2010 League of Ireland Transfers
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This is a list of Transfers in the 2010 League of Ireland
2010 League of Ireland
The 2010 League of Ireland was the 90th season of the League of Ireland. For the 26th season in succession, it was played using a two division format, consisting of the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland First Division. Bohemians were the defending League of Ireland...

 season
. This includes both the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland First Division

The pre-season transfer window
Transfer window
The transfer window is the period during the year in which a football club can transfer players from other countries into their playing staff. Such a transfer is completed by registering the player into the new club through FIFA...

 opened on 1 December 2009 and closed on the 22 February 2010 for domestic transfers and on 2 March 2010 for foreign transfers. Players without a club may join one at any time, either during or in between transfer windows.

Bohemians


In: Chris O'Connor
Chris O'Connor
Chris O'Connor is an Australian football goalkeeper. He last played for League of Ireland club Bohemians.- Club career :O'Connor signed for Rochedale Rovers senior team in the Brisbane's Mens League at the age of 15. He was the youngest player ever to be signed in the Queensland State League...

 from Bray Wanderers (Free transfer) Stephen Gray
Steven Gray (footballer)
Steven Gray is an Irish football defender who formerly played for Bohemians in the League of Ireland .Gray played as a youth with Leixlip United F.C., Cherry Orchard and Verona before moving to Southampton. He returned home and was captured by Drogheda United where he was voted Drogheda United...

 from Derry City F.C.
Derry City F.C.
Derry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Derry, Northern Ireland. It plays in the League of Ireland Premier Division...

 (Free transfer) Ruaidhri Higgins
Ruaidhri Higgins
Ruaidhri Higgins is a midfielder playing with Derry City.-Career:Higgins, who was born in Limavady, Northern Ireland, began his career at the youth club, Newtown Y.F.C. before being signed by Coventry City F.C. in 1998. Higgins signed for Derry after being released by Coventry City F.C....

 from Derry City F.C.
Derry City F.C.
Derry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Derry, Northern Ireland. It plays in the League of Ireland Premier Division...

 (Free transfer) Gareth McGlynn
Gareth McGlynn
Gareth McGlynn is a midfielder for Derry City.-Career:A former employee in Harry's restaurant in Bridgend, County Donegal, McGlynn broke into the Derry side at the age of 17...

 from Derry City F.C.
Derry City F.C.
Derry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Derry, Northern Ireland. It plays in the League of Ireland Premier Division...

 (Free transfer) Rafael Cretaro
Rafael Cretaro
Raffaele Cretaro is a footballer from Tubbercurry, County Sligo, Ireland, currently playing for League of Ireland Club Sligo Rovers.-Career:The "Tubbercurry Tornado" has spent most of his career at Sligo Rovers, spending one season away to Galway United....

 from Sligo Rovers (Free transfer) Barry Murphy
Barry Murphy (footballer born 1985)
Barry Murphy is an Irish professional footballer currently playing for League of Ireland club, Bohemians.-Shamrock Rovers:...

 from Shamrock Rovers (Free transfer) Mark Quigley
Mark Quigley
Mark Quigley is an Irish professional football player who currently plays for Dundalk.-Career:Quigley came to prominence as a schoolboy with noted Dublin club Belvedere from where he signed for Millwall in 2003. He spent the 2005 season at Shamrock Rovers where he made a total of 12 appearances...

 from St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
St Patrick's Athletic Football Club is a football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Founded in 1929, they are based in the Dublin suburb of Inchicore and play their home matches at Richmond Park. They have won the League of Ireland title 7 times and...

 (Free transfer)

Out: Glen Crowe
Glen Crowe
Glen Crowe is an Irish professional football forward who currently plays for Malahide United in the Leinster Senior League....

 to Sporting Fingal F.C.
Sporting Fingal F.C.
Sporting Fingal Football Club was a professional football club based in Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland. The club competed in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland from 2008 to 2011. Former Shamrock Rovers manager, Liam Buckley was the club's manager while former Arsenal player, John Devine...

 (Free transfer) Neale Fenn
Neale Fenn
Neale Fenn is a retired English born Irish footballer.- Early career :Fenn previously played for Spurs, making his professional debut in January 1997 starting a memorable 3rd round FA Cup tie at Manchester United in 1997 alongside Rory Allen, which Spurs lost 2-0...

 to Dundalk F.C.
Dundalk F.C.
Dundalk Football Club is a professional Irish football club based in Dundalk, County Louth. The club currently play in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. Founded in 1903, they are the second most successful team, in terms of trophies won, in the history of the League of Ireland. The...

 (Free transfer) Matt Gregg
Matt Gregg
Matthew Stephen "Matt" Gregg is a football goalkeeper currently playing for Bray Wanderers. He also runs a goalkeeper coaching school in Dublin.- Playing career :...

 to Dundalk F.C.
Dundalk F.C.
Dundalk Football Club is a professional Irish football club based in Dundalk, County Louth. The club currently play in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. Founded in 1903, they are the second most successful team, in terms of trophies won, in the history of the League of Ireland. The...

 (Free transfer) Brian Murphy
Brian Murphy (footballer)
Brian Murphy is an Irish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Queens Park Rangers. Murphy previously played for Bohemians, Swansea City, Manchester City and Ipswich Town.-Club career:...

 to Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....

