2026 Transfer Window

[joey B]

Luke Heeney signed by Waterford

[boynemunich]

Luke Heeney signed by Waterford

Delighted Luke is staying in the premier division and not heading up the M1. The lad gives 100% all of the time and hopefully gets the minutes he's after.

We have added Ethan O'Brien to our midfield ranks who has decent experience at lower level in US but also made a couple of MLS squads. He's the type of player we need but whether he's any use remains to be seen. Owen Lambe signed last season with similar experience and that has worked out very well for us so hopefully Ethan follows in his footsteps.

[oriel]

Well played BM !

[Larry 'da' Wyse]

Mark Doyle back at Drogheda. Ethan O'Brien (Huntsville City FC) also signed. https://droghedaunited.ie/category/news/

[Glen Of Aherlow]

Mark Doyle back at Drogheda. Ethan O'Brien (Huntsville City FC) also signed. https://droghedaunited.ie/category/news/

Mark Doyle a great signing for them

[TonyD]

Mark Doyle a great signing for them

Yeah, I think so. Brandon Kavanagh too. Like the other Pats supporters who've commented here, I'm not overly excited at the signing of Max Mata. We have a bit of a knack of signing "Name" strikers who don't live up to the billing (all the way back to Marcus Hallows). Hopefully we are wrong and he bangs the goals in. We'll see. Oh for a prime Christy Fagan.

[Glen Of Aherlow]

Yeah, I think so. Brandon Kavanagh too. Like the other Pats supporters who've commented here, I'm not overly excited at the signing of Max Mata. We have a bit of a knack of signing "Name" strikers who don't live up to the billing (all the way back to Marcus Hallows). Hopefully we are wrong and he bangs the goals in. We'll see. Oh for a prime Christy Fagan.

Looking at Mata’s goalscoring record elsewhere in his career , he had a decent enough strike rate in his first spell at Sligo but had a poor enough return at the other clubs he’s played for , so yeah I wouldn’t be too excited either but we’ll see .

[brendy_éire]

Ben Doherty was modelling at the new kit launch in Derry yesterday, so maybe we can assume he isn't away to Bohs.

[outspoken]

Always thought Mata was slightly over hyped. Scored a lot of goals against the weaker sides before his move. In saying that, he's decent at dropping in and bringing others into play, perhaps himself and Keena could be a dream partnership

[RealJohn91]

Galway signed Matty Wolfe. Not a great sign when Sligo are signing one of your best players and you're bringing in a lad who wasn't good enough for them.

[Nesta99]

Is he tall? First condition on JCs recruitment instructions, doesnt matter whether he has no feet.

[Martinho II]

Always thought Mata was slightly over hyped. Scored a lot of goals against the weaker sides before his move. In saying that, he's decent at dropping in and bringing others into play, perhaps himself and Keena could be a dream partnership

Mata and Keenan played together at Sligo not that long ago so think the pairing will thrive!

[Buckett]

Is he tall? First condition on JCs recruitment instructions, doesnt matter whether he has no feet.
You must be tiny if you think Conor McCormack is tall

[brendy_éire]

Hearing Ronan Boyce has turned down a new deal, and is away to Pat's. Was also offered a contract from Bohs.
I've be sorry to see him go. Not irreplaceable, but he's been solid with us for the past five years and played most games. Would be a good signing for Pat's.
That said, defence has been our biggest issue, so can't complain with things being freshened up.

[CorribsideSteve]

You must be tiny if you think Conor McCormack is tall
To be fair, CMC isn't usually on the end of high hopeful balls, launched indiscriminately upfield. JC will need someone beanpole-like for it to become an effective tactic though. Hickey was the only reason it worked as well as it did (or at all).

[Strongbow10]

Athlone Town sign midfielder Brian McManus formerly of Shels and Bohs, most recently of UCD.

[redarmyfaction]

Galway signed Matty Wolfe. Not a great sign when Sligo are signing one of your best players and you're bringing in a lad who wasn't good enough for them.

