Martin Walsh – one of Offaly’s long-serving and most respected hurling referees Affectionately known as ‘Dinger’, the Kilcormac native first took up the whistle in 1975 By Topic.ie 16 March 2021 By Randal Scally Martin Walsh is one of Offaly’s long-serving and most respected hurling referees. He is also one of the life presidents of Birr GAA, having served the famous south Offaly club in a variety of capacities over the years. Share FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsAppTelegram Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again. Woohoo! Your subscription has been successful! Subscribe to our newsletter Keep up to date with all the latest news, offers and special announcements. SUBSCRIBE TOP STORIES Uisce Éireann’s approach to addressing water outages criticised 21 May 2025 Trend Technologies Donates €10,000 to Irish Cancer Society in honour of retiring employee 21 May 2025 ‘It was surreal’: Larissa Tormey looks back on Eurovision journey 21 May 2025 Two arrested after serious incident in Mullingar 21 May 2025 Arts Council criticised after phenomenal “Phantom” run in Mullingar 15 May 2025 Westmeath weighs in on skorts/shorts debate 15 May 2025 Music of Kilbeggan-based Eurovision songwriter set for semi-final 14 May 2025 Surprise, surprise! Teresa says ta-ra after 26 years 15 May 2025 MORE STORIES Trend Technologies Donates €10,000 to Irish Cancer Society in honour of retiring employee Rachel rocks! ‘Pollard artist to take part in prestigious program Westmeath hurlers back on track after victory over Down Mullingar’s Paulie Martin ready to gig after Mind Games release Stephen von Beaumont is Players Intermediate Snooker Champion 2025