 (Free transfer) Gary Deegan
Gary Deegan
Gary Deegan is an Irish footballer currently playing for English Championship side Coventry City.-Early career:...

 to Coventry City
Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...

 (£100,000) Mark Nolan to Athlone Town F.C. (Free transfer) Sean Byrne to Shelbourne F.C.
Shelbourne F.C.
Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in the Drumcondra area of Dublin, currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division....

 (Free transfer) Mark Hughes
Mark Hughes (Irish footballer)
Marc Hughes, is an Irish footballer currently playing for Tolka Rovers in the Leinster Senior League Premier Division.-Career:...

 to Shelbourne F.C.
Shelbourne F.C.
Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in the Drumcondra area of Dublin, currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division....

 (Loan)

Drogheda Utd


In: Michael Daly from Dundalk F.C.
Dundalk F.C.
Dundalk Football Club is a professional Irish football club based in Dundalk, County Louth. The club currently play in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. Founded in 1903, they are the second most successful team, in terms of trophies won, in the history of the League of Ireland. The...

 (Free transfer)

Out: James Chambers
James Chambers (Irish footballer)
James Chambers , is an Irish footballer who currently plays for Hamilton Academical. Chambers is a central midfield player.-Club career:...

 to Shamrock Rovers F.C.
Shamrock Rovers F.C.
Shamrock Rovers Football Club are a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the most successful club in Irish football history. The club have won the League of Ireland title a record 17 times and the FAI Cup a record 24...

 (Free transfer) Paul Shiels
Paul Shiels
Paul Shiels is an Irish footballer, who plays for League of Ireland First Division club Shelbourne...

 to Shelbourne F.C.
Shelbourne F.C.
Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in the Drumcondra area of Dublin, currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division....

 (Free transfer) Robbie Clarke
Robbie Clarke
Robbie Clarke is an Irish footballer who currently plays for League of Ireland Premier Division club Drogheda United. Clarke is a defender and plays at left back.-Career:...

 to Shelbourne F.C.
Shelbourne F.C.
Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in the Drumcondra area of Dublin, currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division....

 (Free transfer) Steve Williams to Shelbourne F.C.
Shelbourne F.C.
Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in the Drumcondra area of Dublin, currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division....

 (Free transfer) Shane Barrett
Shane Barrett
Shane Barrett is an Irish football striker who plays for League of Ireland First Division club Monaghan United...

 to Sporting Fingal F.C.
Sporting Fingal F.C.
Sporting Fingal Football Club was a professional football club based in Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland. The club competed in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland from 2008 to 2011. Former Shamrock Rovers manager, Liam Buckley was the club's manager while former Arsenal player, John Devine...

 (Free transfer)

Dundalk


In: Alan Cawley
Alan Cawley
Alan Cawley is a footballer who last played for Portadown in the IFA Premiership.Before signing for Leeds United Alan attended Summerhill College in Sligo. Alan began his career at Leeds United and had a spell at Sheffield Wednesday before returning to Ireland to sign for UCD...

 from St. Patrick's Athletic (Free transfer) Wayne Hatswell
Wayne Hatswell
Wayne Mervin Hatswell is an English professional footballer, currently player-coach at .-Career:Hatswell began his career with Swindon Supermarine and also played for Witney Town before joining Forest Green Rovers in 1999. During his first season at Forest Green, he made 34 league appearances, and...

 from Cambridge United
Cambridge United F.C.
Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League...

 (Free transfer) Matt Gregg
Matt Gregg
Matthew Stephen "Matt" Gregg is a football goalkeeper currently playing for Bray Wanderers. He also runs a goalkeeper coaching school in Dublin.- Playing career :...

 from Bohemians
Bohemian F.C.
Bohemian F.C. , more commonly referred to as Bohemians, is a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. Bohemians compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the third most successful club in League of Ireland football history, having won the League of Ireland title 11...

 (Free transfer) Neale Fenn
Neale Fenn
Neale Fenn is a retired English born Irish footballer.- Early career :Fenn previously played for Spurs, making his professional debut in January 1997 starting a memorable 3rd round FA Cup tie at Manchester United in 1997 alongside Rory Allen, which Spurs lost 2-0...

 from Bohemians
Bohemian F.C.
Bohemian F.C. , more commonly referred to as Bohemians, is a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. Bohemians compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the third most successful club in League of Ireland football history, having won the League of Ireland title 11...

 (Free transfer) Garry Breen
Garry Breen
Garry Breen is an Irish footballer currently playing for Portadown in the IFA Premiership.-Club career:Breen started his career playing for Fort Rangers in Kilkenny, and moved to Dublin to play for Belvedere in 2003...

 from Galway United (Free transfer) Ross Gaynor
Ross Gaynor
Ross Gaynor from Ardee, County Louth is an Irish professional footballer, who currently plays as a striker for League of Ireland side Dundalk.-Club career:...

 from Sporting Fingal
Sporting Fingal F.C.
Sporting Fingal Football Club was a professional football club based in Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland. The club competed in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland from 2008 to 2011. Former Shamrock Rovers manager, Liam Buckley was the club's manager while former Arsenal player, John Devine...

