the 44th minute of a Munster Championship defeat by Cork. Following the return of many of the regular Limerick panel in 2011, Quaid was one of the few players to be retained, switching from an outfield player to goalkeeper. On 30 April 2011, he won a National League Division 2 medal after a 4-12 to 2-13 defeat of Clare in the final. Quaid's performances during the 2012 season earned him an All-Star nomination. On 14 July 2013, Quaid was in goal in Limerick's 0-24 to 0-15 defeat of Cork in the Munster final. Quaid was appointed captain of the Limerick senior hurling team on 9 December 2015. On 30 July 2018, Quaid's injury-time save from a Séamus Harnedy shot at goal in the All-Ireland semi-final the previous day was listed by Sports Illustrated as its "sports highlight of the weekend". The magazine wrote: "You can’t really call yourself a sports fan if you don’t appreciate this play...Séamus Harnedy found himself in front of the net with a chance to score a potential game-winning goal. He might have been the hero if not for this jaw-dropping effort from Limerick goalie Nickie Quaid. Quaid, while diving to his right, managed to knock the ball out of mid-air before Harnedy could hit it into the net." On 19 August 2018, Quaid was in goal when Limerick won their first All-Ireland title in 45 years after a 3-16 to 2-18 defeat of Galway in the final. He ended the season by being nominated for a second All-Star Award. On 31 March 2019, Quaid was selected in goal for Limerick's National League final meeting with Waterford at Croke Park. He collected a winners' medal following the 1-24 to 0-19 victory. On 30 June 2019, Quaid won his first Munster Championship medal in six years following Limerick's 2-26 to 2-14 defeat of Tipperary in the final. On 25 October 2020, Quaid won a second successive National League medal after Limerick's 0-36 to 1-23 win over Clare in the delayed final. Later that season he claimed a second successive Munster Championship medal - the third of his career - after keeping a clean sheet in the 0-25 to 0-21 Munster final defeat of Waterford. On 13 December 2020, Quaid won a second All-Ireland Championship medal after keeping a clean sheet in the 0-30 to 0-19 win over Waterford. Inter-provincial On 19 February 2012, Quaid was sub goalkeeper