Club Hurling accolade for Brendan Maher

 

 

Borris-Ileigh’s Brendan Maher was announced as the AIB GAA Club Hurler of the Year.

The overall prizes were announced on Friday night at a special function to honour all of the players named on the AIB GAA Club Players’ Awards team of the year in both hurling and football with Maher joined by James McCormack, Paddy Stapleton, Dan McCormack and Jerry Kelly also selected from Borris-Ileigh on the hurling team.

There was no fairytale All-Ireland club hurling final ending for Brendan Maher, but that still does not take from the phenomenal season enjoyed by the Borris-Ileigh man.

Right throughout their Munster and All-Ireland campaigns it was the timely and often eye-catching interventions of the versatile Maher that so often provided the inspiration that Borris-Ileigh needed.

The Tipperary star saw off stiff competition from Ballyhale Shamrocks duo TJ Reid and Evan Shefflin to claim the overall award.

The awards were judged by a team of national GAA media from across, print, digital, TV and radio and were presented at Croke Park last night at a function hosted by Uachtarán CLG John Horan and AIB’s Head of Consumer Management Denis O’Callaghan.