 (Free transfer) Stephen Maher
Stephen Maher
Stephen John Maher is an Irish professional footballer who currently plays for Dundalk in the League of Ireland and is a former Republic of Ireland U21 international.-Early career:...

 from St. Patrick's Athletic (Free transfer)

Out: Michael Collins
Michael Collins (footballer born 1977)
Michael Collins is a retired professional footballer who most recently played for Irish League club Crusaders.-Early career:...

 to Crusaders
Crusaders F.C.
Crusaders Football Club is a semi-professional, Northern Irish association football club, playing in the IFA Premiership. The club, founded in 1898, hails from Belfast and plays its home matches at Seaview. Club colours are red and black. The current manager is Stephen Baxter, appointed in 2005...

 (Free transfer) Paul McAreavey
Paul McAreavey
Paul McAreavey is a Northern Irish professional footballer last playing for Ballymena United. He previously played for Swindon Town, Linfield F.C., Donegal Celtic and Dundalk....

 to Donegal Celtic (Free transfer) Chris Turner
Chris Turner (footballer born 1987)
Christopher Turner is a Northern Irish footballer playing for Shamrock Rovers. He has been capped at under-19 and under-21 level by Northern Ireland.- Club career :...

 to Shamrock Rovers
Shamrock Rovers F.C.
Shamrock Rovers Football Club are a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the most successful club in Irish football history. The club have won the League of Ireland title a record 17 times and the FAI Cup a record 24...

 (Free transfer) Chris Bennion to Athlone Town
Athlone Town A.F.C.
Athlone Town F.C. is an Irish football club from Athlone, playing in the League of Ireland. The club was founded in 1887. First elected to the League of Ireland in 1922, they play their home matches in Lissywoollen their new stadium which opened in 2007...

 (Free transfer) Declan O'Brien
Declan O'Brien (footballer)
Declan 'Fabio' O'Brien, , is a professional footballer who is currently playing for Monaghan United.-Drogheda United:...

 to Valletta
Valletta F.C.
Valletta Football Club is a Maltese football club based in Valletta, the capital city of Malta. Valletta F.C. has the strongest support on the island...

 (Free transfer) Darren Mansaram
Darren Mansaram
Darren Timothy D. Mansaram is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division side Armthorpe Welfare....

 to Gainsborough Trinity
Gainsborough Trinity F.C.
Gainsborough Trinity Football Club are an English football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.Between 1896 and 1912 they were members of the Football League. They are currently in the Conference North, and play their home matches at The Northolme, which has a capacity of 4,304...

 (Free transfer) Michael Daly to Drogheda United (Free transfer) Shane Grimes
Shane Grimes
Shane Grimes is an Irish football player who currently plays with Monaghan United.-Football career:Shane Grimes is a defender. He had played for Dundalk since 2005 when he made his debut after being signed from the youth academy until his move to Monaghan United in 2009...

 to Monaghan United (Free transfer) Alex Williams to St. Patrick's Athletic
St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
St Patrick's Athletic Football Club is a football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Founded in 1929, they are based in the Dublin suburb of Inchicore and play their home matches at Richmond Park. They have won the League of Ireland title 7 times and...

 (Free transfer) Kevin McKinlay
Kevin McKinlay
Kevin Donald McKinlay is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Stenhousemuir.-Career:McKinlay signed for Scottish club Ross County after being released by Chelsea, where he was a product of the club's youth system.After a few seasons at the Staggies, McKinlay moved to Glasgow...

 to Greenock Morton
Greenock Morton F.C.
Greenock Morton Football Club are a Scottish professional football club, who currently play in the Scottish Football League First Division. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs....

 (Free transfer)

Galway Utd


In: Tom King
Tom King (footballer)
Thomas "Tom" King born 30 June 1989 in Castlebar, is an Irish professional footballer who is currently playing for League of Ireland First Division club Mervue United.King began his career at Plymouth Argyle, playing there for two seasons....

 from Longford Town F.C.
Longford Town F.C.
Longford Town F.C. is an Irish football club playing in the League of Ireland First Division. The club, founded in 1924 and elected to the league in 1984, hails from Longford, County Longford and play their home matches at Flancare Park...

 (Free transfer) Ciaran Foley from Free Agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

 Jonathan Keane from Free Agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....


Out: Sean Kelly to Limerick F.C.
Limerick F.C.
Limerick Football Club is an association football club based in Limerick, Ireland. The club currently play in the First Division of the League of Ireland. The first Limerick FC was founded in 1937 and has had a number of guises through its history, known at different times as Limerick FC, Limerick...

 (Free transfer) Shane Guthrie
Shane Guthrie
Shane Guthrie is an Irish footballer currently playing for St. Patrick's Athletic.-Career:Guthrie was born in Donegal, Ireland. He played youth football in County Kerry with St Brendans Park, Kingdom Boys and Tralee Dynamos....

 to St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
St Patrick's Athletic Football Club is a football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Founded in 1929, they are based in the Dublin suburb of Inchicore and play their home matches at Richmond Park. They have won the League of Ireland title 7 times and...

