Kilkenny player named on Irish Shinty Squad to face Scotland

Tullaroan's Padraig Walsh is the sole Kilkenny representative on the Ireland squad for the Hurling/ Shinty international against Scotland on Saturday, 21st October at Páirc Esler in Newry.

Walsh will be joined by a fellow county man on the sideline however with multiple All-Ireland winner Michael Kavanagh alongside Kieran Kingston (Cork), Terence ‘Sambo’ McNaughton (Antrim) and Damian Coleman (Galway) on the management team.

After an unavoidable hiatus due to COVID-19, the match will mark a momentous occasion for players as they return to the hybrid game for the first time since 2019.

The Ireland squad will be captained by Antrim and Cushendall star Neil McManus after his successful participation for the county in the Liam MacCarthy Cup this year.

Poc Fada star Cillian Kiely (Offaly), Ryan Mullaney (Laois) and Caolan Taggart (Down) were all previously involved in 2019, while Fionan Mackessy (Kerry) was part of the U21 panel in 2019.

The game will also be screened live on TG4.

Hurling Shinty International - Ireland Senior Team:

Niall Arthur, Iniskeen Grattans - Monaghan

Mickey Joe Egan, St Dominic's - Roscommon

David Fitzgerald, Inagh-Kilnamona – Clare

Peter Duggan, Clooney-Quin - Clare

Andrew Gilsenan-Kavanagh, Barndarrig - Wicklow

Cillian Kiely, Kilcormac-Killoughey – Offaly

Eoghan Cahill, Birr - Offaly

Fionan Mackessy, St Brendan's - Kerry

Luca McCusker, Maguiresbridge - Fermanagh

Neil McManus, Ruairí Óg, Cushendall - Antrim

Chris Nolan, Mount Leinster Rangers – Carlow

Ryan Mullaney, Castletown – Laois

Stephen Maher, Clough-Ballacolla – Laois

Paddy Purcell, Rathdowney-Errill - Laois

Enda Rowland, Abbeyleix - Laois

Caolan Taggart, Portaferry - Down

Padraig Walsh, Tullaroan - Kilkenny

Ger Millerick, Father O'Neill's - Cork

Rob Downey, Glen Rovers – Cork

Tom Monaghan, Craughwell - Galway