Former Laois manager Willie Maher set to be appointed GAA’s new national head of hurling

NEW ROLE: Former Laois manager Willie Maher is set to be appointed as the GAA’s new national head of hurling.Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Former Laois manager Willie Maher is set to be appointed as the GAA’s new national head of hurling.

The Tipperary native is understood to be the recommendation of the association’s Hurling Development Committee (HDC), of which Maher is a member.