 (Free transfer) Vinny Faherty
Vinny Faherty
Vincent "Vinny" Faherty is an Irish footballer who plays in Australia for Whittlesea Zebras, promoted as champions to the Victorian Premier League for the 2012 season. He plays in either the forward position or as an attacking midfielder.-Early career:As a youngster, Faherty began his career with...

 to St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
St Patrick's Athletic Football Club is a football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Founded in 1929, they are based in the Dublin suburb of Inchicore and play their home matches at Richmond Park. They have won the League of Ireland title 7 times and...

 (Free transfer) Iarfhlaith Davoren
Iarfhlaith Davoren
Iarfhlaith Davoren is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a left back or left winger for Sligo Rovers in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Davoren is a native of Tullamore, County Offaly.-Career:...

 to Sligo Rovers F.C.
Sligo Rovers F.C.
Sligo Rovers Football Club is a professional Irish football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club was founded in 1928 and have been in the League of Ireland since 1934. The club is a co-operative venture, owned by the people of Sligo. Sligo Rovers have played at...

 (Free transfer) Garry Breen
Garry Breen
Garry Breen is an Irish footballer currently playing for Portadown in the IFA Premiership.-Club career:Breen started his career playing for Fort Rangers in Kilkenny, and moved to Dublin to play for Belvedere in 2003...

 to Dundalk F.C.
Dundalk F.C.
Dundalk Football Club is a professional Irish football club based in Dundalk, County Louth. The club currently play in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. Founded in 1903, they are the second most successful team, in terms of trophies won, in the history of the League of Ireland. The...

 (Free transfer)

St Pat's Ath


In: Derek Pender
Derek Pender
Derek Pender is an Irish footballer, whose current club is St Patrick's Athletic in the League of Ireland.Pender began his senior career at Shelbourne in 2003 after impressing at schoolboy level with Belvedere and for Republic of Ireland at under age level...

 from Bray Wanderers (Free transfer) Dave McAllister from Shelbourne F.C.
Shelbourne F.C.
Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in the Drumcondra area of Dublin, currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division....

 (Free transfer) Brian Cash
Brian Cash
Brian Cash Brian Cash Brian Cash (born 24 November 1982 in Dublin is an Irish footballer who last played for Galway United in the League of Ireland.His first club was Nottingham Forest, from where he was loaned to Swansea City and Rochdale. Late in 2004 he joined Bristol Rovers on non-contract terms...

 from Sligo Rovers (Free transfer) Gareth Coughlan
Gareth Coughlan
Gareth Coughlan is an Irish footballer, who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland side St Patrick's Athletic.-External links:**...

 from Bray Wanderers (Free transfer) Conor Sinnott
Conor Sinnott
Conor Sinnott is a footballer who is currently playing for Waterford United.Conor started his schoolboy career with Rosslare Rangers, in Wexford, before moving on to the All Blacks where he came to the notice of the Wexford Schoolboy League representative sides and was capped by the Irish under 14...

 from Wexford Youths (Free transfer) Ian Bermingham
Ian Bermingham
Ian Bermingham, is an Irish footballer currently playing with League of Ireland club, St. Patricks Athletic.- Club career :Bermingham was signed by UCD in April 2007 from schoolboy side Lourdes Celtic....

 from Shamrock Rovers (Free transfer) Paul Byrne
Paul Byrne (footballer born 1986)
Paul Byrne, , is a footballer, who has played in Ireland for a number of years in the League of Ireland.Byrne has signed with the Ballarat Red Devils in Australia for season 2011-References:...

 from Bray Wanderers (Free transfer) Shane Guthrie
Shane Guthrie
Shane Guthrie is an Irish footballer currently playing for St. Patrick's Athletic.-Career:Guthrie was born in Donegal, Ireland. He played youth football in County Kerry with St Brendans Park, Kingdom Boys and Tralee Dynamos....

 from Galway United
Galway United
Galway United F.C. was founded as Galway Rovers in 1937. They are a football club currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division, the top tier of the Irish football....

 (Free transfer) Alex Williams from Dundalk F.C.
Dundalk F.C.
Dundalk Football Club is a professional Irish football club based in Dundalk, County Louth. The club currently play in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. Founded in 1903, they are the second most successful team, in terms of trophies won, in the history of the League of Ireland. The...

 (Free transfer) Vinny Faherty
Vinny Faherty
Vincent "Vinny" Faherty is an Irish footballer who plays in Australia for Whittlesea Zebras, promoted as champions to the Victorian Premier League for the 2012 season. He plays in either the forward position or as an attacking midfielder.-Early career:As a youngster, Faherty began his career with...

 from Galway Utd (Free transfer) Dave Mulcahy
Dave Mulcahy
Dave Mulcahy is an Irish football player who currently plays for St. Patrick's Athletic in the League of Ireland Premier Division ....

 from Bray Wanderers (Free transfer) Conor Kenna
Conor Kenna
Conor Kenna, born in Dublin on 21 August 1984, is a footballer for League of Ireland side St. Patrick's Athletic.Kenna began his League of Ireland career with Shelbourne where he was a primary figure in the Reds' under 21 squad and was briefly part of their first team squad...

 from Drogheda United
Drogheda United
Drogheda United Football Club is an Irish football club currently playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club hails from Drogheda, Ireland and, since 1979, plays its home matches at Hunky Dorys Park....

