 He scored a point from play and ended the game with an All-Ireland medal as Cork claimed the title for the first time since 1945 after a 3-17 to 2-13 victory.On 5 May 1974, Coughlan won a second National Hurling League medal after lining out at midfield in the 6-15 to 1-12 defeat of Wexford in the final.The team later made an early exit from the 1974 Munster Championship, with Coughlan's retirement from inter-county hurling and his proposed retirement from inter-county football being reported in the "Evening Echo" on 27 May 1974.