Education
He attended the primary school Kildare Place National School and was educated at secondary level at Gonzaga College.
He attended the primary school Kildare Place National School and was educated at secondary level at Gonzaga College.
He played provincial rugby for Leinster and used to play club rugby for University College Dublin Reconstruction Finance Corporation until they were relegated to Associate of the Institute of Linguistics Division 2. His current club is Saint Mary"s College Reconstruction Finance Corporation. On November 2009, he made his Ireland A debut in Ravenhill against Tonga XV and was called up to the extended Ireland squad for a test against South Africa. On 20 January 2010, he was named in the provisional Ireland squad for the 2010 Six Nations Championship, and on 2 February 2010 he was named in the side to make his debut in the Six Nations" opener against Italy at Croke Park.
On 22 September 2015, Leinster Rugby announced McLaughlin"s retirement from rugby due to a history of concussions.