Darragh Lohan
{{short description|Irish hurler}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=April 2024}}
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| sport = Hurling
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| name = Darragh Lohan
| irish = Darragh Ó Leocháin
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| feet = 6
| inches = 1
| occupation = Secondary school teacher
| county = Clare
| province = Munster
| club = Wolfe Tones na Sionna
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| colleges = Mary Immaculate College
University of Limerick
| colyears =
| fitz = 1 (2023)
| counties = Clare
| icposition = Midfield
| icyears = 2021-present
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| birth_date= 2000
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County Clare, Ireland
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Darragh Lohan (born 2000) is an Irish hurler. At club he plays with Wolfe Tones na Sionna, while he has also lined out at inter-county level with various Clare teams. He usually lines out at midfield.
Playing career
Lohan first played hurling to a high standard as a student at St Caimin's Community School in Shannon, while he also played a range of other sports including soccer.{{cite web|url=https://clarechampion.ie/rochestowns-experience-too-much-for-st-caimins/|title=Rochestown's experience too much for St Caimin's|date=10 March 2017|publisher=The Clare Champion|access-date=7 April 2024}} He later lined out in the Fitzgibbon Cup as a student with Mary Immaculate College, before later playing with University of Limerick.{{cite web|url=https://www.clareecho.ie/27-clare-hurlers-included-on-fitzgibbon-cup-panels/|title=27 Clare hurlers included on Fitzgibbon Cup panels|date=9 December 2022|publisher=Clare Echo|access-date=7 April 2024}} Lohan captained University of Limerick to a 2–14 to 1–15 defeat by Mary Immaculate College in the 2024 final.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41334088.html|title=Underdogs Mary I claim Fitzgibbon Cup, deny UL the three in a row|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=17 February 2024|accessdate=27 February 2024|first=Murt|last=Murphy}}
At club level, Lohan first played hurling at underage levels with Wolfe Tones na Sionna, before eventually progressing to the club's senior team.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41232859.html|title=St Joseph's send Wolfe Tones down and out of Clare senior ranks |date=23 September 2023|publisher=Irish Examiner|access-date=7 April 2024}} He first appeared on the inter-county scene with Clare during a two-year tenure with the under-20 team.{{cite web|url=https://clarechampion.ie/young-clare-u20-hurling-squad-hungry-for-success-doyle/|title=Young Clare U20 hurling squad hungry for success - Doyle|date=17 October 2020|publisher=The Clare Champion|access-date=19 June 2023}} Lohan was drafted onto the senior team in 2021 but didn't make his championship debut until 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.clareecho.ie/we-worked-really-well-really-hard-lohan-expected-strong-clare-performance/|title="We worked really well and really hard" - Lohanexpected strong Clare performance|publisher=Clare Echo|date=25 June 2023|accessdate=26 September 2023|first=|last=}}
Lohan claimed his first silverware when Clare beat Kilkenny to win the National League title in 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41368933.html|title =Red-hot McCarthy and Clare withstand late Cats fightback to end seven-year trophy drought|date=6 April 2024|work=Irish Examiner|accessdate=7 April 2024}}
Coaching career
Lohan's work as a secondary school teacher has also seen him involved as a coach to various teams at St Caimin's Community School.{{cite web|url=https://sixmilebridgegaa.com/articles/108409l|title =Victory for St. Caimins and St. Flannans in Clare PPS U15 Championships|date=|work=Sixmilebridge GAA website|accessdate=7 April 2024}}
Personal life
Honours
References
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Category:Wolfe Tones na Sionna hurlers