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) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Muckalee St Martin's St Jude's East Cavan Gaels | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cavan titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| St Patrick's College | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (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.
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
- Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 2012
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: 2008
- Leinster Minor Hurling Championship: 2008, 2009 (c)
- Cavan
References
- ^ "McGrath swings it for Castlecomer". Irish Examiner. 19 March 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Danny boy on song for lucky Cats". Irish Independent. 8 September 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (17 September 2012). "Dynamic duo drive Clare to glory". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ "9 players with big points to prove in the Allianz Hurling League". The 42. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Kilkenny man Maher is now a Cavan hurling true blue". The Anglo-Celt. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "East Cavan Gaels storm to first Cavan senior hurling title". Irish Independent. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.