Maher staying with Laois hurlers for 2024 season

Willie Maher will remain in charge of the Laois hurling team for 2024 and is in the process of finalising his backroom team while the search for the new O'Moore County senior football manager is ongoing.

It’s expected that a replacement for former boss Billy Sheehan will be named in the coming weeks with a number of candidates who applied for the position currently being considered.

Whilst that process is yet to be completed, Laois GAA have confirmed other management team recommendations for next season and will put them forward for ratification at the September board meeting.

Maher remains in charge of the senior hurlers alongside selector and coach Eamon Jackman. He will commence his second term next season having replaced Cheddar Plunkett for the 2023 campaign.

Maher landed an All-Ireland minor title with his native Tipperary, also led the county under-21 team before taking Cuala in Dublin and other prominent club sides. He was a selector with Derek McGrath in the Waterford set-up in 2014

His Laois side finished third in this year’s Joe McDonagh Cup championship campaign and came close to making the final -being just a single point outside a place in the final of the competition.

They secured three wins, a draw and experience just one defeat and will now look to go progress further next year.

Damien Carter has stepped up from the role of Laois minor hurling manager and will take the role of under-20 boss next season.

Kieran Kelly will manage the county’s under-20 footballers while Ger Slevin takes the role as Laois minor boss for 2024.

Meanwhile, Cavan GAA held interviews for the position of their senior football manager earlier this week.

Danny Hughes, Raymond Galligan and Jason O’Reilly are all names linked with that vacancy