Tipperary boss Liam Sheedy has described the loss of Patrick ‘Bonner’ Maher for the rest of the season as “a tough pill to swallow”.

It was confirmed last Saturday that the Lorrha clubman suffered a serious Achilles tendon injury in training and is now set to undergo surgery this week.

The surgery is expected to keep him sidelined for the next four months at least which effectively rules him out of the Premier men’s 2021 campaign.

Maher missed out on his county’s All-Ireland SHC victory in 2019 due to a an interior cruciate ligament rupture.

"Losing one of our best warriors, who has soldiered with me for so many years, was a tough pill to swallow," Sheedy told TG4 after the win over Galway at the weekend.

"It's really tough for him. This is his second year out of three where he's watching from the sidelines but my thoughts are with him.

"Bonner Maher is a pure leader and an inspirational person to be around."

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