Dara Maher

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Dara Maher
Personal information
Irish name Dara Ó Meachair
Sport Hurling
Position Right corner-back
Born 19/08/2001
Shinrone, County Offaly, Ireland
Occupation Sales assistant
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Shinrone
Club titles
Offaly titles 1
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
2020-2024
 University of Limerick
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2022-present
 Offaly
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Dara Maher (born 2001) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Shinrone and at inter-county level with the Offaly senior hurling team.

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Career

Maher first played hurling to a high standard as a student at Coláiste Phobal Ros Cré. [1] He later lined out with the University of Limerick and was part of their back-to-back Fitzgibbon Cup-winning teams in 2022 and 2023. [2] [3]

At club level, Maher first played at juvenile and underage ranks with the Shinrone club before progressing to adult level. He had his first success in 2020 when Shinrone beat Coolderry to win the Offaly IHC in 2020. [4] Maher was also part of Shinrone's first ever Offaly SHC-winning team in 2022. [5]

Maher first appeared on the inter-county scene for Offaly during an unsuccessful spell with the minor team in 2028. [6] He later spent three unsuccessful seasons with the under-20 team. [7] Maher was also drafted onto the senior team and made his debut in a National Hurling League defeat by Galway in 2022. [8] He won a Joe McDonagh Cup medal as an unused substitute in 2024 after a defeat of Laois in the final. [9]

Honours

University of Limerick
Shinrone
Offaly

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References

  1. ↑ "News – Feb 14 2019". Coláiste Phobal Ros Cré website. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "UL rally to Fitzgibbon Cup glory with late 1-5 to deny NUIG dream double". The 42. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  3. ↑ McCarthy, Tomás (18 February 2023). "Four-goal Michael Kiely fires UL to Fitzgibbon Cup glory against University of Galway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Shinrone celebrate as Coolderry come up short". Offaly Live. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Shinrone make history with first Offaly SHC title after emphatic win over Kilmormac/Killoughey". Irish Independent. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Kelly steers Cats past spirited Offaly challenge". Irish Independent. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "End of the road for gallant Kildare U20 hurlers". Offaly Live. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Galway eventually flex their muscles to crush Offaly". RTÉ Sport. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Offaly overcome Laois fightback to land Joe McDonagh Cup". Irish Examiner. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
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