Loughrea GAA

Located in the town of Loughrea, about 25 miles to the east of Galway city, Loughrea GAA Club was established in 1884.^[1] The club was 25 years old when it qualified for its first Galway SHC final, however, Craughwell were awarded the title at the expense of Loughrea.^[2]

Loughrea finally made a breakthrough when, in 1941, the club won the Galway SHC title for the first time in their history, following a defeat of the Army side.^[3] The club added several Galway MHC titles to their roll of honour on a number of occasions, however, it was 1981 before Loughrea had their next adult success when they won the Galway IHC title.^[4]

In 2006, Loughrea claimed their second Galway SHC title with a defeat of reigning champions Portumna.^[5] The club later added the Connacht Club SHC to their collection, before being beaten by Ballyhale Shamrocks in the 2007 All-Ireland Club SHC final.^[6] There were also a number of defeats during this period, with Loughrea losing seven Galway SHC finals between 2003 and 2022.^[7] This losing streak was brought to an end when Loughrea won consecutive Galway SHC titles in 2024 and 2025.^[8][9]

On 18 January 2026, Loughrea played Ballygunner in the 2026 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling final at Croke Park.^[10] They lost the final by 1-20 to 1-14.^[11][12]

• Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship (1) 2006
• Galway Senior Hurling Championship (4): 1941, 2006, 2024, 2025
• Galway Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 1981
• Galway Junior A Hurling Championship (2): 2009, 2012
• Galway Minor Hurling Championship (6) 1942, 1950, 1953, 1971, 1979, 2009

• Johnny Coen: All-Ireland SHC-winner (2017)
• Paul Hoban: Leinster SHC-winner (2012)^[13]
• Greg Kennedy: All-Ireland MHC-winning captain (1994)^[14]