He didn't get a lot of game time, started the first home game and made a blunder that lead to a goal, never came back from that really, don't think Galway will be challenging due Europe this year.

[Nesta99]

You must be tiny if you think Conor McCormack is tall

Why so serious....McCormack was 6'6 until Caulfield wore him down!

[Dermobohs]

Conan Noonan staying aw Waterford, more game time there than bench warming at rovers I guess, very good young lad he’s been impressive any time I’ve seen him

[RealJohn91]

They've paid Rovers 50k for him too. Big investment from the the owners.

[2 Year Contract]

Benny Couto in the door at Waterford too, another good signing. He was one of the few Cork players that looked decent this year

[Glen Of Aherlow]

Axel Sjoberg not being offered a new contract apparently , suppose it's not a major surprise with Boyce arriving .

[2 Year Contract]

Axel Sjoberg not being offered a new contract apparently , suppose it's not a major surprise with Boyce arriving .
True, Axel is a likeable lad who always gives his all. He’s very good and aggressive defensively but offers very little going forward with his inability to properly cross a ball. I’ve always felt that him and Ryan McLaughlin are opposites of each other in some ways (injury prone-ness aside!), in that McLaughlin's strengths are very much on the ball but isn’t as good defensively as Axel. Both do lack the athleticism of a Boyce that can get up and down the pitch all day though

[Glen Of Aherlow]

True, Axel is a likeable lad who always gives his all. He’s very good and aggressive defensively but offers very little going forward with his inability to properly cross a ball. I’ve always felt that him and Ryan McLaughlin are opposites of each other in some ways (injury prone-ness aside!), in that McLaughlin's strengths are very much on the ball but isn’t as good defensively as Axel. Both do lack the athleticism of a Boyce that can get up and down the pitch all day though

Yeah , you could never criticize him for effort , unlike others in the squad . Wonder will any other LOI club sign him up ?

[RealJohn91]

Wouldn't mind seeing him at Bohs. We badly need some depth in the full back positions and have for a while.

[WeAreRovers]

Conor Malley signs permanently for Rovers, he’s been quality since he came in, big upgrade on McEneff. Been especially good in Europe which is obviously important.

[culloty82]

Kerry sign Harry Hallwax from Longford - bit of a strange one, when Matt Connor will presumably be the number one, and Darragh Foley was a serviceable backup when called upon, even if the Rovers match proved a challenge too far.

[Shearer]

Kerry sign Harry Hallwax from Longford - bit of a strange one, when Matt Connor will presumably be the number one, and Darragh Foley was a serviceable backup when called upon, even if the Rovers match proved a challenge too far.
It would be better to blood Foley than signing Halwax. Halwax improved as the season went on (apparently) but he wouldn't make my five a side team.

[2 Year Contract]

Disaster for Drogheda as fullback Owen Lambe who just signed a new contract has done his ACL over in America while keeping fit ahead of pre-season training in a couple of weeks

[da bishop]

So the latest in the bizzare world of senior football in Limerick is Lee j Lynchs move to Limerick FC as Sporting Director /coach to their u 17s and with this its also claimed by the local radio,s soccer correspondent.[who also does media on/for Treaty and now is also an employee of Limerick FC managing their junior soccer side].. that he still wants to play for Treaty.......confused.....ehmmm

[Shinkicker]

I see Pats have confirmed Ronan Boyce, I thought he would have chosen Bohs for European football, so I wonder who Bohs will chase now for that position and is it something Boyce will regret?

[sulywaterfordfc]

So the latest in the bizzare world of senior football in Limerick is Lee j Lynchs move to Limerick FC as Sporting Director /coach to their u 17s and with this its also claimed by the local radio,s soccer correspondent.[who also does media on/for Treaty and now is also an employee of Limerick FC managing their junior soccer side].. that he still wants to play for Treaty.......confused.....ehmmm

Isn’t that strange for a footballer for a part time team. If he was the director of any other company that wasn’t a football club you wouldn’t even bat an eyelid. It’d be a different story if Treaty were full time though.

