Background
Walsh was born near Castlebar, County Mayo, becoming a member of the Garda Síochána on 6 June 1944.
Walsh was born near Castlebar, County Mayo, becoming a member of the Garda Síochána on 6 June 1944.
They encountered four men, three of whom ran official However, the fourth, armed and wearing bandoliers, aimed at the unarmed Guards. Walsh and Hawkshaw wrestled him to the ground.
The gun was found to be fully loaded and ready to fire.
A search uncovered three rifles and two bandoliers in a shed. Walsh was later promoted to Superintendent, served in the Donegal division, and retired on 17 January 1985.
On 14 December 1972, he and Detective Sergeant Myles Hawkshaw were members of a party to carry out a search for firearms at a farm near Dundalk.