Famous as one sixth of the popular Irish boy band HomeTown, McLoughlin, along with his bandmates Josh Gray, Dean Gibbons, Dayl Cronin, Brendan Murray, and Cian Morrin, released a debut single titled "Where I Belong" in 2014 and a second track, "Cry for Help," in 2015. After debuting on a late night television show in early 2014, he and his bandmates represented Ireland in the twelfth season of the North Vision Song Contest.