Daniel Loftus
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Dónall Ó Lachtnáin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
1999 Turloughmore, County Galway, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Turloughmore | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| University of Galway | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2021-present | Galway | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Daniel Loftus (born 1999) is an Irish hurler. At club level, he plays with Turloughmore and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team.
Career
[edit]Loftus played hurling at all levels as a student at the Presentation College in Athenry.[1] He later played with University of Galway in the Fitzgibbon Cup.[2] At club level, Loftus plays with Turloughmore and was a Galway SHC runner-up in 2020 and 2023.[3][4]
At inter-county level, Loftus first played for Galway as a member of the minor team. He was full-back when Galway beat Cokr by 2-17 to 2-15 to win the All-Ireland MHC title in 2017.[5] He later progressed to the under-20 team.[6] Loftus joined the senior team, alongside his brother Seán, In January 2021.[7] He was part of the panel when Galway shared the National Hurling League title with Kilkenny in his debut season.[8]
Honours
[edit]- Galway
References
[edit]- ^ "Cats minor Sean Bolger posts 2-2 as Kilkenny CBS rally to see off Athenry to book last four place". The 42. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ "UG rout UCD in Fitzgibbon but too late for progress". Irish Examiner. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "Galway SHC: Conor Cooney inspires St Thomas' to third title". Irish Examiner. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Burke blasts St Thomas' to record sixth Galway title in a row". Irish Examiner. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (3 September 2017). "Canning man-of-the-match as Galway lift All-Ireland minor title with win over Cork". The 42. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "Cody's brilliant goal helps DJ Carey's Kilkenny past Galway and into Leinster U20 final". The 42. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "Jack Canning among the new faces in Galway senior hurling panel". Irish Examiner. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "Late blitz sees Galway snatch dramatic win over Cork". Irish Examiner. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2025.