 (Free transfer)

Out: Brendan Clarke
Brendan Clarke
Brendan Clarke Brendan Clarke Brendan Clarke (born 17 September 1985 in Dublin is an Irish football player who currently plays for Sligo Rovers in the League of Ireland -St. Patrick's Athletic:...

 to Sporting Fingal (Free transfer) Alan Cawley
Alan Cawley
Alan Cawley is a footballer who last played for Portadown in the IFA Premiership.Before signing for Leeds United Alan attended Summerhill College in Sligo. Alan began his career at Leeds United and had a spell at Sheffield Wednesday before returning to Ireland to sign for UCD...

 to Dundalk F.C.
Dundalk F.C.
Dundalk Football Club is a professional Irish football club based in Dundalk, County Louth. The club currently play in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. Founded in 1903, they are the second most successful team, in terms of trophies won, in the history of the League of Ireland. The...

 (Free transfer) Enda Stevens
Enda Stevens
Enda Stevens is an Irish footballer who currently plays for Shamrock Rovers. However, he will join Premier League side Aston Villa on a three-year contract that begins in January 2012.-Early career:...

 to Shamrock Rovers (Free transfer) Gary Dempsey
Gary Dempsey (footballer)
Gary Dempsey is an Irish footballer who plays for Bray Wanderers of the League of Ireland.-Career:...

 to Darlington F.C.
Darlington F.C.
Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...

 (Free transfer) Anthony Costigan to Monaghan United
Monaghan United
Monaghan United F.C. is an Irish football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club, founded in 1979 and elected to the league in 1985, hails from Monaghan and play their home matches at Gortakeegan, Monaghan...

 (Free transfer) Darragh Ryan
Darragh Ryan
Darragh Ryan , is a footballer who currently plays for Southern Stars.- Playing career :He began his career with Brighton & Hove Albion, for whom he played nine league games, scoring twice. Ryan then moved on to play for another Sussex outfit, Crawley Town. Following this, the player moved to...

 to Stevenage Borough F.C.
Stevenage Borough F.C.
Stevenage Football Club is an English football club based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. The club currently participate in League One, the third tier of English football, having won promotion from League Two in the 2010–11 season...

 (Free transfer) John Lester
John Lester (footballer)
John Lester is an Irish footballer who plays for Sheriff YC in the Athletic Union League.-Career:Lester played his schoolboy football at Leicester Celtic alongside the likes of Andy Reid, Barry Roche and Declan Field...

 to Longford Town (Free transfer) Mark Quigley
Mark Quigley
Mark Quigley is an Irish professional football player who currently plays for Dundalk.-Career:Quigley came to prominence as a schoolboy with noted Dublin club Belvedere from where he signed for Millwall in 2003. He spent the 2005 season at Shamrock Rovers where he made a total of 12 appearances...

 to Bohemians F.C. (Free transfer) Andy Haran
Andy Haran
Andy Haran is an Irish footballer currently playing for League of Ireland First Division side Monaghan United. Haran plays as a striker.-Career:Haran who hails from Julianstown joined St...

 to Shelbourne F.C.
Shelbourne F.C.
Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in the Drumcondra area of Dublin, currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division....

 (Loan) Jason Gavin to Free Agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

 (Released) Stephen Maher
Stephen Maher
Stephen John Maher is an Irish professional footballer who currently plays for Dundalk in the League of Ireland and is a former Republic of Ireland U21 international.-Early career:...

 to Dundalk F.C.
Dundalk F.C.
Dundalk Football Club is a professional Irish football club based in Dundalk, County Louth. The club currently play in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. Founded in 1903, they are the second most successful team, in terms of trophies won, in the history of the League of Ireland. The...

 (Free transfer)

Shamrock Rovers


In: James Chambers
James Chambers (Irish footballer)
James Chambers , is an Irish footballer who currently plays for Hamilton Academical. Chambers is a central midfield player.-Club career:...

 from Drogheda United
Drogheda United
Drogheda United Football Club is an Irish football club currently playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club hails from Drogheda, Ireland and, since 1979, plays its home matches at Hunky Dorys Park....

 (Free transfer) Enda Stevens
Enda Stevens
Enda Stevens is an Irish footballer who currently plays for Shamrock Rovers. However, he will join Premier League side Aston Villa on a three-year contract that begins in January 2012.-Early career:...

 from St Patrick's Athletic (Free transfer) Billy Dennehy
Billy Dennehy
Billy Dennehy is an Irish footballer, who currently plays for League of Ireland side, Shamrock Rovers. He is a left-sided midfielder, and the older brother of Barnet defender Darren Dennehy.-Playing career:...

 from Cork City F.C. (Free transfer) Chris Turner
Chris Turner (footballer born 1987)
Christopher Turner is a Northern Irish footballer playing for Shamrock Rovers. He has been capped at under-19 and under-21 level by Northern Ireland.- Club career :...

 from Dundalk F.C.
Dundalk F.C.
Dundalk Football Club is a professional Irish football club based in Dundalk, County Louth. The club currently play in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. Founded in 1903, they are the second most successful team, in terms of trophies won, in the history of the League of Ireland. The...

