Pádraic Maher
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pádraic Ó Meachair | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Half back | ||
| Born |
9 February 1989 Thurles, Ireland |
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| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Occupation | Garda | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 2006– | Thurles Sarsfields | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 6 | ||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2009– | Tipperary | 38 (0–12) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 4 | ||
Pádraic Maher (born 9 February 1989) is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a left wing-back for the Tipperary senior team.
Maher made his first appearance for the team during the 2009 National League and has become a regular player ever since. During that time he has won two All-Ireland winners' medals, five Munster winners' medals and four All-Star awards. He has ended up as an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions.He has been nominated for GAA All Stars Awards Hurler of the Year on two occasions also, in 2011 & 2016.
At club level Maher is a six-time county club championship medallist with Thurles Sarsfields and a one-time Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship medallist.
Maher plays his club hurling with the famous Thurles Sarsfield's club and enjoyed much success as a dual player in various juvenile and under-age grades.
In 2006 he was just 17 years old when he made his senior championship debut for the club.
After losing the championship decider in 2008, Thurles Sarsfield's bounced back to return to the county final again the following year. By this stage Maher was a regular member of the starting fifteen. A 0–14 to 0–5 trouncing of Drom-Inch gave him his first county club championship medal.
Thurles Sarsfield's made it two-in-a-row in 2010. A 1–16 to 1–7 defeat of Clonoulty-Rossmore gave Maher a second championship medal.
After surrendering their title in 2011, Thurles Sarsfield's were back in the county decider again the following year. A 1–21 to 2–15 defeat of Drom-Inch gave Maher his third championship medal in four seasons.
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