Eugene Coughlan
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| Born | 18 November 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Telecom employee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Full-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eugene Coughlan (born 18 November 1956) is an Irish retired hurler. At club level, he played for Seir Kieran and at inter-county level with the Offaly senior hurling team.
Career
[edit]Coughlan first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Seir Kieran club in Clareen. He eventually progressed to adult level and captained the club to their inaugural Offaly SHC title in 1988.[1][2] Coughlan won further Offaly SHC titles in 1995, 1996 and 1998.[3]
At inter-county level, Coughlan first appeared for Offaly during a two-year tenure with the under-21 team. He made his senior team debut in a National Hurling League game against Waterford in November 1975.[4] Coughlan was part of the Offaly team that beat Kilkenny to win their inaugural Leinster SHC title in 1980.[5] He claimed a second consecutive Leinster SHC title the following year, before lining out at full-back in Offaly's 2–12 to 0–15 win over Galway in the 1981 All-Ireland SHC final.[6]
Coughlan won another consective set of Leinster SHC medals in 1984 and 1985. He won a second All-Ireland SHC medal in 1985, the same year he claimed a second consecutive All-Star and was named Texaco Hurler of the Year.[7][8] Coughlan won a further three consecutive Leinster SHC medals between 1988 and 1990. He played his 120th and final game for Offaly in November 1990.[9]
Honours
[edit]- Seir Kieran
- Offaly Senior Hurling Championship (4): 1988 (c), 1995, 1996, 1998
- Offaly
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1981, 1985
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (7): 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990
- Awards
- Texaco Hurler of the Year (1): 1985
- All-Stars (2): 1984, 1985
References
[edit]- ↑ "Winning captains honoured at Offaly decider". Hogan Stand. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ↑ "Lifting the Sean Robbins Cup – Seir Kieran in 1988". Seir Kieran GAA website. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ "Four years of achievement, 1994 to 1997". Seir Kieran GAA website. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ "Eugene Coughlan enters Offaly Hurling Hall of Fame". Offaly GAA website. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ "Offaly's 1980 Leinster hurling success chosen as greatest shock of all". Offaly Independent. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "Warriors depart faithful fields". Irish Independent. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "All Stars". Offaly GAA website. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "Larkin and Cavanagh join an elite bunch". Irish Independent. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "`Payback time' for Rathnure's Conran". Irish Independent. 30 November 1998. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
