RIP Laura Buckley Noonan
Search
06 Sept 2025
Search
06 Sept 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
Decorated Kilkenny camogie player Grace Walsh and Wexford senior hurler Jack O'Connor have confirmed their engagement, sharing the news with their followers on social media.
Posting to Instagram, a post from Walsh simply read, "12.9.2024" with a picture of the happy couple together with an engagement ring on Grace's finger.
FOR MORE KILKENNY SPORT, CLICK HERE
O'Connor, from the St Martin's club in Wexford has been a member of the county's intercounty panel since 2014, while the Tullaroan clubwoman made her Kilkenny debut in 2011 winning All-Ireland titles; in 2016, 2020 and 2022 to her name and is understood to be stepping away from the panel for now at least.
"She’s (Grace) has been an incredible servant and ambassador to Kilkenny camogie for over a decade and a massive leader on and off the pitch. The Walsh family name is synonymous with GAA and Grace and her brothers and the entire family have given great service to Kilkenny hurling and camogie over decades," former Kilkenny camogie manager, Peter 'Chap' Cleere said when news of her possible retirement was first touted earlier this year.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
