First Person
"My only real ambition when I was a child was to hurl for Kilkenny."
Pádraig Walsh, 24, hurler, Kilkenny
A native of Tullaroan, Padraig Walsh plays right wing-back for the Kilkenny senior hurlers. They face Waterford in the All-Ireland semi-final on August 7.
What’s your earliest memory?
Probably being out in the garden learning to hurl with my father and my brothers. I was only able to pull on the sliotar on the ground, but after seeing that my friends were all able to rise it out ...
