Michael (Mike) Loughnan

It was with sadness I read of the death of Michael. It brought me back to when my mum , Monica, brought me to the theatre to see such wonderful plays. I clearly remember Michael taking the lead roll in Ghosts by Ibsen. He was such a wonderful actor. He inherited his parents kind and gentle ways, and will always be remembered as one of Corks leading actors.
Margaret, Mary, and Martin, please accept my sympathy on your great loss.
May Michael rest in peace.

Emelie and I were deeply saddened to hear of Michael's death. He was such a fine actor, and a wonderful man to work with. We have very fond memories of our time with him in The Loft, where he gave outstanding performances as Brutus, Hamlet, MacDuff, Romeo, Orlando and many others. As it happened, we had just attended a Loft centenary celebration - where the passing of Pat Gunn was in everyone's mind - when we heard of Michael's demise. Our fondest sympathies to Maggie, Mary and Martin.

Deepest sympathy to all the Loughnan family. I remember him playing Brutus in "Julius Caesar" of which the final lines apply so aptly to Michael:-

“His life was gentle; and the elements
So mixed in him, that Nature might stand up
And say to all the world, THIS WAS A MAN!”

My memories go back to heading down Wilton Road to meet up with Jim Murphy and Michael .We then headed over back wall of Loughnan s house to Dennehy s field .Here we played out our vision of sport including Athletics.(The latter had prizgiving of old comics !!!.

May Michael rest in peace

Sorry to hear about Michael’s death. Our sympathies to Maggie, Mary, Martin and the extended Loughnan family. We’re thinking about you at this sad time.

My deepest sympathy to Margaret,Mary and Martin on the death of Michael I worked for many years with your aunt Sheila she was so proud of you all, she followed Michael’s career with great pride and interest she had many conversations with your dad about Michael when he used to collect her from work. Rest in Peace Michael

Sincere condolences to Margaret.Mary and Martin on the death of Michael,your lovely brother. My brother Don and I were talking about him last Saturday before going to the Loft celebration.Little did we know that he had passed away.

Sincere sympathy, to Margaret, Mary, Martin and the extended Loughnan
family on the sad passing of Michael. It is great to have memories of many of his performances down the years. Every show was precious to him and he loved being on stage.

Deepest sympathy to Margaret, Mary and Martin on the passing of Michael. He was a lovely gentle person. May he rest in piece. Thinking of you in this difficult time.

Sorry to hear of Michael's passing and sympathy Margaret Mary Martin on your sad loss Gerry and I have great memories of him and saw his fine acting in Dublin many years ago and regretted not seeing him after show Rest in peace Michael Lots of love to all the family xxxx

Margaret, Mary, Martin and Ellen, our sincere sympathy to you all on Michael's death, may he rest in peace.
Michael was a lovely person, gifted with great artistic talent.
Great memories of his visits to Cloughduv long ago.

Memories come flooding back of many happy times spent together in our youth. Very saddened to hear of Michael's passing. Sincere sympathy to Margaret , Mary, and Martin . May he rest in peace.

In school Michael was a gentle soul; underneath he had a strong centre. I remember, in our early twenties going to theatre with Michael and having a pint together afterwards. He had a lovely open attitude and was full of wonder about life. May he rest in peace.

Deepest sympathy to Martin and the Loughnan family.
May he rest in peace

Sincere sympathy to Mary, Maggie, Martin and all the family.

So sorry to hear of Michael's death.
He came to West Cork with the "Fit Ups " some years back and gave a wonderful performance.

Our sincere sympathies to Margaret, Mary, Martin and the Loughnan family on the death of their beloved Michael. Fond memories of him visiting us in Cloughduv in his youth. May he rest in peace.

Very sincere sympathies to Mary, Margaret, Martin & the extended Loughnan family on the passing of your wonderful brother, Michael. May he rest in peace.

On behalf of the family of Pat Gunn, can I say how sorry we are to hear that Michael has passed away.

Pat and Michael were tremendously close and shared a passion for acting that was ignited in "The Loft". Pat (Dad) thoroughly enjoyed meeting Micheal on his many visits to Cork and was very recently referencing him in discussions with the family before he died.

Unfortunately, Pat passed away on the 14th August this year and the proximity to Michael's death is quite coincidental.

May Michael Rest in Peace.

Margaret, Mary, Martin and Ellen. We are very sorry that Michael has died. You will miss him greatly and we will fondly remember his genial company and his infectious good humor on the occasions when he visited us in Cork. His great acting talent thankfully remains available for all to see. He was indeed someone it was a privilege to know and love.

Our sincere sympathy on Michael’s death. Remember when you lived on Model Farm Road and going to Margaret’s birthday parties! Your Dad was great friend of ours over the years. 🙏☘️

Sincere sympathy to Margaret, Mary, Martin, and the extended family. I also knew Michael in the Loft and before that was a classmate of his at school. He was a lovely, sincere, person and a wonderfully talented actor. Michael was recently fondly remembered at an event to celebrate the centenary of the Loft. May his gentle soul rest in peace.

Sincere condolences to Margaret,Mary and Martin on Michaels passing.We have lovely memories of him and of you all
May his gentle soul rest in peace..

Very sad to hear of Michael’s passing.
He was the first member of the” Loft” Cork Shakespearean Company to play Hamlet after Father O’Flynn passed. Great memories of meeting him with our great friend Pat Gunn when Michael was back in Cork.
He is joining Pat who sadly passed last week.

Condolences to Mary,
Maggie and Martin.
I can recall the magic we shared at the top of that rickety stairs up to the Loft all those years ago.
May he rest in peace
.

Our sincere condolences to Margaret,Mary and Martin on the sad passing of Michael.We were fortunate to see one of his shows here in Macroom many years ago. It really demonstrated to us his acting ability. May his gentle soul rest in peace.

Sincere condolences to Margaret Mary and Martin on Michaels death.
A man of enourmous talent in the world of the Arts and Theatre.
R.I.P.