Noel Walsh Wiki – Noel Walsh Bio
Noel Walsh, one of the masterminds behind Clare’s 1992 Munster Senior Football Championship win and a progressive GAA administrator, has died.
Noel Walsh Age
He was s84 years old.
Noel Walsh Career
He coached John Maughan when Clare won the Munster senior soccer title in 1992 and also coached Banner footballers. I have been Chairman of the Training and Games Development Committee and also Chairman of the Provincial Football Development Committee. He was a member of the Management Committee and the Central Council for 3 years and was Chairman of the Amateur State Committee. Noel was named Chairman of the National Football Development Committee by then-President Joe McDonagh and was also a member of the Disciplinary Rules Working Group, the Railroad Cup Working Group and the Féile Peil na nÓg Working Group.
Noel Walsh, one of the masterminds behind Clare’s 1992 Munster Senior Football Championship win and a progressive GAA administrator, has died.
The Miltown-Malbay clubman was a key figure in Clare football for many decades as an administrator and selector, bringing John Maughan on board as manager for their historic Munster-winning campaign, during which he served on the backroom team and his son Carl was sub-goalie.
He was also influential in introducing an open draw to the Munster Championship a year previous, breaking up the seeding system which had resulted in 25 successive years of Cork-Kerry finals.
In all, he spent three terms as a Clare football manager and 20 years as a selector.
Great Clare Football and GAA man, Noel Walsh, passed away last night.A man of great courage, tenacity and good humour. Noel and myself soldiered with various Clare teams but we will always remember 1992. Ar Dheis De go raibh a hanam dilis.@MunsterGAA @officialgaa pic.twitter.com/tQUBzcNWjL
— Pat Hanrahan (@PatHanrahan1960) April 29, 2020
Walsh was a leading advocate of the abolition of Rule 42 in 2005, opening Croke Park to host soccer and rugby games during the redevelopment of Lansdowne Road. He later advocated that all county lands be opened to other sports. That motion was defeated at the time, but it later formed the basis for the GAA to relax the rule after the controversy over the Liam Miller tribute match at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. During his playing days, he won two Clare SFC medals with St Josephs Miltown-Malbay and represented Clare at the junior and junior level.
Noel Walsh Death & Cause
Noel Walsh Death has taken place for Noel Walsh, one of the most influential figures in GAA. From Miltown Malbay, he died at Ennis Hospital from Covid-19 pneumonia and was 84 years old.