Canice Maher

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Canice Maher
Personal information
Irish name Cainneach Ó Meachair
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-forward
Born 1991
Muckalee,
County Kilkenny, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation Primary school teacher
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Muckalee
St Martin's
St Jude's
East Cavan Gaels
Club titles
Cavan titles 0
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
 St Patrick's College
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2010-2011
2016-2017
2022-present
 Kilkenny
Dublin
Cavan

13 (5-61)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 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.

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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
East Cavan Gaels
Kilkenny
Cavan

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References

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