Tourlestrane’s Walsh named on team of the League
THERE were celebrations in South Sligo recently when local woman Katie Walsh was named at corner forward on the Lidl Team of the League.
The 24-year-old Tourlestrane native who is a teacher in St Attracta’s is a vital player on Paddy Henry’s Sligo side. Katie will receive her award in Croke Park on Friday. This is not Katie’s first time being selected for the Team of the League. Back in 2015, when Sligo won the All-Ireland League final defeating Waterford 2-12 to 2-18, Katie was joined by teammates Noelle Gormley, Jacqui Mulligan and Sinead McTiernan on that selection.
Stephanie O’Reilly was also named on the Team of the League last year. The players on each of the four divisional selections were nominated by opposition managers after each round of fixtures.
Keith Gilroy, Chairperson of Sligo, said it was great to see Katie included in the Division 2 Lidl NFL Team of the League.
He said she is a brilliant ambassador for ladies football and does a lot of work locally including helping out with coaching.
“We are all delighted for Katie on her selection and it is no more than she deserves. She is a great role model for ladies football,” he added. Katie joins 14 other names from 5 different counties on the Team of the League. The team is:
Evelyn Baugh (Cavan) Sarah Marley (Armagh) Maria Curley (Tipperary) Michelle McGrath (Waterford) Sinéad Greene (Cavan) Samantha Lambert (Tipper ary)
Caoimhe Condon (Tipperary) Jennifer Grant (Tipperary) Emma Jane Gervin (Tyrone) Aoife McCoy (Armagh) Aisling Maguire (Cavan) Aishling Sheridan (Cavan) Aimee Mackin (Armagh) Aishling Moloney (Tipperary) Katie Walsh (Sligo).
The Division 1 team contains players from no fewer than six counties, with newly-crowned champions Dublin, runners-up Mayo, Westmeath, Donegal, Galway and Monaghan all represented.