At club level he plays with Kilmallock, while he is also a member of the Limerick senior hurling team.
Houlihan first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Kilmallock club.
He had already joined the club's senior team when he captained the under-21 side to a county title in 2018.
[1] Houlihan was the championship's top scorer when Kilmallock beat Patrickswell to win the Limerick SHC title in 2021.
[3] He was drafted onto the senior team in 2022 and was part of the extended panel when Limerick won that year's All-Ireland title.