Billy O'Loughlin is a

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and

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from County Laois. He led

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to the 2019 Leinster Under-20 Football Championship final. He was appointed manager of the Longford county team in 2021.

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O'Loughlin was a

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and coach on

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's 2013

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team, which won the competition, while he had previously managed the college's freshers team to All-Irelands in 2008 and 2009. He led Laois to the 2019 Leinster Under-20 Football Championship final. He managed Sarsfields to a

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semi-final. In November 2021, O'Loughlin was appointed to the Longford senior management role. The appointment was unexpected and he included handballer

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in his backroom team as a performance coach. He successfully kept Longford in Division 3 of the

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. He stepped down from the Longford managerial role in July 2022 because of other commitments. O'Loughlin played his club football for Arles–Killeen and St Loman's. He transferred to St Loman's, which is in

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. He played for St Loman's in the final of the 2017

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. Declan O'Loughlin, a Laois selector during

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's time as manager, is his father.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:OLoughlin, Billy Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Arles-Killeen Gaelic footballers Gaelic football coaches Gaelic football managers Gaelic football selectors St Loman's Gaelic footballers

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