Maurice Shanahan
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| Nickname | Shandy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 February 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Truck driver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Full-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maurice Shanahan (born 1 February 1990) is an Irish hurler who plays as a right corner-forward at senior level for the Waterford county team.
Born in Lismore, County Waterford, Shanahan first played competitive hurling during his schooling at Blackwater Community School. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Waterford minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 2009 championship. Shanahan immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and has won one Munster medal and one National Hurling League medal.
At club level Shanahan plays with Lismore.
His brother, Dan, also had a lengthy career with Waterford.
In 2015, Maurice spoke candidly to the Irish media about suffering from depression.[1]
Club
Shanahan has played with his club, Lismore since a young age. Shanahan plays as a forward for the club. Lismore reached the county final in 2009 but lost to Ballygunner after a two-game contest. The next few years proved unsuccessful for Lismore culminating in a shock relegation from the senior ranks after 47 years as a senior club. The club bounced back immediately in 2016 by winning the county intermediate championship. Lismore and Shanahan also added the Munster Intermediate title that year by seeing off Kerry champions Kilmoyley 2–14 to 0–13, with Shanahan scoring 1–9.[2]
Inter-county
Shanahan first came to attention for Waterford in 2009 at U-21 level with a good performance against Tipperary winning 3–21 to 2–14. Waterford lost to Clare in the Munster final. Shanahan made his Senior Inter-county debut for Waterford against Tipperary in the first round of the 2009 National Hurling League.[3] 2009 continued to be a successful year as he established himself in the Waterford senior setup after his performance at under-21 level.
By 2015, Shanahan was a well established member of the Waterford senior hurling team. Waterford won their third National Hurling League title that year with victory over Cork 1–24 to 0–17. They also reached the All Ireland semi final that year but Kilkenny defeated them 1–20 to 0–18. Shanahan was honoured that year by winning his first All star award.[4]
Career statistics
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Waterford | 2009 | Division 1 | 3 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 6 | 0-00 |
| 2010 | 6 | 0-24 | 3 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 9 | 0-25 | ||
| 2011 | 3 | 0-05 | 2 | 0-03 | 1 | 0-02 | 6 | 0-10 | ||
| 2012 | Division 1A | 5 | 2-13 | 2 | 0-15 | 1 | 0-09 | 8 | 2-37 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0-09 | 1 | 0-07 | 3 | 1-22 | 8 | 1-38 | ||
| 2014 | 3 | 0-04 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-04 | ||
| 2015 | Division 1B | 6 | 2-11 | 2 | 1-17 | 2 | 1-21 | 10 | 4-49 | |
| 2016 | Division 1A | 7 | 0-30 | 2 | 1-02 | 3 | 0-05 | 12 | 1-37 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0-08 | 1 | 1-01 | 5 | 1-08 | 10 | 2-17 | ||
| 2018 | 5 | 0-00 | 2 | 1-07 | 0 | 0-00 | 7 | 1-07 | ||
| 2019 | 2 | 0-01 | 3 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-02 | ||
| Total | 48 | 4-105 | 20 | 4-54 | 17 | 3-67 | 85 | 11-226 | ||
Honours
- Lismore
- Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 2016
- Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (1): 2016
- Waterford
Individual
- All-Stars (1): 2015
References
- ↑ "Maurice Shanahan reveals extent of struggle against depression". 8 November 2015.
- ↑ "Lismore lift off in second-half". 21 November 2016.
- ↑ Archives. Archives (2009-02-11). Retrieved on 2012-02-07. Archived 22 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Maurice Shanahan: 'I dream about playing with Waterford again...I'll never give up on it'". The 42. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.