Maher has also been involved as a coach and team manager at club and county levels in Tipperary, Waterford, Dublin, Laois and Kilkenny.
[2] Maher first played hurling to a high standard as a student at St Kieran's College in Kilkenny.
[3] Maher later attended Waterford Institute of Technology and won consecutive Fitzgibbon Cup medals in 1999 and 2000.
Maher became assistant manager of the Waterford senior hurling team in October 2013, but left the position after one season.
Maher later had a season as a selector Bennettsbridge before being appointed Laois senior hurling team manager in September 2022.
[13] His second season saw him guide the team to the Division 2A title, before losing the Joe McDonagh Cup final to Offaly.