 (Free transfer) Craig Walsh from Cherry Orchard F.C.
Cherry Orchard F.C.
Cherry Orchard Football Club is an Irish football club founded in 1957 known locally as "the Orchard." The club is one of the biggest producers of talent in Ireland. They are linked with Manchester City. Their main rival is Crumlin United, for whom Robbie Keane played at schoolboy level. The club...

 (Free transfer)

Out: Shane Robinson
Shane Robinson
Shane Robinson is an Irish football midfielder currently playing for Finnish Veikkausliiga club FC Haka. Scored 7 goals in his first season in Finnish football and won supporters player of the year 2011....

 to Free Agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

 (Released) Darragh Maguire
Darragh Maguire
Darragh Maguire is an Irish football player whose last club was Shamrock Rovers in the League of Ireland Premier Division.-St Patrick's Athletic:Maguire is a central defender and he joined St...

 to Free Agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

 (Released) Simon Madden
Simon Madden
Simon Madden was an Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Football Club from 1974 until 1992. He was also president of the AFL Players Association from 1985 until 1989....

 to Darlington F.C.
Darlington F.C.
Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...

 (Free transfer) Corey Tracey to Free Agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

 (Released) Padraig Amond
Padraig Amond
Pádraig Amond is an Irish footballer who currently plays for League Two club Accrington Stanley on loan from Paços de Ferreira of the Portuguese Primeira Liga...

 to Sligo Rovers (Free transfer) Barry Murphy
Barry Murphy (footballer born 1985)
Barry Murphy is an Irish professional footballer currently playing for League of Ireland club, Bohemians.-Shamrock Rovers:...

 to Bohemians F.C. (Free transfer) Ian Bermingham
Ian Bermingham
Ian Bermingham, is an Irish footballer currently playing with League of Ireland club, St. Patricks Athletic.- Club career :Bermingham was signed by UCD in April 2007 from schoolboy side Lourdes Celtic....

 to St Patrick's Athletic (Free transfer) Tadhg Purcell
Tadhg Purcell
Tadhg Purcell is an Irish footballer who currently plays for Darlington on loan from Northampton Town. His main position is striker although he can play on the wing.-Personal life:...

 to Darlington F.C.
Darlington F.C.
Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...

 (Free transfer) Kevin Quinn to Athlone Town F.C. (Free transfer) Stephen Conlon to Longford Town F.C.
Longford Town F.C.
Longford Town F.C. is an Irish football club playing in the League of Ireland First Division. The club, founded in 1924 and elected to the league in 1984, hails from Longford, County Longford and play their home matches at Flancare Park...

 (Free transfer) Thomas Hyland
Thomas Hyland
Thomas Hyland is a well known card counter at the casino card game of blackjack. Since 1979, he has also been the manager of the longest-running blackjack team in history....

 to Longford Town F.C.
Longford Town F.C.
Longford Town F.C. is an Irish football club playing in the League of Ireland First Division. The club, founded in 1924 and elected to the league in 1984, hails from Longford, County Longford and play their home matches at Flancare Park...

 (Free transfer)

Sligo Rovers


In: Padraig Amond
Padraig Amond
Pádraig Amond is an Irish footballer who currently plays for League Two club Accrington Stanley on loan from Paços de Ferreira of the Portuguese Primeira Liga...

 from Shamrock Rovers (Free transfer) Gary McCabe
Gary McCabe
Gary McCabe is an Irish footballer who currently plays for League of Ireland Champions Shamrock Rovers.-Career:McCabe began his youth career at Leinster Senior League side Crumlin United...

 from Bray Wanderers (Free transfer) Iarlaith Davoren from Galway United
Galway United
Galway United F.C. was founded as Galway Rovers in 1937. They are a football club currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division, the top tier of the Irish football....

 (Free transfer)

Out: Owen Morrison
Owen Morrison
Owen Morrison is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for F.C. New York in the USL Professional Division.He has previously played in the League of Ireland for Portadown and Sligo Rovers and had two separate seasons for his hometown club Derry City...

 to Portadown F.C.
Portadown F.C.
Portadown F.C. is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club which plays in the IFA Premiership.The club was founded in the late 1880s and joined the Irish League in 1924. It is based in Portadown in County Armagh and plays its home games at Shamrock Park...

 (Free transfer) Martin Camano to Free Agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

 (Released) Joe Kendrick to Free Agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

 (Released) Ger Rafter to Free Agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

 (Released) Rob Turner to Rhyl F.C.
Rhyl F.C.
Rhyl Football Club is a Welsh football club, playing in the Cymru Alliance.The club was founded in 1882 and the team plays its home matches at Belle Vue, Rhyl, which can accommodate 3,000 spectators.- History :Few clubs in the Welsh Premier League have as distinguished a past as Rhyl's...

