'What a player', 'top class', 'the greatest' - tributes paid after Tommy Walsh's Laochra Gael episode

The Kilkenny great was under the spotlight on TG4 last night.

NINE ALL-IRELAND senior medals, 10 Leinster titles, nine All-Star awards and the leading hurling in the country in 2009.

Tommy Walsh is lifted shoulder high by the crowd Tommy Walsh is lifted high by Kilkenny supporters in 2009. Morgan Treacy / INPHO Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO

Tommy Walsh brought the curtain down on his decorated hurling career in 2014 and last night the Kilkenny great’s achievements were back in the spotlight as he got the Laochra Gael treatment on TG4.

There was no shortage of praise from those who watched the exploits of the Tullaroan man.

Padraic Maher (Tipperary)

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Austin Gleeson (Waterford)

Top class, could watch @Laochra_Gael all day! #TommyWalsh 👊
— AussieGleeson (@AussieGleeson) April 12, 2017

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Eoin Larkin (Kilkenny)

The greatest I ever witnessed
— Eoin Larkin (@11larky) April 12, 2017

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Andrew Shore (Wexford)

Tommy Walsh was @ it on @Laochra_Gael to be fair!! What a player!! #AbsolutelyLIT #5
— Andrew Shore (@andrewshore90) April 12, 2017

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James Barry (Tipperary)

Could watch highlights of Tommy Walsh playing all day. Another savage show by @Laochra_Gael 👏
— James Barry (@jamesbarry90) April 12, 2017

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Aidan Harte (Gort)

Tommy Walsh's @Laochra_Gael would have you up off the couch belting ball off the wall for the night #topclass #gent
— Aidan Harte (@AidanHarteGort) April 12, 2017

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Plenty Gaelic football figures were also impressed by the feats of Walsh.

Aidan O’Mahony (Kerry)

Jesus Tommy Walsh was some operator, ruled the skies, even when he speaks he oozes class #hurling #laochragael @Laochra_Gael
— . (@altsbyaddidas) April 12, 2017

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Bernard Flynn (Meath)

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Declan Browne (Tipperary)

Eventhough he broke many a Tipp heart, Tommy Walsh was some player, one of the best of all time, another great show by @Laochra_Gael 👏👏
— Declan Browne (@dbrowne15) April 12, 2017

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Johnny Doyle (Kildare)

My advice to any footballer or hurler is to watch Tommy Walsh on @Laochra_Gael. As he said himself " He hurled from his heart" #whataman
— John Doyle (@johnnydoyle78) April 12, 2017

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Paul Galvin (Kerry)

Can't believe i missed Tommy Walsh on @Laochra_Gael .
— paul galvin (@pgal10) April 12, 2017

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And if you also missed out on the Walsh episode on TG4, you can check it out in full here.

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