Conor O'Loughlin

Conor O'Loughlin (born 16 July 1983) is a former Irish rugby union player for Connacht in the Celtic League. He played at scrum half.^[1] He retired due to a hip injury in 2011.^[2]

Conor O'Loughlin

Birth name	Conor O'Loughlin
Date of birth	(1983-07-16) 16 July 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Galway, Ireland
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	12 st 13 lb (82 kg)
School	Marist College
University	University College Cork University College Dublin
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Buccaneers UCG () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) –2011 Connacht 98 105 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2007 Ireland A 1 (0)

Following his rugby career O'Loughlin founded Glofox, a business management software development company that services fitness studios and gyms. The software is used in thousands of businesses worldwide. In June 2016 Glofox announced that it had received funding from EI plus Growing Capital to the amount of €500K. It subsequently went on to raise an additional €22m in venture capital over the next 6 years before being acquired by ABC fitness in August of 2022 for a sum reported to be above €200m ^[3]

O'Loughlin currently acts in the capacity of CEO within the company.^[4]

Awards and honours

On 22 April 2018, O’Loughlin received the title of Ireland’'s Best Young Entrepreneur for 2018.^[5]

References

1. "Conor O'Loughlin". Connacht Rugby Official Website. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
2. "Injury forces Connacht's Conor O'Loughlin to retire". BBC Sport. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
3. "Irish gym software start-up Glofox flexes muscles as it raises €2m". The Irish Times. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
4. "Former Connacht Rugby star Conor O'Loughlin named Ireland's Best Young Entrepreneur". 22 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
5. "Former Connacht Rugby star Conor O'Loughlin named Ireland's Best Young Entrepreneur". 22 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.