List of 2019–20 League of Ireland transfers

This is a list of transfers involving clubs that played in the 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division and 2020 League of Ireland First Division.

The pre-season transfer window opened on 1 December 2019 and closed on 22 February 2020 for domestic transfers and on 2 March 2020 for foreign transfers. Players without a club may join one at any time, either during or in between transfer windows. ^[1]

Pre-Season Transfers

League of Ireland Premier Division

Bohemians

In:

Player	Country	Position	Signed from	Transfer type
Anthony Breslin		Defender	Longford Town	Free transfer [2]
JJ Lunney		Midfielder	Waterford	Free transfer [2]
Kris Twardek		Midfielder	Sligo Rovers	Free transfer [2]
Stephen McGuinness		Goalkeeper	Cabinteely	Free transfer [2]
Glen McAuley		Forward	St Patrick's Athletic	Free transfer [3]
Dan Casey		Defender	Cork City	Undisclosed fee [4]
Ciaran Kelly		Defender	St Patrick's Athletic	Undisclosed fee [5]
Callum Thompson		Midfielder	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Loan [6]

Out:

Player	Country	Position	Sold to	Transfer type
Derek Pender		Defender	Retired	Retirement [7]
Aaron Barry		Defender	Cork City	End of loan [8]
Brandon Bermingham		Forward	Drogheda United	Free transfer [9]
Darragh Leahy		Defender	Dundalk	Free transfer [10]
Scott Allardice		Midfielder	Waterford	Free transfer [11]
Ryan Swan		Forward	Warrenpoint Town	Free transfer [12]
Michael O'Keane		Midfielder	UCD	Free transfer [13]
Michael Kelly		Goalkeeper	Cabinteely	Free transfer [14]
Ryan Graydon		Midfielder	Bray Wanderers	Free transfer [15]

Cork City

In:

Player	Country	Position	Signed from	Transfer type
Cian Coleman		Midfielder	St Patrick's Athletic	Free transfer [16]
Rob Slevin		Defender	Waterford	Free transfer [17]
Charlie Fleming		Defender	Cobh Ramblers	Free transfer [17]
Liam Bossin		Goalkeeper	Nottingham Forest	Free transfer [18]
Dylan McGlade		Midfielder	Blyth Spartans	Free transfer [19]
Cory Galvin		Midfielder	Waterford	Free transfer [20]
Conor Davis		Forward	Derry City	Free transfer [21]
Kyron Stabana		Defender	AFC Wimbledon	Loan [22]
Henry Ochieng		Midfielder	Wingate & Finchley	Undisclosed fee [23]
Joe Redmond		Defender	Birmingham City	Loan [23]
Reyon Dillon		Forward	Corinthian-Casuals	Free transfer [23]
Joseph Olowu		Defender	Arsenal	Loan [24]
Deshane Dalling		Midfielder	Queens Park Rangers	Loan [25]

Out:

Player	Country	Position	Sold to	Transfer type
Karl Sheppard		Forward	Shelbourne	Free transfer [26]
Graham Cummins		Forward	Waterford	Free transfer [27]
Colm Horgan		Defender	Derry CIty	Free transfer [28]
Eoghan Stokes		Forward	Free agent	Released [29]
Joel Coustrain		Midfielder	Shamrock Rovers	End of loan [29]
Mark O'Sullivan		Forward	Free agent	Released [30]
Kevin O'Connor		Defender	Preston North End	End of loan [30]
Pierce Phillips		Midfielder	Cobh Ramblers	Free transfer [31]
Aaron Barry		Defender	Bray Wanderers	Free transfer [32]
Gary Boylan		Defender	Retired	Change of sport [33]
Garry Buckley		Midfielder	Sligo Rovers	Free transfer [34]
Dan Casey		Defender	Bohemians	Undisclosed fee [4]
Shane Griffin		Defender	St Patrick's Athletic	Free transfer [35]
Conor McCormack		Midfielder	Derry City	Free transfer [36]
Tadgh Ryan		Goalkeeper	Waterford	Free transfer [37]
Conor McCarthy		Defender	St Mirren	Undisclosed fee [38]

Derry City

In:

Player	Country	Position	Signed from	Transfer type
Walter Figueira		Forward	Waterford	Free transfer [39]
Conor Clifford		Midfielder	St Patrick's Athletic	Free transfer [40]
Conor McCormack		Midfielder	Cork City	Free transfer [36]
Stephen Mallon		Midfielder	Sheffield United	Loan [41]
Colm Horgan		Defender	Cork CIty	Free transfer [28]
Tim Nilsen		Forward	Fredrikstad	Free transfer [42]
Danny Lupano		Defender	Hull City	Loan [43]
Moussa Bakayoko		Forward	FC Shirak	Free transfer [43]
Adam Liddle		Forward	Reading	Loan [44]

Out:

Player	Country	Position	Sold to	Transfer type
Conor McDermott		Defender	Cliftonville	Undisclosed Fee [45]
Adrian Delap		Midfielder	Finn Harps	Loan [46]
Conor Davis		Forward	Cork City	Free transfer [21]
Michael McCrudden		Forward	Cliftonville	Undisclosed Fee [47]
Grant Gillespie		Midfielder	Ayr United	Loan [48]
Barry McNamee		Midfielder	Finn Harps	Free transfer [49]

Dundalk

In:

Player	Country	Position	Signed from	Transfer type
Greg Sloggett		Midfielder	Derry City	Free transfer [50]
Will Patching		Midfielder	Notts County	Free transfer [51]
Darragh Leahy		Defender	Bohemians	Free transfer [10]
Cammy Smith		Forward	Dundee United	Loan [52]
Stefan Čolović		Midfielder	Proleter Novi Sad	Undisclosed fee [53]
Nathan Oduwa		Midfielder	Hapoel Hadera	Free transfer [54]

Out:

Player	Country	Position	Sold to	Transfer type
Stephen Folan		Defender	South Melbourne	Free transfer [55]
Robbie Benson		Midfielder	St Patrick's Athletic	Free transfer [56]
Dean Jarvis		Defender	Larne	Free transfer [57]
Ross Treacy		Goalkeeper	Drogheda United	Free transfer [58]
Dylan Hand		Defender	Longford Town	Free transfer [59]
David Odumosu		Goalkeeper	Drogheda United	Free transfer [60]
Jamie McGrath		Midfielder	St Mirren	Free transfer [61]
Aaron McNally		Defender	Longford Town	Free transfer [62]
James Carroll		Defender	Wexford	Free transfer [63]
Cameron Dummigan		Defender	Crusaders	Loan [64]

Finn Harps

In:

Player	Country	Position	Signed from	Transfer type
Adrian Delap		Midfielder	Derry City	Loan [46]
Ryan Connolly		Midfielder	Ballyglass	Free transfer [65]
David Webster		Defender	St Patrick's Athletic	Free transfer [66]
Shane McEleney		Defender	Larne	Free transfer [67]
Karl O'Sullivan		Midfielder	Limerick	Free Transfer [68]
Kosovar Sadiki		Defender	Hibernians	Loan [69]
Shaun Kelly		Defender	Limerick	Free transfer [70]
Leo Donnellan		Midfielder	Maidstone United	Free transfer [71]
Barry McNamee		Midfielder	Derry City	Free transfer [49]
Cameron Saul		Forward	Greenville Triumph	Free transfer [72]
Alexander Kogler		Midfielder	Grazer AK	Free transfer [73]

Out:

Player	Country	Position	Sold to	Transfer type
Ciaran Gallagher		Goalkeeper	Retired	Retirement
Peter Burke		Goalkeeper	Free agent	Released
Niall Logue		Defender	Free agent	Released
Daniel O'Reilly		Defender	Shelbourne	Free transfer [74]
Harry Ascroft		Midfielder	Dandenong Thunder	Free transfer [75]
Nathan Boyle		Forward	Free agent	Released [76]
Michael Gallagher		Midfielder	UCD	Free transfer [76]
Keith Cowan		Defender	Glentoran	Free transfer [77]
Mikey Place		Forward	Galway United	Free transfer [78]
Caolan McAleer		Midfielder	Dungannon Swifts	Free transfer [79]
Joshua Smith		Defender	Galway United	Free transfer [80]
Colm Deasy		Defender	Warrenpoint Town	Free transfer [12]

St Patrick's Athletic

In:

Player	Country	Position	Signed from	Transfer type
Jason McClelland		Midfielder	UCD	Free transfer [81]
Robbie Benson		Midfielder	Dundalk	Free transfer [56]
Rory Feely		Defender	Waterford	Free transfer [82]
Conor Kearns		Goalkeeper	UCD	Free transfer [83]
Shane Griffin		Defender	Cork City	Free transfer [35]
Billy King		Midfielder	Greenock Morton	Free transfer [84]
Dan Ward		Midfielder	Spennymoor Town	Free transfer [85]
Martin Rennie		Forward	Montrose	Undisclosed fee [86]
Ollie Younger		Defender	Burnley	Loan [87]

Out:

Player	Country	Position	Sold to	Transfer type
Cian Coleman		Midfielder	Cork City	Free transfer [16]
Mikey Drennan		Forward	Evergreen	Free transfer [88] [13]
Glen McAuley		Forward	Bohemians	Free transfer [3]
Gary Shaw		Forward	Bray Wanderers	Free transfer [89]
Conor Clifford		Midfielder	Derry City	Free transfer [40]
Rhys McCabe		Midfielder	Brechin City	Free transfer [90]
Kevin Toner		Defender	Kilmore Celtic	Free transfer [91]
David Webster		Defender	Finn Harps	Free transfer [66]
Ciaran Kelly		Defender	Bohemians	Undisclosed fee [5]
Barry Murphy		Goalkeeper	Free agent	Released
Brian Maher		Goalkeeper	Bray Wanderers	Loan [92]
Paul Cleary		Defender	Wexford	Loan [93]

Shamrock Rovers

In:

Player	Country	Position	Signed from	Transfer type
Liam Scales		Defender	UCD	Free transfer [94]
Rhys Marshall		Defender	Glenavon	Undisclosed fee [95]
Rory Gaffney		Forward	Salford City	Undisclosed fee [96]

Out:

Player	Country	Position	Sold to	Transfer type
Joel Coustrain		Midfielder	Athlone Town	Free transfer [97]
Graham Cummins		Forward	Cork City	End of loan [98]
Sean Boyd		Forward	Free agent	Released [98]
Eric Abulu		Defender	Longford Town	Free transfer [99]
Orhan Vojic		Forward	Free agent	Released [98]
Ethan Boyle		Defender	Linfield	Free transfer [100]
Sam Bone		Defender	Waterford	Free transfer [101]
Cian Collins		Defender	Europa Point	Free transfer
Dean Dillon		Forward	Europa Point	Free transfer

Shelbourne

In:

Player	Country	Position	Signed from	Transfer type
Aaron Dobbs		Forward	Longford Town	Free transfer [102]
Jack Brady		Goalkeeper	Limerick	Free transfer [103]
Karl Sheppard		Forward	Cork City	Free transfer [26]
Daniel O'Reilly		Defender	Finn Harps	Free transfer [74]
Georgie Poynton		Midfielder	Waterford	Free transfer [104]
Gary Deegan		Midfielder	Cambridge United	Free transfer [105]

Out:

Player	Country	Position	Sold to	Transfer type
Dean Delany		Goalkeeper	Retired	Retirement [106]
Conan Byrne		Midfielder	Glenavon	Free transfer [107]
Flavio Marku		Defender	Free agent	Released [108]
James English		Forward	Longford Town	Free transfer [109]
Darragh Noone		Midfielder	Sligo Rovers	Free transfer [34]
Derek Prendergast		Defender	Drogheda United	Free transfer [110]
John Ross Wilson		Defender	Bray Wanderers	Free transfer [111]
Greg Moorhouse		Forward	Glenavon	Free transfer [112]
Craig Giles		Defender	Wexford	Free transfer [13]
Jack Lydon		Goalkeeper	Wexford	Free transfer [113]
Reece McEnteer		Defender	Killester Donnycarney	Free transfer [108]
Alan Byrne		Defender	St Mochta's	Free transfer [108]

Sligo Rovers

In:

Player	Country	Position	Signed from	Transfer type
Darragh Noone		Midfielder	Shelbourne	Free transfer [34]
Garry Buckley		Midfielder	Cork City	Free transfer [34]
Will Seymore		Midfielder	Reno 1868	Free transfer [114]
Teemu Penninkangas		Defender	FC Lahti	Free transfer [115]
Jesse Devers		Forward	Manulla	Free transfer [116]
Alex Cooper		Defender	Fresno	Free transfer [117]
Ryan De Vries		Forward	FC Gifu	Free transfer [118]

Out:

Player	Country	Position	Sold to	Transfer type
Dante Leverock		Defender	Radomiak Radom	Released [119]
Kris Twardek		Midfielder	Bohemians	Free transfer [2]
Jack O'Connor		Midfielder	Galway United	Free transfer [120]
Romeo Parkes		Forward	New Mexico United	Loan [121]
Daryl Fordyce		Midfielder	Valour FC	Free transfer [122]
Sam Warde		Midfielder	Galway United	Free transfer [123]

Waterford

In:

Player	Country	Position	Signed from	Transfer type
Graham Cummins		Forward	Cork City	Free transfer [27]
Sam Bone		Defender	Shamrock Rovers	Free transfer [101]
Scott Allardice		Midfielder	Bohemians	Free transfer [11]
Tadgh Ryan		Goalkeeper	Cork City	Free transfer [37]
Kevin O'Connor		Defender	Preston North End	Loan [124]
Michael O'Connor		Forward	Linfield	Loan [125]
Robbie McCourt		Midfielder	Tolka Rovers	Free transfer [126]
Ali Coote		Midfielder	Brentford	Free transfer [127]
Matty Smith		Forward	Dundee United	Free transfer [128]
Tyreke Wilson		Defender	Manchester City	Free transfer [128]
Brian Murphy		Goalkeeper	Cardiff City	Free transfer [129]
Akin Odimayo		Defender	Reading	Loan [130]
Andre Burley		Defender	Reading	Loan [130]
Will Longbottom		Forward	Doncaster Rovers	Free transfer [131]

Out:

Player	Country	Position	Sold to	Transfer type
Shane Duggan		Midfielder	Galway United	Free transfer [132]
Rory Feely		Defender	St Patrick's Athletic	Free transfer [133]
Walter Figueira		Forward	Derry City	Free transfer [39]
Georgie Poynton		Midfielder	Shelbourne	Free transfer [104]
JJ Lunney		Midfielder	Bohemians	Free transfer [2]
Rob Slevin		Defender	Cork City	Free transfer [17]
Dean O'Halloran		Midfielder	Galway United	Free transfer [134]
Colm Whelan		Forward	UCD	Free transfer
Zack Elbouzedi		Midfielder	Lincoln City	Free transfer [135]
Cory Galvin		Midfielder	Cork City	Free transfer [20]
John Kavanagh		Defender	Cobh Ramblers	Free transfer [136]
Kenny Browne		Defender	Retired	Retirement [137]
Darryl Walsh		Defender	Cobh Ramblers	Free transfer [138]
Maxim Kouogun		Defender	Harrogate Town	Free transfer [139]
Tom Holland		Midfielder	Free agent	Released [140] [ failed verification ]
Karolis Chvedukas		Midfielder	Free agent	Released [140] [ failed verification ]
Paul Martin		Goalkeeper	Free agent	Released [140] [ failed verification ]

League of Ireland First Division

Athlone Town

In:

Player	Country	Position	Signed from	Transfer type
Ronan Asgari		Defender	Galway United	Free transfer [97]
Joshua Keane Quinlivan		Midfielder	Galway United	Free transfer [97]
Scott Delaney		Defender	Willow Park	Free transfer [97]
Evan O'Connor		Defender	Longford Town	Free transfer [141]
Adam Rooney		Defender	Galway United	Free transfer [141]
Ronan Manning		Midfielder	Free agent	Free transfer [97]
Chris Reid		Midfielder	Cherry Orchard	Free transfer [97]
David Brookes		Defender	Cherry Orchard	Free transfer [97]
Joel Coustrain		Midfielder	Shamrock Rovers	Free transfer [97]
Harry Cornally		Midfielder	Free agent	Free transfer [97]
Mamoud Mansaray		Forward	Calry Bohemians	Free transfer [97]
Evan White		Defender	Warrenpoint Town	Free transfer [142]
Dean George		Forward	Wexford	Free transfer [142]

Out:

Player	Country	Position	Sold to	Transfer type
Karl Fitzsimons		Midfielder	Wexford	Free transfer [143]
Kealan Dillon		Midfielder	Warrenpoint Town	Free transfer [144]
Aaron Brilly		Midfielder	Leixlip United	Free transfer [145]
Kaleem Simon		Midfielder	Wexford	Free transfer [63]
Dean Casey		Midfielder	Cabinteely	Free transfer [146]
Ciaran Grogan		Midfielder	Cabinteely	Free transfer [146]

