Maurice Shanahan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Muiris Ó Seanacháin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
1 February 1990 Waterford, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Nickname | Shandy | ||
| Occupation | Truck driver | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2007– | Lismore | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Waterford titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2009–2019 | Waterford | 37 (7–121) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 16:00, 17 October 2019. | |||
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, and he was widely praised for speaking out as a high profile sportsperson on the topic.