| Code: | Hurling |
| Sport: | Hurling |
| Paul Maher | |
| Irish: | Pól Ó Meachair |
| Occupation: | Hurley Maker |
| County: | Tipperary |
| Province: | Munster |
| Club: | Moyne–Templetuohy |
| Clposition: | Goalkeeper |
| Clcounty: | 0 |
| Colleges: | University of Limerick |
| Fitz: | 1 |
| Counties: | Tipperary |
| Icposition: | Goalkeeper |
| Icyears: | 2018-present |
| Icapps(Points): | 0 (0-00) |
| Icprovince: | 0 |
| Icallireland: | 1 |
| Allstars: | 0 |
| Nhl: | 0 |
| Icupdate: | 17:14, 12 March 2019 |
| Birth Date: | 8 November 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Templetuohy, County Tipperary, Ireland |
Paul Maher (born 8 November 1994) is an Irish hurler who plays for Tipperary Intermediate Championship club Moyne–Templetuohy and at inter-county level with the Tipperary senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a goalkeeper.
On 11 March 2015, Maher lined out in goal for the University of Limerick when they faced Waterford Institute of Technology in the Fitzgibbon Cup final replay. UL secured a 2-18 to 1-14 victory.[1]
Maher joined the Moyne–Templetuohy club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels.
On 2 November 2014, Maher lined out in goal when Moyne–Templetuohy faced Thurles Sarsfields in the final of the Tipperary Intermediate Championship. Moyne–Templetuohy won by 1-18 to 0-10.
Maher made his first appearance for the Tipperary minor team on 2 May 2012. He lined out in goal in the 6-21 to 0-11 defeat of Kerry in the Munster Championship.[2] On 15 July, he won a Munster Championship medal following Tipperary's 1-16 to 1-12 defeat of Clare in the final.[3] On 4 September, Morris was at centre-forward when Tipperary faced Limerick in the All-Ireland final. He was Tipperary's top scorer once again in the 1-21 to 0-17 victory.[4] On 9 September, Maher was again in goal for Tipperary's 2-13 to 1-16 draw with Dublin in the All-Ireland final.[5] The replay on 30 September saw Maher win an All-Ireland medal after a 21-8 to 1-11 victory.[6]
Maher joined the Tipperary under-21 team as substitute goalkeeper for the 2013 Munster Championship. On 7 August, he was an unused substitute when Tipperary suffered a 1-17 to 2-10 defeat by Clare in the Munster Championship final.[7]
On 16 July 2014, Maher made his first appearance for the Tipperary under-21 team. He lined out in goal in Tipperary's 5-19 to 1-25 defeat by Clare in the Munster Championship semi-final.[8]
Maher ended his tenure with the under-21 team with a 3-16 to 3-14 defeat by Limerick in the Munster Championship.[9]
Maher made his first appearance for the Tipperary senior team on 28 January 2018. He lined out in goal in Tipperary's 1-21 to 0-19 National League defeat by Clare.[10]
On 30 June 2019, Maher was an unused substitute when Tipperary suffered a 2-26 to 2-14 defeat by Limerick in the Munster final.[11] On 18 August 2019, he was again named amongst the substitutes when Tipperary faced Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. Maher ended the game with an All-Ireland winners' medal following the 3-25 to 0-20 victory.[12]
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | |||
| Tipperary | 2018 | Division 1A | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | — | 2 | 0-00 | ||
| 2019 | 3 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-00 | |||
| Career total | 5 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-00 | |||