Bray Wanderers

In:

Player	Country	Position	Signed from	Transfer type
Aaron Barry		Defender	Cork City	Free transfer [32]
Tristan Noack-Hofmann		Defender	Longford Town	Free transfer [147]
Gary Shaw		Forward	St Patrick's Athletic	Free transfer [89]
John Ross Wilson		Defender	Shelbourne	Free transfer [111]
Jack Watson		Midfielder	Cabinteely	Free transfer [148]
Ryan Graydon		Midfielder	Bohemians	Free transfer [15]
Jake Ellis		Forward	Wayside Celtic	Free transfer [142]
Adlane Boulmelh		Midfielder	Bangor GG	Free transfer [149]
Omar Hassan		Forward	Bangor GG	Free transfer [149]
Luke Ryan		Defender	Cabinteely	Free transfer [149]
Stephen Sweeney		Midfielder	Bangor GG	Free transfer [149]
Brian Maher		Goalkeeper	St Patrick's Athletic	Loan [92]

Out:

Player	Country	Position	Sold to	Transfer type
Dylan McGlade		Midfielder	Blyth Spartans	Free transfer [150]
Hugh Douglas		Defender	Drogheda United	Free transfer [58]
Gabriel Sava		Goalkeeper	Warrenpoint Town	Free agent [151]
Dean Williams		Forward	Shamrock Rovers	End of loan [152]
Dylan Thornton		Midfielder	Cabinteely	Free transfer [146]
Sean Heaney		Defender	Free agent	Released [153] [ failed verification ]
Phillip Gannon		Midfielder	Free agent	Released [153] [ failed verification ]
Jamie Crilly		Defender	Free agent	Released [153] [ failed verification ]

Cabinteely

In:

Player	Country	Position	Signed from	Transfer type
Michael Kelly		Goalkeeper	Bohemians	Free transfer [14]
Dean Casey		Midfielder	Athlone Town	Free transfer [146]
Lloyd Buckley		Defender	Kilmore Celtic	Free transfer [146]
Lee Murray		Midfielder	Limestone Saints	Free transfer [146]
Corey Chambers		Goalkeeper	Wexford	Free transfer [146]
Ciaran Grogan		Midfielder	Athlone Town	Free transfer [146]
Ryusei Kojima		Midfielder	Liffey Wanderers	Free transfer [146]
Eoin McPhillips		Midfielder	Drogheda United	Free transfer [146]
Dylan Thornton		Midfielder	Bray Wanderers	Free transfer [146]
Kaito Akimoto		Midfielder	Portmarnock	Free transfer [146]
Oliver White		Forward	Memphis 901 FC	Free transfer [146]

Out:

Player	Country	Position	Sold to	Transfer type
Rob Manley		Forward	Longford Town	Free transfer [154]
Stephen McGuinness		Goalkeeper	Bohemians	Free transfer [2]
Yuta Sasaki		Forward	Iwate Grulla Morioka	Free transfer [155]
Jack Tuite		Defender	Drogheda United	Free transfer [156]
Conor Crowley		Midfielder	Wexford	Free transfer [157]
Luke Ryan		Defender	Bray Wanderers	Free transfer [149]
Jack Watson		Midfielder	Bray Wanderers	Free transfer [148]
Robert McGee		Midfielder	Bangor GG	Free transfer [13]
Seán Hurley		Defender	Released	Released [146]
Ross Moloney		Forward	Released	Released [146]
Ronan O'Kelly		Midfielder	Released	Released [146]
Adam Doyle		Midfielder	Released	Released [146]
Jamie Geoghegan		Defender	Released	Released [146]
Oisín McMenamin		Forward	Released	Released [146]
Adam Maher		Defender	Released	Released [146]
James Woods		Forward	Released	Released [146]
Robbie Dunne		Forward	Released	Released [146]
Karl Manahan		Forward	Wexford	Free transfer [158]

Cobh Ramblers

In:

Player	Country	Position	Signed from	Transfer type
Pierce Phillips		Midfielder	Cork City	Free transfer [31]
John Kavanagh		Defender	Waterford	Free transfer [136]
Dylan Walsh		Defender	Dinas Powys	Free transfer [159]
Lee Devitt		Forward	Limerick	Free transfer [160]
Martin Coughlan		Midfielder	Kerry League	Free transfer [160]
Darryl Walsh		Defender	Waterford	Free transfer [138]
Adam Foley		Forward	Limerick	Free transfer [161]
Conor Drinan		Forward	Carrigaline United	Free transfer [162]

