Shane Grimes is an Irish

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

 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. He has re-signed for Monaghan for 2010.

Dundalk

Grimes was first called up to the senior panel by Jim Gannon

Jim Gannon

James Paul "Jim" Gannon is a former footballer and football manager, who is now Director of football and manager of Conference National team Stockport County...

 in April 2005 having impressed in the clubs underage teams. He made his first senior appearance as a second-half substitute in June 2005 in a 3-0 defeat to 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....

 at Terryland Park

Terryland Park

Terryland Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Galway, Ireland, owned by the Galway & District Football League. It is currently used for association football matches and has been the home ground of Galway United since 1977.- History :...

. In August 2005, Shane made the starting line-up for the very first time against 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....

 in the FAI Cup

FAI Cup

The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland...

 at Oriel Park

Oriel Park

Oriel Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Dundalk, County Louth, Republic of Ireland. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Dundalk F.C. Its current capacity is about 4,500 with 3,000 seats. The ground was opened in 1919.-History:...

, on the Lilywhites’ new artificial pitch. It was to get even better for Grimes later in the season when he scored a terrific free-kick in a 2-2 draw with Athlone Town in September, his only goal during 17 appearances under Gannon. After Jim Gannon resigned, new manager John Gill

John Gill (football manager)

John Gill is an Irish football manager whose last job was in charge of Dundalk FC. He is currently assistant manager of St. Pats....

 decided to keep Grimes in his plans for the 2006 season as Dundalk remained in the First Division. However, Gill relied more upon experienced players rather than looking to youth and Grimes' opportunities were limited with only one start, a 1-0 defeat to Kildare County in March 2006. The 2007 season was kinder to Grimes as with an injury crisis came his chance to impress. He made 16 appearances in 2007 but Dundalk missed out on promotion. He remained with Dundalk for the 2008 season and was part of the team which lifted the League of Ireland First Division trophy and got promoted to the Premier Division. Grimes signed Monaghan United in 2009 and has committed to the Magic Mons for the 2010 season. He made 34 appearances and one substituted appearance for Monaghan in 2009 and scored the winning goal in a 1-0 win over Finn Harps in October.