Complex sentence: Born in Thurles, County Tipperary, Maher first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team before later joining the under-21 side.
Split into simpler sentences: Born in Thurles, County Tipperary, Maher first played competitive hurling in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team before later joining the under-21 side.