Education
Maher subsequently graduated onto the Tipperary under-21 hurling team
Maher subsequently graduated onto the Tipperary under-21 hurling team
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.
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.