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Playing on instinct: Now in top form, Shane Walsh’s target is to win an All-Ireland with Kilmacud
Galway GAA star Shane Walsh’s controversial move to reigning Dublin Senior Football champions Kilmacud Crokes caused shockwaves, yet the window of opportunity for Walsh to cement his legacy while at the heights of his fitness is narrow
Instinct. That, in a word, sums up Shane Walsh’s approach to football and life.
Instinct guides whether a free kick is taken from the right or left foot, from his hands or the ground. Instinct also made him decide to give up a reliable job in Bank of Ireland to study physical education. And instinct made him join Kilmacud Crokes, arguably the biggest club in the GAA, despite knowing it would cause controversy in his ...
