Thursday 25 December 2014  Maher has a burning desire to feed
the hunger within  Outside criticism stung Brendan Maher, but he
tells Damian Lawlor that it's the feeling inside the camp that
means most  Damian Lawlor  Published 17/08/2014 | 02:30
Tipperary's Brendan Maher Tipperary's Brendan Maher  TWO weeks
ago, Brendan Maher wrote to the Tipperary Supporters Club with a
simple message for its members.  He recalled how the county
senior team had held over 100 group sessions since December and
that there were individual gym sessions as well as specialist
training weekends away. Maher painted a picture of what is
involved in preparing for games; from physical training to diet,
from nutrition to analysis.  His message, though straightforward
enough, went down extremely well around the county because a
wedge had divided the team from sections of its support. In some
cases the players felt the criticism had become personal.  "We
make the effort because we love playing for Tipperary and we
always do our very best