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Padraic Maher will not be returning as a Tipp selector in 2024

Maher departs role as Tipp selector

Tipperary GAA have confirmed that Padraic Maher will not be part of the Liam Cahill's backroom team in 2024.

Padraic Maher is on the Tipperary sideline this season

Munster progression renewed Tipp's only target - Maher

Padraic Maher says Tipperary are only focused on making the top three of the cut-throat Munster hurling championship despite beginning their campaign with an away win at last year's provincial finalists Clare.

Hurling • 26 Apr 23

Padraic Maher will be back on the sidelines with Tipperary next year

Call to help with Tipp rebuild gave Maher 'butterflies'

Padraic Maher admits he is still getting used to being a former hurler but he believes that a new management role with his native Tipperary is the next best thing to playing.

Hurling • 08 Nov 22

Paudie Maher has been added to the Tipperary backroom team

Padraic Maher joins Tipperary management set-up

Three-time All-Ireland winner Padraic Maher will join the Tipperary hurling management set-up as new boss Liam Cahill added three new members to his backroom team.

GAA • 23 Jul 22

Waterford's Jack Prendergast is tackled by Limerick's Declan Hannon, Diarmaid Byrnes and Dan Morrisey

Maher: Hard to see anyone stopping 'robotic' Limerick

Padraic Maher finds it hard to see anyone dethroning Limerick this season, though he suspects Waterford won't be too downhearted by their recent defeat to the champions in Munster.

Hurling • 29 Apr 22

'It was a very difficult decision in one way. And in another way, it was a very straightforward decision'

Maher: I was lucky neck injury was picked up

Tipperary's Pádraic Maher said his decision to retire was "difficult but straightforward" after being advised by medics that any aggravation to his neck injury could have done "serious damage".

GAA • 03 Feb 22

Jake Morris scored 1-05 in three championship appearances for Tipperary last summer

'Monster' Maher's hit on Canning lives in Morris memory

Jake Morris says it's time for the next generation of Tipperary players to step up and preserve the legacy of the retiring Padraic Maher.

GAA • 02 Feb 22

Padraic Maher has retired from hurling at all levels

'Shock' in Tipp as Maher retires due to neck injury

Tipperary great Pádraic Maher has announced his retirement from hurling due to medical advice, with manager Colm Bonnar admitting the news came as a shock to both the player and his team.

GAA • 01 Feb 22

The Thurles Sarsfields player is on board for a 14th season

Pádraic Maher: 'I still feel I have something to offer'

Veteran Tipperary defender Pádraic Maher on why he's determined to give the the county cause "another crack".

GAA • 19 Jan 22

Pádraic Maher: 'If you asked me 10 or 12 years ago could the game have got any more professional in terms of preparation, I would have said no way, how could it?'

We Become Heroes - Pádraic Maher

Marie Crowe caught up with Tipperary hurling stalwart Pádraic Maher to discuss the evolution of the inter-county scene.

GAA • 22 Apr 21

Padraic Maher and Tipp have a date with either Clare or Limerick in the Munster semi-final

Maher: 'Winning in 2020 would still be a good feeling'

The ball may not be flying around like it's June or July, but for Padraic Maher, adding another All-Ireland to his collection will just be as sweet inside an empty Croke Park in December.

GAA • 23 Oct 20

A young Pádraic Maher lifts the cup in 2010

Tipp's case of hurling history repeating

The Premier County started the decade with a senior and Under-21 All-Ireland double and they are hoping to end it the same way.

GAA • 22 Aug 19

Ronan (L) and Brendan Maher (R) tackle Cathal Mannion in the 2017 League final

Maher than the sum of their parts - Tipp's iron curtain

Tipperary's half-back line of Brendan, Padraic Maher and Ronan Maher is key to their prospects of reaching another All-Ireland final.

GAA • 28 Jul 19

Tipperary got their League campaign off to a winning start

Tipperary's style evolving under Sheedy

The League offers opportunity to gauge Tipperary's new tactical fluidity and their progress under Liam Sheedy.

GAA • 28 Jan 19

Padraic Maher won his second All-Ireland title last September

Maher: 'Ridiculous' rumours won't distract Tipperary

Padraic Maher insists that Tipperary are focused on retaining their All-Ireland crown through the qualifiers and that the players have laughed off the "ridiculous" rumours of unrest in the squad.

GAA • 08 Jun 17

Padraic Maher: 'It was one of those days.'

Maher desperate to atone for 'devastating' Galway loss

Padraic Maher has admitted the pain of Tipperary's Allianz Hurling League final defeat by Galway is still raw, but said the "devastating" loss has fuelled a deep desire for atonement against old foes Cork.

GAA • 18 May 17

Tipperary's Padraic Maher and Seamus Callanan

Maher, Callanan and Gleeson up for hurling award

Tipperary duo Pádraic Maher and Séamus Callanan, and Waterford’s Austin Gleeson have all been shortlisted for the Hurling Player of the Year award.

GAA • 07 Oct 16

Pádraic Maher in action against Cork's Bill Cooper at Semple Stadium.

Pádraic Maher: Hard work pays off for Tipp

After suffering more than a few narrow defeats in recent times, Pádraic Maher spoke about Tipperary's determination to get off to to a winning start against Cork in the Munster championship.

GAA • 23 May 16

Pádraic Maher