Maher first played hurling to a high standard as a student at Coláiste Phobal Ros Cré.
[1] He later lined out with the University of Limerick and was part of their back-to-back Fitzgibbon Cup-winning teams in 2022 and 2023.
[5] Maher first appeared on the inter-county scene for Offaly during an unsuccessful spell with the minor team in 2028.
[7] Maher was also drafted onto the senior team and made his debut in a National Hurling League defeat by Galway in 2022.
[8] He won a Joe McDonagh Cup medal as an unused substitute in 2024 after a defeat of Laois in the final.