Dempsey blasts Wicklow over Walsh

CARLOW football manager Luke Dempsey has criticised Wicklow over the Thomas Walsh affair and described the player’s links with the Garden County as “tenuous”.

Dempsey insisted that he has put the issue behind him but admitted that Walsh’s refusal to return to his native county left him hugely disappointed.

Walsh, who transferred to Wicklow in late 2006, will line out for Mick O’Dwyer’s team once again in this year’s championship.