Kilkenny All-Ireland drought leaves Walter Walsh with pangs of regret

Walsh doesn't really have a whole pile of time right now for reflection anyway. His twins, Charlie and Kate, aren't even a month old. He is a full-time schoolteacher and part-time farmer too. And he's back playing rugby with New Ross.

Walter Walsh of Kilkenny is tackled by Cathal King of Offaly during a 2024 Allianz Hurling League Division 1 match. Picture: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

There'd have been a neat symmetry to Walter Walsh's hurling career had he quit Kilkenny at the start of 2024, instead of the end.

Back in the middle of January, he scored 1-3 as Tullogher Rosbercon captured the All-Ireland junior hurling title, at the expense of Cork side St Catherine's.