She won the 2009 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special for Part I of the serial Little Dorrit.
[1][2] In her acceptance speech, she acknowledged her then domestic partner, RTÉ television presenter Anna Nolan.
[2][4] Walsh earned a degree from Dublin City University and has worked extensively in television, including children's programming.
[3] Her work on the BBC soap opera EastEnders included the murder trial of Little Mo Mitchell.
[12] Described by Liam Fay of The Sunday Times as "two blokes rolling around on the pitch at Croke Park," the film was one of four aired on a special programme called The View Presents .
[13][14] The series, which featured scenes of a sexual nature between an adulterous teacher and her 15-year-old pupil, was defended by Walsh, who denied she had made them more raunchy on purpose.