[Buckett]

But the strange thing here is they'll be directly competing for sponsorship, underage players, supporters, grants, access to facilities, etc.

[nr637]

[QUOTE=nr637;2236524]Shane Griffin (M) has re-siged with Cobh Ramblers for the 2026 season and becomes the 6th player that new manager Fran Rockett has recruited to date,


Dylan McGlade (F)
Luka le bervet (D),
Gary Buckley (D),
Jason Abbott (M),
Brendan Frahill (D)



Rhys Gourdie (CM) has re-siged with Cobh Ramblers for the 2026 season,

Dylan McGlade (F)
Luka Le Bervet (D),
Gary Buckley (D),
Jason Abbott (CM),
Brendan Frahill (D)
Shane Griffin (CM)

Corey Chambers (GK) has siged for Cobh Ramblers from Treaty United for the 2026 season.

[da bishop]

Confirmed by the player himself in an interview on local radio with said presenter.Funnily enough not a mention of who the owners of Limerick FC are, not a question on who the backers of Limerick FC are,etc.....considering the regular pieces/scrutiny done on Treatys Ciara McCormack and the new incoming CEO and Limerick FC Pat O Sullivan previously one would have thought that would be addressed,

[Budgie]

Doubt that he could play and be a sporting director of a team competing for players and resources

[TonyD]

Confirmed by the player himself in an interview on local radio with said presenter.Funnily enough not a mention of who the owners of Limerick FC are, not a question on who the backers of Limerick FC are,etc.....considering the regular pieces/scrutiny done on Treatys Ciara McCormack and the new incoming CEO and Limerick FC Pat O Sullivan previously one would have thought that would be addressed,

Limerick really need to get their act together in relation to senior football. You would think they could have a decent club there if it wasn't for the in fighting.

[Shearer]

Listen - Lee J Lynch on new role with Limerick FC (https://www.live95fm.ie/news/sport/listen-lee-j-lynch-on-new-role-with-limerick-fc/)


This interview is embarrassing.

One person, who is involved in Limerick FC and is getting a wedge to manage their junior side, interviewing the newly announced sporting director of the same club and letting on nothing.

Basically taking advantage of a radio slot to further their agenda and let people know that they're going to rebrand as Limerick United (which has been known with a while as Limerickunited.com redirects to their Facebook) and that they want to merge with Treaty United in the medium term.

Now while Treaty United are far from perfect (what League of Ireland club is), why any club would want to merge with one that has:
- Dennis Lukens
- Pat O'Sullivan
- Mark Heffernan (who you will find some interesting Google results on) (https://www.google.com/search?q=mark+heffernan+limerick&oq=&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBggBEEUYOzIGCAAQRRg5MgYIARBFGD syDggCEEUYJxg7GIAEGIoFMgYIAxBFGDsyCAgEEEUYJxg7MgYI BRBFGDwyBggGEEUYPDIGCAcQRRg9Mg0ICBAAGJECGIAEGIoFMg 0ICRAAGJECGIAEGIoFMg0IChAAGJECGIAEGIoFMg0ICxAuGJEC GIAEGIoFMg8IDBAuGBQYhwIYsQMYgAQyDAgNEAAYFBiHAhiABD IHCA4QLhiABNIBCDIzMzVqMGo3qAIUsAIB8QVJSh1ea9E39fEF SUodXmvRN_U&client=ms-android-google&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8)

Combined with the fact that in their last few years of Senior football, Limerick FC oversaw:
- Not paying wages for part of 2018 and for almost the entirety of 2019.
- The above was no doubt a catalyst for murky people to get involved with players which led to much publicised match fixing.
- That match fixing led to a CAB raid on a senior training session which saw teenagers have their bags searched and phones taken, amongst the rest of the players.
- Sean Russell having his career ended due to the negligence of the club.
- The club having an away kit (https://www.footballkitarchive.com/limerick-fc-2019-away-kit/91728/) which they never actually had because they couldn't afford it.

