Patrick Maher

Education

Maher subsequently graduated onto the Tipperary under-21 hurling team

Career

He has ended up as an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasion. At club level Maher is a one-time county intermediate championship medallist with Lorrha-Dorrha. Club Maher has enjoyed some success with the Lorrha-Dorrha Gaelic Athletic Association club

Minor and under-21 Tipp subsequently defeated Kilkenny to qualify for the All-Ireland final.

Cork, the defeated Munster finalists, provided the opposition and a high-scoring game developed over the course of the hour. At the full-time whistle Tipp were the champions by 3-14 to 2-11 and Maher added an All-Ireland medal to his collection.

lieutenant was Maher"s first All-Ireland under-21 winners" medal. Senior Maher made his Senior inter-county debut for Tipperary against Waterford in the 2009 Waterford Crystal Cup, lining out at left half-forward, and scored a goal against Clare in the 2009 Waterford Crystal Cup Final.

He made his debut in the National Hurling League in February 2009, lining out at centre-forward against Waterford and scoring a point in a 2–13 to 1–12 Tipperary victory.

Maher went on to make his Championship debut at left half-forward on 3 July 2010 against Wexford in the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Qualifiers, scoring two points from play. Six day"s later on 11 September 2010, Tipperary clinched the All Ireland Under-21 title by defeating Galway by 5–22 to 0–12 at Semple Stadium, with Maher starting at centre half forward and scoring a goal in the second half. Gaelic Athletic Association/Grade Point Average player of the month for June 2012.

In 2013 Maher joined the Irish army.

Tipperary.

Achievements

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: Winner (1): 2010 Runner-up (3): 2009,2010,2014 Munster Senior Hurling Championship: Winner (4): 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015 Runner-up (0): National Hurling League: Winner (0): Runner-up (1):2009 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: Winner (1): 2010 Runner-up (1): 2008 Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: Winner (2): 2008, 2010 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: Winner (1): 2007 Munster Minor Hurling Championship: Winner (1): 2007.

Membership

Maher joined the team straight out of the minor grade during the 2009 championship, however, he didn"t become a regular member of the starting fifteen until the following year. Maher first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Tipperary minor team in 2007.