Bill Maher (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born | 21 January 1994 | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Kilsheelan-Kilcash | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2015– | Tipperary | 1 (0-0) | |
Bill Maher (born 21 January 1994) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling and Gaelic football with his local club Kilsheelan-Kilcash and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team since 2015 and Tipperary senior football team since 2016.
Career
Maher captained Tipperary to win the 2012 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship, defeating Dublin in the final on a 2-18 to 1-11 scoreline.[1] He made his championship debut for the Tipperary hurlers on 21 June 2015 against Limerick in the 2015 Munster Senior Hurling Championship.[2] He was also named in the Tipperary squad for the 2016 National Hurling League.
Maher made his championship debut for the Tipperary footballers in 2016 against Waterford. On 31 July 2016, he started in the half-back line as Tipperary defeated Galway in the 2016 All-Ireland Quarter-finals at Croke Park to reach their first All-Ireland semi-final since 1935.[3][4] On 21 August 2016, Tipperary were beaten in the semi-final by Mayo on a 2-13 to 0-14 scoreline, with Maher being sent-off in the second half.[5][6][7][8]
Honours
- Tipperary
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2015
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2012
- Munster Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2012
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (1): 2011
- Munster Minor Football Championship (1): 2011
- Munster Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2015
References
- ↑ "Tipperary 2-18 Dublin 1-11". Irish Examiner. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ "Tipperary 4-23 Limerick 1-16". Munster GAA. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ "History-makers Tipperary annihilate Galway to reach first All-Ireland semi since 1935". Irish Independent. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ↑ "A new chapter in Tipperary's fairytale season". Irish Examiner. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ↑ "Fairytale over for Tipperary as unconvincing Mayo progress to All-Ireland final". Irish Examiner. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ "Mayo edge dogged Tipperary to book first All-Ireland final place since 2013". Irish Independent. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ "Mayo do enough to repel Tipp in reaching final". RTE Sport. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ "I thought the second half was bordering on heroic' - Tipp boss Kearns bursting with pride". The 42. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.