Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Stiofán Ó Meachair | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Right hand forward | ||
Born | Portlaoise, Ireland | 17 January 1993||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Nickname | Picky | ||
Occupation | Student | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
2010– | Clough–Ballacolla | ||
Club titles | |||
Laois titles | 5 | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2012–present | Laois | 18 (2-66) [1] | |
Inter-county titles | |||
NHL | 1 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:53, 20 June 2015. |
Stephen 'Picky' Maher [2] (born 17 January 1993) is an Irish hurler who plays as a right wing-forward for the Laois senior team.
Born in Ballacolla, County Laois, Maher first played competitive hurling in the various juvenile grades. He arrived on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Laois minor team, before later lining out with the under-21 side. He made his senior debut in the 2012 National Hurling League. Maher has been a regular fixture on team since that initial appearance, and has won one National Hurling League (Division 2A) medal.
At club level Maher is a five-time championship medallist with Clough–Ballacolla.
Team | Year | National League | McDonagh Cup | Leinster | All-Ireland | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
Laois | 2012 | Division 1B | 2 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-03 | 1 | 0-01 | 5 | 0-05 |
2013 | Division 2A | 6 | 1-35 | 0 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-15 | 1 | 0-05 | 10 | 1-55 | |
2014 | Division 1B | 6 | 1-28 | 0 | 0-00 | 5 | 1-34 | 1 | 0-02 | 12 | 2-64 | |
2015 | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 1-05 | 1 | 0-01 | 7 | 1-06 | ||
2016 | 7 | 1-08 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-02 | 0 | 0-00 | 8 | 1-10 | ||
2017 | 3 | 0-26 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-06 | 1 | 0-03 | 8 | 0-35 | ||
2018 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | ||
Total | 26 | 3-98 | 0 | 0-00 | 19 | 2-65 | 5 | 0-12 | 50 | 5-175 |
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