 (Free transfer) Rafael Cretaro
Rafael Cretaro
Raffaele Cretaro is a footballer from Tubbercurry, County Sligo, Ireland, currently playing for League of Ireland Club Sligo Rovers.-Career:The "Tubbercurry Tornado" has spent most of his career at Sligo Rovers, spending one season away to Galway United....

 to Bohemians F.C. (Free transfer) Brian Cash
Brian Cash
Brian Cash Brian Cash Brian Cash (born 24 November 1982 in Dublin is an Irish footballer who last played for Galway United in the League of Ireland.His first club was Nottingham Forest, from where he was loaned to Swansea City and Rochdale. Late in 2004 he joined Bristol Rovers on non-contract terms...

 to St Patrick's Athletic (Free transfer) Jason Noctor
Jason Noctor
Jason Noctor is a defender who plays for League of Ireland side Finn Harps/ Jason began his career with non-league side St.Catherine's Killybegs, in Co.Donegal, coincidentally, that is also who Séamus Coleman played for before joining Sligo Rovers...

 to Finn Harps (Free transfer)

Sporting Fingal


In: Brendan Clarke
Brendan Clarke
Brendan Clarke Brendan Clarke Brendan Clarke (born 17 September 1985 in Dublin is an Irish football player who currently plays for Sligo Rovers in the League of Ireland -St. Patrick's Athletic:...

 from St Patrick's Athletic (Free transfer) Ronan Finn
Ronan Finn
Ronan Finn , is an Irish footballer, who is currently playing for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shamrock Rovers.- Club career :Finn spent eight months in the Cambridge United youth team in 2004-05....

 from UCD F.C. (Free transfer) Ger O'Brien
Ger O'Brien
Ger O'Brien is an Irish football defender, who currently plays for Bohemians in the League of Ireland.-Biography:Ger O'Brien was signed by Eric Hannigan before the start of the 2004 season from Athlone Town. He was the first player to represent the Republic of Ireland at any level while playing...

 from Derry City F.C.
Derry City F.C.
Derry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Derry, Northern Ireland. It plays in the League of Ireland Premier Division...

 (Free transfer) Kenny Browne
Kenny Browne
Kenny Browne is an Irish football defender who plays for Waterford United .He moved from his home town club to newly promoted Sporting Fingal before the 2010 League of Ireland season....

 from Waterford United
Waterford United
Waterford United is an Irish football club playing in the First Division of the League of Ireland. The club was founded and elected to the league in 1930 and hails from Waterford. Originally the club was based at Kilcohan Park greyhound stadium, but have now moved to the Waterford Regional Sports...

 (Free transfer) Glen Crowe
Glen Crowe
Glen Crowe is an Irish professional football forward who currently plays for Malahide United in the Leinster Senior League....

 from Bohemians F.C. (Free transfer) Darren Quigley
Darren Quigley
Darren Quigley, born in Dublin on June 10, 1986, is a footballer currently playing with League of Ireland side Bray Wanderers.- Biography :Quigley has one Ireland B international cap, which he earned against Scotland B on 14 November 2006, and eight Ireland U-21 caps...

 from Derry City F.C.
Derry City F.C.
Derry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Derry, Northern Ireland. It plays in the League of Ireland Premier Division...

 (Free transfer) Shane Barrett
Shane Barrett
Shane Barrett is an Irish football striker who plays for League of Ireland First Division club Monaghan United...

 from Drogheda United
Drogheda United
Drogheda United Football Club is an Irish football club currently playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club hails from Drogheda, Ireland and, since 1979, plays its home matches at Hunky Dorys Park....

 (Free transfer)

Out: Gareth Whelan to Shelbourne F.C.
Shelbourne F.C.
Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in the Drumcondra area of Dublin, currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division....

 (Free transfer) Dinny Corcoran to Shelbourne F.C.
Shelbourne F.C.
Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in the Drumcondra area of Dublin, currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division....

 (Loan) Eric Foley
Eric Foley
Eric Foley is an Irish footballer who currently plays for League of Ireland First Division club Monaghan United. Foley plays in central midfield.-Career:...

 to Shelbourne F.C.
Shelbourne F.C.
Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in the Drumcondra area of Dublin, currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division....

 (Free transfer) Fiachra McArdle
Fiachra McArdle
Fiachra McArdle is a professional footballer in the League of Ireland.The midfield player joined English outfit Derby County F.C. as a 15 year old in 1998. He progressed through the clubs academy and won a reserve premier league medal in 2001...

 to Longford Town F.C.
Longford Town F.C.
Longford Town F.C. is an Irish football club playing in the League of Ireland First Division. The club, founded in 1924 and elected to the league in 1984, hails from Longford, County Longford and play their home matches at Flancare Park...

 (Free transfer)

UCD


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Out: John Reilly to Free Agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

 (Released) Ronan Finn
Ronan Finn
Ronan Finn , is an Irish footballer, who is currently playing for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shamrock Rovers.- Club career :Finn spent eight months in the Cambridge United youth team in 2004-05....

 to Sporting Fingal (Released) Garvan Broughall to Athlone Town F.C. (Released) Timmy Purcell
Timmy Purcell
Timmy Purcell, born in Kilkenny on 4 March 1988, is an Irish association football player. He currently plays for Australian side Richmond SC.Purcell plays as a striker and played for Belvedere FC and before joining UCD in 2006. He played for Waterford United for one season in 2010 before signing...

 to Waterford United
Waterford United
Waterford United is an Irish football club playing in the First Division of the League of Ireland. The club was founded and elected to the league in 1930 and hails from Waterford. Originally the club was based at Kilcohan Park greyhound stadium, but have now moved to the Waterford Regional Sports...

