Colm Coughlan
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| Native name | Colm Ó Cochláin (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2005 (age 20–21) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Physiotherapist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Colm Coughlan (born 1987) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Kinnitty and at inter-county level with the Offaly senior hurling team.
Career
Coughlan attended St Brendan's Community School in Birr and played in all grades of hurling during his time there. He later studied at Dublin City University (DCU) and continued his hurling career. Coughlin played in various competitions, including the Kehoe Cup, and was part of the DCU team beaten b Institute of Technology, Carlow in the Ryan Cup in 2020.[1][2]
At club level, Coughlan first played for Kinnitty at juvenile and underage levels, before eventually progressing to adult level. He was part of the Kinnitty team that won the Offaly SBHC title in 2020, after beating Drumcullen by 0–16 to 1–10 in the final.[3]
Coughlan first appeared on the inter-county scene for Offaly as a member of the minor team in 2005. He was the team's top scorer that year, with 3–15 in four games.[4][5] He later spent two consecutive years with the under-21 team. Coughlan made his senior team debut in a National Hurling League game against Westmeath in February 2009.[6] He ended the season with a Division 2 medal.[7] Coughlan made a return to the team for a National League game against Antrim in March 2014.[8]
Honours
- Kinnitty
- Offaly
References
- ^ "Coughlan inspires DCU to win". Irish Independent. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ "Ryan Cup: DCU and Carlow IT into final". Hogan Stand. 6 March 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ Corrigan, Kevin (22 August 2021). "Kinnitty pushed hard by Drumcullen but claim deserved win in Senior B Hurling Final". Offaly Live. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Sportslines". Irish Independent. 8 May 2005. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "ALL-IRELAND MHC". Irish Independent. 10 September 2005. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Dooley quality makes it easy for Faithful". Irish Independent. 16 February 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Wexford dish out dreadful display". Irish Independent. 6 May 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Offaly take advantage as Antrim caught cold". Irish Examiner. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2015.