Ger Loughnane

Ger Loughnane, born on 27 January 1953 in Feakle, County Clare, is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right wing-back for the Clare senior team and went on to manage Clare to two All-Ireland titles. He first played competitive hurling at St. Flannan's College, joined the Clare minor team at seventeen and later the under-21 side, and made his senior debut in the 1972 to 73 National Hurling League, becoming a regular in the starting fifteen and winning two National Hurling League medals while finishing a Munster runner-up five times. He won three Railway Cup medals with Munster, and at club level is a one-time championship medallist with Feakle. He made 26 championship appearances before retiring after the 1987 championship. As manager of the Clare senior hurlers over six years he guided the team to two All-Ireland and three Munster titles, while a two-year term in charge of Galway ended without success.