THE GAA have announced Willie Maher’s appointment to the Head of Hurling role that was advertised last September.
The Tipperary native called time on his two-year tenure as Laois boss following their 2024 Joe McDonagh Cup final defeat to Offaly.
As well as working with the Camogie Association, Maher will be tasked with leading the strategic development of hurling nationally.
GAA president Jarlath Burns said: “This is a crucially important post that will be at the heart of our strategy to protect the game where it thrives and promote it where it needs to be nurtured and developed.
“Hurling is our national sport, acknowledged internationally by Unesco.
“We are committed to ensuring that William and the Hurling Development Committee have the ability to make a significant impact.”
Elsewhere, Rory Gallagher has threatened legal action against GAA president Jarlath Burns if he fails to retract his comments in an email sent to Naas GAA.
Burns contacted the Kildare club on Sunday to air his concerns over Gallagher’s proposed appointment as a coach in the wake of domestic abuse allegations from his estranged wife, Nicola in 2023.
Gallagher subsequently stood down as Derry manager in the wake of the claims, and categorically denies the allegations.
No charges have ever been brought against him and a PSNI investigation has been concluded and a decision was made not to prosecute.
And he has hit back at the Armagh man’s intervention which saw Naas ditch their decision to recruit him as a coach.
The GAA president warned the club of the wider implications of appointing Gallagher to Joe Murphy’s backroom team for the upcoming season.