You'd want to be morally bankrupt to put all of the above that happened in your rear view mirror and align yourself with Limerick FC. What issues there are with Treaty United are easier to fix than it is to rejuvenate Limerick FC.

In the short term the only way that Limerick can "hurt" Treaty is via the academy, but outside of a few local names I don't know what else Limerick have going for them.

[Nesta99]

Limerick's ability to polarise and divide and be conquered puts Dundalk in the halfpenny place. Clubs come and go elsewhere but if Limerick football ever properly united without massively inflated egoes involved they could really be regional powerhouse if not national. A strong single Limerick side would probably have made Kerry's entrance to the league harder, would be significant competition for Galway for players from the region or willing to go west, even hoover up Cork talent when they were messing. Tipperary junior clubs would question dipping in to LoI. Geographically its just in a good wide catchememt spot and also has a significant urban population immediately around the club. There's (an ever disappearing) heritage too. Its a shame, as it'd add to regional balance with a support that already exists.

[Nesta99]

Dennis Lukens? Is he still about. So Doublin County, with staff and players signed were beaten to league membership by Treaty and he is now part of Limerick FC? Well thats soap opera stuff. Was he Irish Sea FC too, and didnt he try to get involved with Athlone? I wouldnt be surprised if he was sniffing around Dundalk which considering who were successful in buying the club.....

Maybe Im beng too judgemental on a chap I know little about bar odd situations with that Ukrainian club and how he could have a staff and players at a club that hadnt secured a home ground....Dublin County FC, some might wonder why the ... impatience... with county models, maybe this was the start and id forgetton over time. Even Dublin City FC made some sort of sense and relegated Shamrock Rovers in their short existance.

[Jack B]

Quite pleased with the signing of Ronan Boyce, the most encouraging thing Pats have done in the off-season for me. Not a ground-breaking move or anything but from what I've seen of him he's consistently been one of the best full backs in the league for a while and is a solid athlete to boot. It seems like this is the nail in the coffin for Axel Sjoberg at the club, who is great on his day, terribly likable and has been largely unlucky with injuries, but I wanted the squad gutted and Boyce represents an upgrade so can't complain. Would have preferred keeping Axel to Ryan McLaughlin as back-up though personally.

Also been some chat around Conor Carty moving to Waterford. Again a player that is easy to warm to but there's really no point in having him if he's just going to be a third-choice striker whose only proper minutes come in the LSC.

[sessylU]

Yeah, I'm pretty gutted about Boyce leaving.

Soooo, James McClean at RWB?

[da bishop]

Listen - Lee J Lynch on new role with Limerick FC (https://www.live95fm.ie/news/sport/listen-lee-j-lynch-on-new-role-with-limerick-fc/)


This interview is embarrassing.

One person, who is involved in Limerick FC and is getting a wedge to manage their junior side, interviewing the newly announced sporting director of the same club and letting on nothing.

Basically taking advantage of a radio slot to further their agenda and let people know that they're going to rebrand as Limerick United (which has been known with a while as Limerickunited.com redirects to their Facebook) and that they want to merge with Treaty United in the medium term.

Now while Treaty United are far from perfect (what League of Ireland club is), why any club would want to merge with one that has:
- Dennis Lukens
- Pat O'Sullivan
- Mark Heffernan (who you will find some interesting Google results on) (https://www.google.com/search?q=mark+heffernan+limerick&oq=&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBggBEEUYOzIGCAAQRRg5MgYIARBFGD syDggCEEUYJxg7GIAEGIoFMgYIAxBFGDsyCAgEEEUYJxg7MgYI BRBFGDwyBggGEEUYPDIGCAcQRRg9Mg0ICBAAGJECGIAEGIoFMg 0ICRAAGJECGIAEGIoFMg0IChAAGJECGIAEGIoFMg0ICxAuGJEC GIAEGIoFMg8IDBAuGBQYhwIYsQMYgAQyDAgNEAAYFBiHAhiABD IHCA4QLhiABNIBCDIzMzVqMGo3qAIUsAIB8QVJSh1ea9E39fEF SUodXmvRN_U&client=ms-android-google&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8)

