Canice Maher Explained

Canice Maher
Irish:Cainneach Ó Meachair
Occupation:Primary school teacher
Birth Date:1991
Birth Place:Muckalee,
County Kilkenny, Ireland
Feet:6
Inches:0
Sport:Hurling
Code:Hurling
County:Cavan
Province:Leinster
Club:Muckalee
St Martin's
St Jude's
East Cavan Gaels
Clcounty:0
Colleges:St Patrick's College
Fitz:0
Counties:Kilkenny
Dublin
Cavan
Icyears:2010-2011
2016-2017
2022-present
Icposition:Left corner-forward
Icapps(Points):

13 (5-61)
Icprovince:0
Icallireland:0
Nhl:0
Allstars:0
Icupdate:22:50, 18 May 2024

Canice Maher (born 1991) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he plays with East Cavan Gaels and at inter-county level with the Cavan senior hurling team. Maher previously played with St Martin's and St Jude's, as well as the Kilkenny and Dublin senior hurling teams.

Career

Maher first came to hurling prominence as a member of the Castlecomer Community School team that won the Leinster Colleges Championship in 2007.[1] He simultaneously lined out with the St Martin's club at juvenile and underage levels before eventually progressing onto the club's senior team. Maher first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Kilkenny minor hurling team that beat Galway in the 2008 All-Ireland minor final before later captaining the team in his second and final season.[2]

Maher was also a member of the extended panel of the Kilkenny under-21 hurling team that lost out to Clare in the 2012 All-Ireland under-21 final, having earlier lined out for the senior team in the 2011 Walsh Cup.[3] After transferring to the St Jude's club, Maher also earned selection to the Dublin senior hurling team.[4] He later joined the East Cavan Gaels club and made his Cavan senior hurling team debut in 2022.[5] Maher was part of the East Cavan Gaels team that beat Cootehill Celtic to win the Cavan SHC title in 2024.[6]

Honours

Castlecomer Community School

2007

East Cavan Gaels

2024

Kilkenny

2012

2008, 2009 (c)

Cavan

2023

Notes and References

  1. Web site: McGrath swings it for Castlecomer. 19 March 2007. Irish Examiner. 17 August 2016.
  2. Web site: Danny boy on song for lucky Cats. 8 September 2008. Irish Independent. 17 August 2016.
  3. Web site: Dynamic duo drive Clare to glory. Irish Examiner. 17 September 2012. 29 September 2012. Diarmuid. O'Flynn.
  4. Web site: 9 players with big points to prove in the Allianz Hurling League. 8 February 2017. The 42. 24 March 2022.
  5. Web site: Kilkenny man Maher is now a Cavan hurling true blue. 1 March 2023. The Anglo-Celt. 5 March 2023.
  6. Web site: East Cavan Gaels storm to first Cavan senior hurling title. 6 August 2024. Irish Independent. 4 August 2024.