Walsh faces club versus country dilemma

CLUB commitments may prevent Cork midfielder Aidan Walsh from securing a spot in the Ireland International Rules squad that travel to Australia next month.

Walsh is currently part of Anthony Tohill’s 30-man training panel along with Cork teammates Patrick Kelly and Eoin Cadogan, but his challenge to claim one of the places on the final 23-man selection could create a dilemma for the 2010 Young Player of the Year.

Walsh’s club Kanturk last Saturday qualified for the county stages of the Cork junior football championship with a quarter-final date pencilled in for Tuesday night. And Walsh, who is also preparing for a county senior hurling final date with third-level outfit CIT on Sunday week, is aware of a potential fixtures clash if they keep progressing.