Patrick Maher (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pádraig Ó Meachair | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Born |
12 October 1989 Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Nickname | Bonner | ||
| Occupation | Army Private | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2007-present | Lorrha–Dorrha | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| Dublin Institute of Technology | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2009-2024 | Tipperary | 45 (7-26) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 2 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of match played 22 May 2022. | |||
Patrick "Bonner" Maher (born 12 October 1989) is an Irish hurler. He was part of the Tipperary senior team from 2009 until retiring in 2024.
Maher joined the team straight out of the minor grade during the 2009 championship, however, he didn't become a regular member of the starting fifteen until the following year. Since then he has won three All-Ireland winners' medals (2010, 2016, & 2019) and five Munster winners' medals (2009, 2011, 2012, 2015 & 2016). He has ended up as an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions (2009, 2011 & 2014). Maher also picked up his first and All-Star for his role in getting Tipperary to the All-Ireland final in 2014 and in 2016 won a second.