He later joined the senior team and enjoyed some divisional success before lining out with the Brother Pearses and Seán Treacy's clubs in London.
Horgan won multiple All-Ireland medals Tony Forristal with Tipperary U14 and 2 All Ireland’s under-16 before making his minor debut at the age of sixteen.
After returning to Ireland, Horgan won a Munster medal with the Tipperary intermediate team in 2002, losing the All-Ireland final in a replay to Galway.
Horgan was the inaugural winner of the Shane Hourigan memorial Young Referee of the year 2014.
[4] In April 2023, Horgan announced his retirement from inter-county refereeing.Horgan is also believed to have left all codes of refereeing.