Padraic Maher is relishing his new role as a Tipperary selector after a neck injury forced him to retire from hurling earlier this year.

The three-time All-Ireland winning defender will work alongside new manager Liam Cahill as Tipp seek to get back to winning ways in 2023 after losing all of their Munster SHC games last summer.

"When I got the phone call and he explained what he wanted me to do, my original feeling was butterflies in my stomach. That bit of excitement, something similar to what you had playing or preparing for a big game," Maher told 2fm's Game On ahead of the launch of his autobiography All on the Line.

"I wouldn’t say it’s going to match it or anything, but it’s the closest thing to it. It’s something to look forward to.

"It was too good an opportunity for me to turn down. I might never get it again.

"I’d like to think I have had plenty of experience over the years, good times and bad times. I’ve seen what players have done in their careers and maybe what they shouldn’t be doing. I’d like to think I hold high standards myself so I feel like I have a lot to bring to the table."

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