sullivan, t ó sé, m mccarthy, k young, d ó sé, s scanlon, p galvin, t kennelly (0-02), d walsh, c cooper (0-03, 2f), declan o'sullivan, darren o'sullivan (1-01, 1-00 pen) ... subs: t walsh (1-02) for d walsh (28), a o'mahony for young (50), m quirke for d ó sé (60), p o'connor for cooper (60), b sheehan for declan o'sullivan (66) meath: p o'rourke, c o'connor, a moyles, e harrington, s kenny, c mcguinness, c king, n crawford, b meade, p byrne, j sheridan (0-01), s bray, d bray, b farrell (0-02, 1f), c ward (1-04, 0-02f, 0-02 sideline)

bray and moyles start for meath

... kerry also named their side last night with tadhg kennelly returning to the frontline in place of tommy walsh ... kerry : d murphy; m Ó sé, t griffin, t o’sullivan; t Ó sé, m mccarthy, k young; d Ó sé, s scanlon; p galvin, t kennelly, d walsh; c cooper, declan o’sullivan, darren o’sullivan

kerry call on kennelly

... kerry manager jack o’connor has opted for justnone change from the side that demolished dublin ahead of the all-ireland semi-final against meath on sunday, preferring tadhg kennelly to tommy walsh ... kerry (sfc v meath): d murphy; m Ó sé, t griffin; t o’sullivan, t Ó sé, m mccarth; k young, d Ó sé, s scanlon; p galvin, t kennelly, d walsh, c cooper, d o’sullivan, d o'sullivan

sublime kerry annihilate dublin in croke park rout

... cluxton\'s kicks were being mopped up by Ó sé, seamus scanlon and declan o\'sullivan, while tommy walsh\'s central presence early on gave the dubs a further headache ... kerry took 11 minutes to score but during that time the ball rarely left the dublin half, as the gooch dropped one short, darren o\'sullivan misfired and tadhg kennelly, on for walsh after just 18 minutes, wasted an easy opportunity ... kerry: d murphy; m Ó sé, t griffin, t o\'sullivan (0-1); t Ó sé (0-2), m mccarthy, k young (a o\'mahony 61); d Ó sé (m quirke 61), s scanlon (0-1); p galvin (0-2), declan o\'sullivan (0-3), d walsh (0-1) (p o\'connor 49 (0-2); c cooper (1-7), t walsh (kennelly 30 (0-2), darren o\'sullivan (capt) (0-3) (s o\'sullivan 60)

laboured kerry deny spirited antrim

... goals from tommy walsh and paul galvin gave kerry the edge as the saffron championship dream came to an end ... but the game took an irreversible twist in the kingdom’s favour when michael quirke collected in midfield, before donnacha walsh sent galvin in to finish from close range ... kerry : d murphy, m o se, t griffin, t o’sullivan, k young, m mccarthy, a o’mahony, d o se, s scanlon, p galvin (1-2), t kennelly, darren o’sullivan, t walsh (1-2), declan o’sullivan (0-1), s o’sullivan (0-1, f) ... substitutes : c cooper (0-4, 4f) for s o’sullivan (30), t o se for o’mahony (43), d walsh for kennelly (43), p o’connor (0-2, 2f) for darran o’sullivan (56), m quirke for scanlon (58)antrim : j finucane, c brady, a mcclean, k o’boyle, t scullion (1-0), j crozier, j loughrey, m mccann (0-4, 3f), a gallagher, t o’neill, c close (0-1), n mckeever, p cunningham (0-3, 2f), k niblock, t mccann (0-2)

longford 0-11 kerry 1-12

... longford 0-11 kerry 1-12 - as it happened tommy walsh hit an 11th-minute goal, and five colm cooper points helped kerry to a 1-10 to 0-4 interval lead ... walsh got his goal somewhat against the run of play, after the home side had made a bright star but failed to convert attacking possession into scores ... donnacha walsh and colm cooper both collected lay-offs from kieran donaghy to shoot points, and by the 27th minute jack o\'connor\'s men had strolled into a 1-10 to 0-2 lead, and were already well on their way to the third round of the qualifiers ... walsh was in the mood at the other end, however, and stroked over a couple of delightful scores ... subs: d barden (0-3 for kavanagh (23), p dowd for dennigan (31), p foy for farrell (44), a maher for smith (72) kerry: d murphy, k young, t griffin, t o\'sullivan, t ó sé (0-1), m ó sé, a o\'shea, d ó sé, s scanlon, d walsh (0-1), d o\'sullivan (0-1), s o\'sullivan (0-2, 2f), c cooper (0-5, 2f), k donaghy, t walsh (1-2) ... subs: darran o\'sullivan for declan o\'sullivan (44), bj walsh for donagh (46), m quirke for scanlon (58), d moran for s o\'sullivan (58), b sheehan for d o se (63) referee: g o conamha (galway)