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Byrne set to team up again with Fenlon
Emmet Malone Soccer Correspondent
League of Ireland: Jason Byrne is set to complete his return to League of Ireland football today. The striker, whose medical at Bohemians last night threw up a minor hamstring problem, hopes to receive final clearance from club doctors this afternoon, in which case he will sign a three-year deal.
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Byrne's arrival at Dalymount significantly increases the chances that former Shamrock Rovers and Longford striker Dave Mooney will join Cork City over the coming weeks.
Mooney has been on trial with a number of clubs in Britain since the end of the season here, but he has not received an attractive enough offer. Now, with the prospect of an offer from Bohemians all but gone and Alan Mathews set to be unveiled as Cork's new manager before the end of the week, the young Dubliner is likely to head for Turner's Cross.
The striker is certainly one of Mathews' targets, but George O'Callaghan has also been sounded out about a return to Turner's Cross, as have Jamie Harris and Bobby Ryan.
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Ryan has been a target for St Patrick's Athletic manager John McDonnell and is expected to join the Inchicore outfit, while Harris may stay on at Dunfermline, having recently regained his place in the team there.
Confirmation of Mathews' appointment will end a difficult period for Cork City, which chose to dispense with Richardson's services despite December's cup final success.
The former Longford boss is set to relocate and take leave of absence from his job with Ulster Bank to devote all of his energy to the challenge at Turner's Cross. He inherits a squad of many talented players and perhaps the league's best midfield.
Finn Harps, meanwhile, have released three members of their promotion-winning squad: David Divin, Séamus Browne and John O'Loughlin.
Manager Paul Hegarty recently signed long-time Derry City striker Gary Beckett, and the club said a number of new arrivals are set to be confirmed in the next fortnight.