She is known for playing Debbie in drama Love/Hate, for which she won the 2013 Irish Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actress.
[2] Loughnane's first role was on the Irish hidden-camera comedy TV series Anonymous[3] as the daughter of Pamela Flood's character Doreen.
[2] Initially introduced as the girlfriend of Aidan Gillen's character John Boy, Debbie spiraled into heroin abuse and prostitution before ultimately dying of an overdose in the fourth season.
[6] She also played the guest role of Chloe in Hollyoaks in August 2013, and returned for a longer stint in November of that year.
[4] In 2014, she appeared in Poison Pen alongside Lochlann O'Mearain, before completing a course in standup comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York.