 (Released)

Bray Wanderers


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Out: Chris O'Connor
Chris O'Connor
Chris O'Connor is an Australian football goalkeeper. He last played for League of Ireland club Bohemians.- Club career :O'Connor signed for Rochedale Rovers senior team in the Brisbane's Mens League at the age of 15. He was the youngest player ever to be signed in the Queensland State League...

 to Bohemian F.C.
Bohemian F.C.
Bohemian F.C. , more commonly referred to as Bohemians, is a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. Bohemians compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the third most successful club in League of Ireland football history, having won the League of Ireland title 11...

 (Free transfer) Derek Pender
Derek Pender
Derek Pender is an Irish footballer, whose current club is St Patrick's Athletic in the League of Ireland.Pender began his senior career at Shelbourne in 2003 after impressing at schoolboy level with Belvedere and for Republic of Ireland at under age level...

 to St Pat's (Free transfer) Gareth Coughlan
Gareth Coughlan
Gareth Coughlan is an Irish footballer, who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland side St Patrick's Athletic.-External links:**...

 to St Pat's (Free transfer) Gary McCabe
Gary McCabe
Gary McCabe is an Irish footballer who currently plays for League of Ireland Champions Shamrock Rovers.-Career:McCabe began his youth career at Leinster Senior League side Crumlin United...

 to Sligo Rovers (Free transfer)

Derry City


In: Stephen Parkhouse from Sligo Rovers F.C.
Sligo Rovers F.C.
Sligo Rovers Football Club is a professional Irish football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club was founded in 1928 and have been in the League of Ireland since 1934. The club is a co-operative venture, owned by the people of Sligo. Sligo Rovers have played at...


Out: Stephen Gray
Steven Gray (footballer)
Steven Gray is an Irish football defender who formerly played for Bohemians in the League of Ireland .Gray played as a youth with Leixlip United F.C., Cherry Orchard and Verona before moving to Southampton. He returned home and was captured by Drogheda United where he was voted Drogheda United...

 to Bohemian F.C.
Bohemian F.C.
Bohemian F.C. , more commonly referred to as Bohemians, is a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. Bohemians compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the third most successful club in League of Ireland football history, having won the League of Ireland title 11...

  (Free transfer) Ruaidhri Higgins
Ruaidhri Higgins
Ruaidhri Higgins is a midfielder playing with Derry City.-Career:Higgins, who was born in Limavady, Northern Ireland, began his career at the youth club, Newtown Y.F.C. before being signed by Coventry City F.C. in 1998. Higgins signed for Derry after being released by Coventry City F.C....

 to Bohemian F.C.
Bohemian F.C.
Bohemian F.C. , more commonly referred to as Bohemians, is a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. Bohemians compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the third most successful club in League of Ireland football history, having won the League of Ireland title 11...

  (Free transfer) Gareth McGlynn
Gareth McGlynn
Gareth McGlynn is a midfielder for Derry City.-Career:A former employee in Harry's restaurant in Bridgend, County Donegal, McGlynn broke into the Derry side at the age of 17...

 to Bohemian F.C.
Bohemian F.C.
Bohemian F.C. , more commonly referred to as Bohemians, is a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. Bohemians compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the third most successful club in League of Ireland football history, having won the League of Ireland title 11...

 (Free transfer)

Limerick


In: Sean Kelly from Galway United F.C. (Free transfer)

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Longford Town


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Mervue Utd


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  Kevin McHugh
Kevin McHugh
Kevin McHugh ; born 19 January 1980 in Letterkenny, Ireland) is an Irish football player currently with Finn Harps.-Career:McHugh was born in Letterkenny and raised in the border-town of Killea in Co...

 from Linfield F.C.
Linfield F.C.
Linfield F.C. , is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, whose home ground is Windsor Park in Belfast, which is also the home of the Northern Ireland international team....


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Salthill Devon


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Shelbourne


In: Sean Byrne from Bohemian F.C.
Bohemian F.C.
Bohemian F.C. , more commonly referred to as Bohemians, is a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. Bohemians compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the third most successful club in League of Ireland football history, having won the League of Ireland title 11...

 (Free transfer) Mark Hughes
Mark Hughes (Irish footballer)
Marc Hughes, is an Irish footballer currently playing for Tolka Rovers in the Leinster Senior League Premier Division.-Career:...

 from Bohemian F.C.
Bohemian F.C.
Bohemian F.C. , more commonly referred to as Bohemians, is a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. Bohemians compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the third most successful club in League of Ireland football history, having won the League of Ireland title 11...

 (Loan) Paul Shiels
Paul Shiels
Paul Shiels is an Irish footballer, who plays for League of Ireland First Division club Shelbourne...

 from Drogheda United F.C. (Free transfer) Robbie Clarke
Robbie Clarke
Robbie Clarke is an Irish footballer who currently plays for League of Ireland Premier Division club Drogheda United. Clarke is a defender and plays at left back.-Career:...

 from Drogheda United F.C. (Free transfer) Steve Williams to Drogheda United F.C. (Free transfer)

Out: Dave McAllister to St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
St Patrick's Athletic Football Club is a football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Founded in 1929, they are based in the Dublin suburb of Inchicore and play their home matches at Richmond Park. They have won the League of Ireland title 7 times and...

(Free transfer)

Waterford Utd


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Wexford Youths


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