Combined with the fact that in their last few years of Senior football, Limerick FC oversaw:
- Not paying wages for part of 2018 and for almost the entirety of 2019.
- The above was no doubt a catalyst for murky people to get involved with players which led to much publicised match fixing.
- That match fixing led to a CAB raid on a senior training session which saw teenagers have their bags searched and phones taken, amongst the rest of the players.
- Sean Russell having his career ended due to the negligence of the club.
- The club having an away kit (https://www.footballkitarchive.com/limerick-fc-2019-away-kit/91728/) which they never actually had because they couldn't afford it.

You'd want to be morally bankrupt to put all of the above that happened in your rear view mirror and align yourself with Limerick FC. What issues there are with Treaty United are easier to fix than it is to rejuvenate Limerick FC.

In the short term the only way that Limerick can "hurt" Treaty is via the academy, but outside of a few local names I don't know what else Limerick have going for them.
Absolutely.........do the two involved in this interview not realise how comically foolhardy both have come across in it .Now while i wouldnt dismiss Limerick FC reviving there status they have a couple of major ...anchors....hanging round their necks which of which you have referenced above.The other is name associated and of course the interviewer concerned will ...in time ...also become an issue here as he has done generally in football in the city.

[legendz]

Limerick really need to get their act together in relation to senior football. You would think they could have a decent club there if it wasn't for the in fighting.In fighting is inevitable in Limerick. They can't help themselves be it football or charitable organisations falling out.


Limerick's ability to polarise and divide and be conquered puts Dundalk in the halfpenny place. Clubs come and go elsewhere but if Limerick football ever properly united without massively inflated egoes involved they could really be regional powerhouse if not national. A strong single Limerick side would probably have made Kerry's entrance to the league harder, would be significant competition for Galway for players from the region or willing to go west, even hoover up Cork talent when they were messing. Tipperary junior clubs would question dipping in to LoI. Geographically its just in a good wide catchememt spot and also has a significant urban population immediately around the club. There's (an ever disappearing) heritage too. Its a shame, as it'd add to regional balance with a support that already exists.
Limerick would have little relevance on the south west.

Limerick probably should be in a stronger position in the Mid West but seems to be beyond them. Clare and Tipperary have shown little ambition.

[brendy_éire]

I see Pats have confirmed Ronan Boyce, I thought he would have chosen Bohs for European football, so I wonder who Bohs will chase now for that position and is it something Boyce will regret?

Apparently Pat's offered a very good wage, much better than Derry or Bohs did.

[Shinkicker]

Apparently Pat's offered a very good wage, much better than Derry or Bohs did.
A steady wage over European football is a great incentive

[Bohtastic]

Apparently Pat's offered a very good wage, much better than Derry or Bohs did.

I would have thought that if Derry really wanted to keep him they would have been able to match Kenny/Kelleher's offer. Doesn't POD win the battle of the billionaires regarding the depth of his pockets?

[Nesta99]

In fighting is inevitable in Limerick. They can't help themselves be it football or charitable organisations falling out.


Limerick would have little relevance on the south west.

Limerick probably should be in a stronger position in the Mid West but seems to be beyond them. Clare and Tipperary have shown little ambition.

Could have called themelves Limerick Kerry County FC!!

[dundalkfc10]

Yeah, I'm pretty gutted about Boyce leaving.

Soooo, James McClean at RWB?

Ever since the media mentioned McClean to Derry, he's went from not being in the squad or an unused sub to starting every game for Wrexham
Really can't see him going anywhere until at least the summer. They have a chance of making the play offs

[Dermobohs]

Apparently Pat's offered a very good wage, much better than Derry or Bohs did.
Probably a longer contract too.