Kevin Walsh is an Irish

Irish people

The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

 Gaelic football

Gaelic football

Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

 manager

Manager (Gaelic games)

In Gaelic games, a manager or coach is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field operations of a team. Managing, or coaching, entails the application of sport tactics and strategies during the game itself, and usually entails substitution of players and other such...

 and former player. He is the current manager of the Sligo

Sligo GAA

The Sligo County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Sligo GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Sligo...

 senior football team.

Playing career

An effective midfielder, Walsh enjoyed a successful playing career at club level with Killanin and at inter-county level with Galway

Galway GAA

The Galway County Boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Galway GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway. The county boards are also responsible for the Galway inter-county teams.Unlike all other counties in Ireland,...

. He was a key member of the latter team during the late 1990s and collected two All-Ireland

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn...

 titles and four Connacht

Connacht Senior Football Championship

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 titles during his career. He also won an All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

The All-Ireland Minor Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition for under-18 competitors of the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland...

 medal in 1986.

Coaching career

Club

In retirement from inter-county activity Walsh became involved in coaching. He had been in charge of the Aran Islands

Aran Islands

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 junior footballers in 2008.

Connacht

He was a selector with the Connacht

Connacht GAA

The Connacht Council are a Provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, rounders and handball in the province of Connacht.-Constituent counties:*Galway*Leitrim*Mayo*Roscommon*Sligo-Special counties:...

 inter-provincial team for a number of seasons.

Galway Ladies

Walsh was also involved with the Galway ladies footballers'

Sligo

He was appointed manager of the Sligo senior football team in November 2008.

He led Sligo from Division 4 to Division 2 of the National Football League in his first two years in charge winning the Division 4 and 3 titles in the process. He also lead Sligo

Sligo GAA

The Sligo County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Sligo GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Sligo...

 to the Connacht Junior Football Championship

Connacht Junior Football Championship

The Connacht Junior Football Championship is a junior "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Connacht in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Connacht Council. The competition began in 1906, with Mayo winning during the inaugural year. The most...

 & All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

The All-Ireland Junior Football Championship is a Gaelic Athletic Association competition for junior gaelic football inter-county teams in Ireland. The definition of what constitutes a junior player differs from county to county. In some, the junior team is the second team after the senior team...

 in 2010.

See also

• Brian Walsh (Galway)
  Brian Walsh (Galway)
  Brian Walsh is an Irish Fine Gael politician who elected as a Teachta Dála for the Galway West constituency at the 2011 general election.He was elected to Galway City Council in 2004 and re-elected in 2009...
  
  
• Joseph Walsh (Archbishop of Tuam)
  Joseph Walsh (Archbishop of Tuam)
  The Most Reverend Joseph Walsh was an Irish clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Tuam from 1940 to 1969....
  
  
• Martin Walsh (garda)
  Martin Walsh (garda)
  Martin K. Walsh , Garda Síochána Sergeant 16180 and recipient of the Scott Medal, born 25 May 1945.-Background:Walsh was a native of Gurteen, Ballinasloe, County Galway, and joined the force on 21 April 1965.-Incident at Cabinteely:...
  
  

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