Patrick McLoughney (born 1954) is an Irish retired hurler. His

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and championship career with the

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senior team lasted eight seasons from 1975 until 1982. McLoughney made his debut on the inter-county scene when he was selected for the Tipperary minor team in 1972. After an unsuccessful tenure in this grade he subsequently joined the Tipperary under-21 team. McLoughney joined the senior team as understudy to

Séamus Shinnors James N. Shinnors''s (born 1945) is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Newport and with the Tipperary and Galway senior inter-county teams in the 1970s. Early life Séamus Shinnors was born in Newport, Coun ...

during the 1975 championship before eventually becoming first-choice goalkeeper. During his career he won a

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medal in 1979 as well as back-to-back All Star awards.

Honours

; Shannon Rovers *

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(1): 1986 ; Tipperary *

(1): 1978-79 ;Awards * All Star (2): 1979, 1980

References

1954 births Living people Shannon Rovers (Tipperary) hurlers Tipperary inter-county hurlers Munster inter-provincial hurlers Hurling goalkeepers {{Tipperary-hurling-bio-stub