Out:

Player	Country	Position	Sold to	Transfer type
Charlie Fleming		Defender	Cork City	Free transfer [17]

Drogheda United

In:

Player	Country	Position	Signed from	Transfer type
Derek Prendergast		Defender	Shelbourne	Free transfer [110]
Brandon Bermingham		Forward	Bohemians	Free transfer [9]
Jack Tuite		Defender	Cabinteely	Free transfer [156]
Hugh Douglas		Defender	Bray Wanderers	Free transfer [58]
Ross Treacy		Goalkeeper	Dundalk	Free transfer [58]
Richie O'Farrell		Midfielder	Drogheda United	Free transfer [163]
David Odumosu		Goalkeeper	Dundalk	Free transfer [60]

Out:

Player	Country	Position	Sold to	Transfer type
Paul Skinner		Goalkeeper	Retired	Retirement
Luke McNally		Defender	St Patrick's Athletic	End of loan [164]
Luke Gallagher		Defender	Free agent	Released
Kevin Farragher		Defender	Galway United	Free transfer [165]
Jamie Hollywood		Midfielder	Free agent	Released
Cian Kavanagh		Midfielder	Wexford	Free transfer [166]
Michael Cregan		Forward	Crumlin United	Free transfer [13]
John Barry		Defender	Tolka Rovers	Free transfer [13]
Ryan Hart		Midfielder	Tolka Rovers	Free transfer [13]
Eoin McPhillips		Midfielder	Cabinteely	Free transfer [146]

Galway United

In:

Player	Country	Position	Signed from	Transfer type
Shane Duggan		Midfielder	Waterford	Free transfer [132]
Mikey Place		Forward	Finn Harps	Free transfer [78]
Dean O'Halloran		Midfielder	Waterford	Free transfer [134]
Jack O'Connor		Midfielder	Sligo Rovers	Free transfer [120]
Micheál Schlingermann		Goalkeeper	Free agent	Free transfer [167]
Joshua Smith		Defender	Finn Harps	Free transfer [80]
Carlton Ubaezuonu		Midfielder	Longford Town	Free transfer [147]
Alberto Cabanyes		Midfielder	Renmore	Free transfer [168]
Timo Parthoens		Defender	HIFK Helsinki	Free transfer [169]
Timmy Molloy		Forward	Salthill Devon	Free transfer [170]
Dylan Sacramento		Defender	Hawke's Bay United	Free transfer [171]
Kevin Farragher		Defender	Drogheda United	Free transfer [165]
Enda Curran		Forward	Mervue United	Free transfer [123]
Sam Warde		Midfielder	Sligo Rovers	Free transfer [123]

Out:

Player	Country	Position	Sold to	Transfer type
Ronan Asgari		Defender	Athlone Town	Free transfer [97]
Joshua Keane Quinlivan		Midfielder	Athlone Town	Free transfer [97]
Mark Hannon		Midfielder	Ballinamallard United	Free transfer [172]
Adam Rooney		Defender	Athlone Town	Free transfer [141]
Ivan Gamarra		Midfielder	Free agent	Released [173]
Stephen Walsh		Defender	Galway Hibernians	Free transfer [173]

Longford Town

In:

Player	Country	Position	Signed from	Transfer type
James English		Forward	Shelbourne	Free transfer [109]
Rob Manley		Forward	Cabinteely	Free transfer [154]
Eric Abulu		Defender	Shamrock Rovers	Free transfer [174]
Matthew O'Brien		Midfielder	Phoenix	Free transfer [174]
Dylan Hand		Defender	Dundalk	Free transfer [59]
Aaron McNally		Defender	Dundalk	Free transfer [62]
Joe Gorman		Defender	Cliftonville	Free transfer [175]
Niall Barnes		Midfielder	Bluebell United	Free transfer [176]

Out:

Player	Country	Position	Sold to	Transfer type
Sean Boyd		Forward	Shamrock Rovers	End of loan [177]
Aaron Dobbs		Forward	Shelbourne	Free transfer [102]
Anthony Breslin		Defender	Bohemians	Free transfer [2]
Tristan Noack-Hofmann		Defender	Bray Wanderers	Free transfer [147]
Conor Kenna		Defender	Kilnamanagh	Free transfer [178]
Paul O'Conor		Midfielder	Retired	Retirement [179]
Carlton Ubaezuonu		Midfielder	Galway United	Free transfer [147]
Peter Hopkins		Midfielder	Free agent	Released
Patrick O'Sullivan		Forward	Wexford	Free transfer [180]
Evan O'Connor		Defender	Athlone Town	Free transfer [141]
Kristian Crawford		Midfielder	Wexford	Free transfer [181]

Shamrock Rovers II

In:

Player	Country	Position	Signed from	Transfer type
N/A

Out:

Player	Country	Position	Sold to	Transfer type
N/A

UCD

In:

Player	Country	Position	Signed from	Transfer type
Tomás O'Connor		Defender	Limerick	Free transfer [13]
Colm Whelan		Forward	Waterford	Free transfer [13]
Michael Gallagher		Midfielder	Finn Harps	Free transfer [76]
Michael O'Keane		Midfielder	Bohemians	Free transfer [13]

Out:

Player	Country	Position	Sold to	Transfer type
Jason McClelland		Midfielder	St Patrick's Athletic	Free transfer [81]
Liam Scales		Defender	Shamrock Rovers	Free transfer [94]
Conor Kearns		Goalkeeper	St Patrick's Athletic	Free transfer [83]
Richie O'Farrell		Midfielder	Drogheda United	Free transfer [163]
Tom Murphy		Goalkeeper	Wexford	Free transfer [182]
Dan Tobin		Defender	Wexford	Free transfer [183]
Charlie Smith		Midfielder	Wexford	Free transfer [184]
Dan Mullen		Defender	Cherry Orchard	Free transfer [13]
Sam Byrne		Forward	Free agent	Released [153] [ failed verification ]

Wexford

In:

Player	Country	Position	Signed from	Transfer type
Tom Murphy		Goalkeeper	UCD	Free transfer [182]
Dan Tobin		Defender	UCD	Free transfer [183]
Cian Kavanagh		Midfielder	Drogheda United	Free transfer [166]
Conor Crowley		Midfielder	Cabinteely	Free transfer [157]
Azeez Yussuff		Forward	Lucan United	Free transfer [185]
Karl Fitzsimons		Midfielder	Athlone Town	Free transfer [143]
Malike Benrouguibi		Midfielder	Bluebell United	Free transfer [186]
Patrick O'Sullivan		Forward	Longford Town	Free transfer [180]
Janabi Amour Jr.		Midfielder	Drogheda United	Free transfer [187]
Charlie Smith		Midfielder	UCD	Free transfer [184]
Kristian Crawford		Defender	Longford Town	Free transfer [181]
Craig Giles		Defender	Shelbourne	Free transfer [13]
James Carroll		Defender	Dundalk	Free transfer [63]
Kaleem Simon		Midfielder	Athlone Town	Free transfer [63]
Jack Lydon		Goalkeeper	Shelbourne	Free transfer [113]
Gianpiero Fragnoli		Defender	Ballymun United	Free transfer [142]
Andrew Farrell		Midfielder	Newbridge Town	Free transfer [142]
Karl Manahan		Forward	Cabinteely	Free transfer [158]
Daniel Tarcevskijs		Forward	Wicklow Rovers	Free transfer [142]
Paul Cleary		Defender	St Patrick's Athletic	Loan [93]

Out:

Player	Country	Position	Sold to	Transfer type
Danny Doyle		Forward	Crettyard United	Free transfer [13]
Corey Chambers		Goalkeeper	Cabinteely	Free transfer [146]
Dean George		Forward	Athlone Town	Free transfer [142]
Joe Walshe		Goalkeeper	Free agent	Released [188]
Jason McGuire		Goalkeeper	Free agent	Released [188]
Ross Kenny		Defender	Free agent	Released [188]
Thomas Croke		Midfielder	Free agent	Released [188]
Sean Kelly		Midfielder	Free agent	Released [188]
Paddy Cahill		Midfielder	Free agent	Released [188]
Ricky Fox		Forward	Free agent	Released [188]
John Peare		Midfielder	Free agent	Released [188]
Conor Sutton		Midfielder	Free agent	Released [188]
Andy Mulligan		Midfielder	Free agent	Released [188]
Dave Corish		Defender	Free agent	Released [188]

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