Adam Walsh

**Adam Gerard Walsh** was the 4th, youngest & possibly shortest-lived, president of Domhan Nua. He was only in office for 31 years, in comparison to the second shortest-lived, Eoin Carney, at 37 years. He was quickly elected after the end of The Rebellion in late 122 A.D.E at just the age of 39, after An Ceann Againn had gone nearly a whole 5 years without anyone in power due to the focus on the war effort. He remained in office until mid 153 A.D.E, dying at 70 due to a sudden, unexplained heart attack just days after the end of the 29th Na Cluichi.

## Political Stance

During his time in power, Walsh initially displayed numerous signs that he distrusted, as well as likely disliked, the districts. Once he began his presidency in 122 A.D.E, district citizens found regulations in their districts to be tightened as well as strictly reinforced. Law enforcement numbers also started to noticeably increase. Walsh was also rumoured to be the one responsible for District 6 losing its right to be in charge of transportation of goods around the country.

Unlike previous presidents, Walsh refused to ever step foot in districts & hired, what he termed as, ‘Avatars’ to replace his absence for presidential public speeches in the districts. Walsh was also the president infamously known for legalising Na Cluichi, which however he has also shown regret for doing so in his later years of presidency.

This is where Walsh starts to get controversial amongst A.C.A citizens, as in his later years of presidency Walsh started to show a shift in attitude about districts as a whole. It is rumoured that this change was caused by his parents' individual deaths which left him in immense grief. This change in attitude would lead him to publicly condemning Na Cluichi & later withdrawing presidential funding for the next 2 years before he died.

## History

### Life Pre-Rebellion (83 A.D.E - 116 A.D.E)

Walsh was born on 2 February 83 A.D.E to his father, Gerard Walsh, & mother, Sadhbh Walsh. The Walshes were an upperclass family in A.C.A, with his father, Gerard, being close friends with presidents, David MacGuire & Charlotte Prendergast, as well as being a well-known A.C.A higher-up. His mother, Sadhbh, was more of an elusive figure, being a vice-principal at a prestigious academy in A.C.A as well as being a well-known psychologist.

Walsh grew up as an only child, & was strictly home-schooled by his mother as well as other tutors as he aged. Walsh was talented in many things & had shown interest in politics & government. By the time he was 18 in 101 A.D.E, Walsh volunteered for service in A.C.A law enforcement. He stayed in the profession whilst starting to campaign for presidency in late 113 A.D.E, as Prendergast was starting to publicly consider retirement. Thanks to his lineage, his name was easily recognisable by the A.C.A citizens & many were interested in having him as president.

### The Rebellion (117 A.D.E - 122 A.D.E)

Disaster struck in early 117 A.D.E, as signs of district rebellion against A.C.A started to occur. Walsh then gave up his campaign to focus on the war effort when things started to get dire nearing the middle of the year. He lost contact with his parents as a result as he was thrust into battlefields in Districts 2, 3 & 6. Due to the war, he lost many companions as well as a rumoured potential lover, Isla O'Rooney.

### Early Presidency (122 A.D.E - 141 A.D.E)

In late 122 A.D.E after A.C.A’s victory, office was given by default to Walsh as the other contenders had died during the war. Walsh had come back from the war a changed man, & clearly had resentment for the districts due to all he had lost. Despite this, he was glad to be happily reunited with his parents. Once he was in power, he officially declared the war over & sentenced rebel leaders to be executed in the spring of 123 A.D.E. He also tightened district regulations as well entirely cut communication between districts.

For the next 2 years, Walsh could feel unsettlement inside A.C.A over the fact he hadn’t truly punished the districts for the many casualties brought by the war. Walsh was desperate for any concept of a longer-term punishment by the time of mid 124 A.D.E, & luckily he had got one. A new law thought up by Denis Martin, an A.C.A higher-up, & approved by The A.C.A Council, was presented to him to approve himself & legalise. He happily accepted the new law, & the 1st Na Cluichi was then set to begin next year.

### Gradual Defiance & End Of Presidency (141 A.D.E - 153 A.D.E)

Overtime however, Walsh surprisingly started to show disapproval of the law as well as regret of legalising it around the early 140s. It seemed he was swayed this way by the individual deaths of his parents around this time due to old age, some said these deaths seemed to make Walsh more sympathetic & emotional for the years after & seemed to change his overall attitude & character.

By the time of early 151 A.D.E, Walsh vocally declared his disapproval of Na Cluichi in a presidential speech & showed sympathy for the many district families affected by the law. Walsh then tried to intervene in stopping preparations for the 27th Na Cluichi the following month but was unsuccessful. These chain of events led to A.C.A higher-ups quickly wanting to replace Walsh as president before things got out of hand. It also led to A.C.A citizens detesting Walsh for sympathising with the enemy & people were encouraged to start their own presidential campaigns, seeing this as Walsh practically setting up his own coffin.

Walsh lost many supporters which, instead of being demotivated to continue further, encouraged him to take more action. The following year, he would successfully be able to remove presidential funding from Na Cluichi which really tarnished the quality of the 28th & 29th iterations.

However, Walsh started to feel at risk in late 152 A.D.E once a notable contender in the new presidential race, Paidi O'Dowd, started to gain a lot of traction for his visceral hatred of the districts. Walsh soon realised he will likely be replaced by O'Dowd soon enough next year, which made him start fearing for his life. Walsh would then later die just days after the 29th Na Cluichi in mid 153 A.D.E to a sudden heart attack. His body was found by one Jonah Kilmartin, a friend & supporter of Walsh's actions against Na Cluichi.

His death was announced later that day, with O'Dowd immediately being promoted to being in office. Following just after his election, O'Dowd ordered for the executions of the supporters of Walsh's recent acts of defiance which included Kilmartin.