Luke Loughlin

Luke Loughlin (born 1994/1995) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for The Downs and at senior level for the Westmeath county team. He has also featured for the New York county team.^[1]

He was a playing member of the team when Westmeath won the 2019 National Football League Division 3 league title by a goal against Laois at Croke Park.^[2]

He has openly spoken about his struggles with addiction.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

He is from Mullingar.^[7]

Honours

^ O'Rourke, Steve (22 April 2016). "Galway hurling star Johnny Glynn named on New York senior football panel". The42.ie.
^ Keane, Paul (6 April 2019). "Westmeath claim more silverware with Division 3 success". Irish Examiner.
^ Hussey, Sinéad (14 July 2022). "Westmeath's Loughlin opens up about addiction battle". RTÉ News.
^ Browne, P. J. (21 September 2022). "Westmeath's Luke Loughlin Out Of Hell After 10 Years Of Addiction". Balls.ie.
^ Fenton, James (14 July 2022). "Tailteann Cup winner Luke Loughlin opens up on addiction battle". Pundit Arena.
^ Galvin, Kieran (20 July 2022). "Loughlin to speak about addiction issues at Rosemount event". Westmeath Independent.
^ "Westmeath footballer Luke Loughlin on addiction and recovery". RTÉ Lifestyle. 28 July 2022. 27-year-old Luke Loughlin from Mullingar is known for playing with Westmeath, but off the pitch he has struggled with some major personal battles.
^ Buckley, Gerry (9 October 2022). "Westmeath SFC Final: Glory for The Downs". Luke Loughlin scored five points for The Downs in the Westmeath SFC Final