Bill Maher (born 21 January 1994) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling and Gaelic football with his local club Kilsheelan–Kilcash and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team since 2015 and Tipperary senior football team since 2016. Bill made the move to New York in late 2021 and joined up with the Brooklyn Shamrocks GFC club playing under the guidance of Tommy McConvey.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born | 21 January 1994 | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Kilsheelan–Kilcash | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2015– | Tipperary | 1 (0-0) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
Career edit
Maher captained Tipperary to win the 2012 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship, defeating Dublin in the final on a 2-18 to 1-11 scoreline.[1] He made his championship debut for the Tipperary hurlers on 21 June 2015 against Limerick in the 2015 Munster Senior Hurling Championship.[2] He was also named in the Tipperary squad for the 2016 National Hurling League.[citation needed]
Maher made his championship debut for the Tipperary footballers in 2016 against Waterford. On 31 July 2016, he started in the half-back line as Tipperary defeated Galway in the 2016 All-Ireland Quarter-finals at Croke Park to reach their first All-Ireland semi-final since 1935.[3][4] On 21 August 2016, Tipperary were beaten in the semi-final by Mayo on a 2-13 to 0-14 scoreline, with Maher being sent-off in the second half.[5][6][7][8]
On 22 November 2020, Tipperary won the 2020 Munster Senior Football Championship after a 0-17 to 0-14 win against Cork in the final. It was Tipperary's first Munster title in 85 years.[9][10]
In January 2021, Maher was nominated for an All-Star award.[11][12]
Honours edit
- Tipperary
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2015
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2012
- Munster Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2012
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (1): 2011
- Munster Minor Football Championship (1): 2011
- Munster Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2015
- Munster Senior Football Championship (1): 2020
- National Football League Division 3 (1): 2017
References edit
- ^ "Tipperary 2-18 Dublin 1-11". Irish Examiner. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Tipperary 4-23 Limerick 1-16". Munster GAA. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "History-makers Tipperary annihilate Galway to reach first All-Ireland semi since 1935". Irish Independent. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "A new chapter in Tipperary's fairytale season". Irish Examiner. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Fairytale over for Tipperary as unconvincing Mayo progress to All-Ireland final". Irish Examiner. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Mayo edge dogged Tipperary to book first All-Ireland final place since 2013". Irish Independent. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Mayo do enough to repel Tipp in reaching final". RTE Sport. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "I thought the second half was bordering on heroic' - Tipp boss Kearns bursting with pride". The 42. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Tipperary end 85-year wait for Munster senior football glory with famous win over Cork". The 42. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Tipperary end 85-year wait to win Munster crown". RTE Sport. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "2020 PwC All-Stars Football nominations announced". GAA.ie. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Dublin dominate football All Star nominations with 13". Irish Times. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.