Great Big Airtricity League Transfer List 2012

With close season 2011/2012 underway, we will keep a comprehensive list of confirmed transfers in and out of League of Ireland clubs. If you have information on transfers, you can post on our Twitter or Facebook pages, or comment below.
 

PREMIER DIVISION

Bohemians
IN:
Aaron Callaghan (Manager - No Club)
Sean Stewart (St. Patrick Athletic)
Dinny Corcoran (Drogheda United)
Neil Harney (St Patrick's Athletic)
Danny Joyce (Reading FC)
Evan McMillan (St Patrick's Athletic)
Karl Moore (Shamrock Rovers)
John O'Connor (St Patrick's Athletic)
Derek Pender (St Patrick's Athletic)
Dave Rogers (Drogheda United)
David Scully (O'Devaney/Dunard)
Keith Ward (Dundalk)
Dwayne Wilson (Waterford United)
Keith Buckley (Rejoined for 2012)
Lee Dixon (Rejoined for 2012)
Kevin Feely (Rejoined for 2012)
Ryan McEvoy (Rejoined for 2012)
Craig Sexton (Rejoined for 2012)
Stephen Traynor (Rejoined for 2012)
Peter McMahon (Drogheda United)

OUT:

Pat Fenlon (Manager - Hibernian)
Glenn Cronin (Shelbourne)
Robert Bayly (Monaghan United)
Ger O'Brien (St. Patrick's Athletic)
Barry Murphy (St. Patrick's Athletic)
Mark Rossiter (St. Patrick's Athletic)
Christy Fagan (St. Patrick's Athletic)
Gary Burke (UCD)
Killian Brennan (Shamrock Rovers)
Anto Flood (Southend United)
Chris Forrester (St. Patrick's Athletic)
Liam Burns (Dundalk)


Bray Wanderers
IN:

Darren Quigley (Rejoined for 2012)
Brian Kane (Rejoined for 2012)
Daire Doyle (Rejoined for 2012)
Colm Tresson (Rejoined for 2012) 
Kieran Marty Waters (Rejoined for 2012)
Shane O Connor (Rejoined for 2012) 
Dean Zambra (Rejoined for 2012)
Graham Kelly (Rejoined for 2012)
Stephen Brennan (Rejoined for 2012)
David Webster (Rejoined for 2012)
Conor Butler (Rejoined for 2012)
John Mulroy (Rejoined for 2012)
Pierce Sweeney (Rejoined for 2012)
Kevin Knight (Rejoined for 2012)
Danny O'Connor (Rejoined for 2012)
Sean Houston (Rejoined for 2012)
Adam Mitchell (Rejoined for 2012)
Adam Hanlon (Arklow Town)
Jonathan Kelty (Arklow Town)
Jason Byrne (Dundalk)

OUT:
Gary Dempsey (Waterford United)
Gary Shaw (Longford Town)
Conor Murphy (Monaghan United)
Chris Shields (Dundalk)
Shane O’Neill (Dundalk)
Darren Soon (CYM Terenure)

Cork City
IN:
Tommy Dunne (Manager - Rejoined for 2012 on 3 year deal)
Kevin Murray (Waterford United)
Daryl Horgan (Sligo Rovers)
Kevin Burns (Waterford United)
Mark McNulty (Rejoined for 2012)
Cathal Lordan (Rejoined for 2012)
Gavin Kavanagh (Rejoined for 2012)
Gearóid Morrissey (Rejoined for 2012)
John Dunleavy (Free)
Dan Murray (Shamrock Rovers)
Colin Healy (Ipswich Town)
Shane O'Connor (Ipswich)

OUT:
Vincent Escudé-Candau (Unknown)
Peter Krzanowski (Unknown)
Greg O'Halloran (Unknown)
Graham Cummins (Preston North End)

Derry City
IN:
Ruaidhri Higgins (Rejoined for 2012)
Gerard Doherty (Rejoined for 2012)
Declan Devine (Manager)
Mark Farren (Rejoined for 2012)
Simon Madden (Dundalk)
David McDaid (Rejoined for 2012)
Rory Patterson (Plymouth Argyle)
Stuart Greacen (Glentoran)
Owen Morrison (FC New York)

OUT:
Stephen Kenny (Manager - Shamrock Rovers)
Stuart Greacen (Glentoran)
Gareth McGlynn (Travelling in Australia)
Emmet Friars (Dungannon Swifts)
Ruairí Harkin (Coleraine)
Daniel Lafferty (Burnley)

Drogheda United
IN:
Sean Brennan (Monaghan United)
Ryan Brennan (Monaghan United)
Shane Grimes (Monaghan United)
Gabriel Sava (Monaghan United)
Tiarnan Mulvenna (Rejoined for 2012)
Philip Hand (Rejoined for 2012)
Gavin Brennan (Rejoined for 2012)
Dean Marshall (UCD)
Paul Crowley (St. Patrick's Athletic)
Declan O'Brien (Monaghan United)
Peter Hynes (Limerick FC)
Mark O'Brien (Rejoined for 2012)
Stephen Quigley (Rejoined for 2012)
Alan McNally (Rejoined for 2012)
Stephen Trimble (Rejoined for 2012)
Brian Gannon (Rejoined for 2012)
Cathal Brady (Dundalk)
Chris Kerr (Dundalk)
Derek Prendergast (Bray Wanderers)
 

OUT:

Lee Lynch (Sligo Rovers)
Peter McMahon (Bohemians)

Dundalk
IN:
Sean McCaffrey (Manager - No Club)
Mark Griffin (Rejoined for 2012)
Stephen McDonnell (Rejoined for 2012)
Gary Shanahan (Newcastle West)
Chris Shields (Bray Wanderers)
Shane O’Neill (Bray Wanderers)
Eoghan Osborne (Rejoined for 2012)
Derek Foran (Sligo Rovers)
Liam Burns (Bohemians)
John Mountney (Mervue United)
Ger Hanley (Mervue United)
Peter Cherrie (Rejoined for 2012)

OUT:
Dean Bennett (Solihull Moors)
Mark Quigley (Sligo Rovers)
Shane Guthrie (Limerick)
Ross Gaynor (Sligo Rovers)
Ian Foster (Manager - No Club)
Greg Bolger  (St. Patrick's Athletic)
Jason Byrne (Bray Wanderers)
 

Monaghan United
IN:
Chris Bennion (St. Patrick's Athletic)
Michael Schlingermann (Athlone Town)
Robert Bayly (Bohemians)
Jordan Keegan (Rejoined for 2012)
Keith Quinn (Rejoined for 2012)
Eric Foley (Rejoined for 2012)
John Reilly (Rejoined for 2012)
Willo McDonagh (Rejoined for 2012)
Paul Whelan (Rejoined for 2012)
Aidan Collins (Rejoined for 2012)
Conor McMahon (Rejoined for 2012)
Alan Byrne (Rejoined for 2012)
Conor Murphy (Bray Wanderers)
Darragh Reynor (Nottingham Forest)


OUT:
Sean Brennan (Drogheda United)
Ryan Brennan (Drogheda United)
Shane Grimes (Drogheda United)
Gabriel Sava (Drogheda United)
Declan O'Brien (Drogheda United)

Shamrock Rovers
IN:
Stephen Kenny (Manager - Derry City)
Chris Turner (Rejoined for 2012)
Stephen O'Donnell (Rejoined for 2012)
Gary McCabe (Rejoined for 2012)
Sean Gannon (Joined from U20)
Dean Kelly (Rejoined for 2012)
Conor McCormack (Rejoined for 2012)
Daryl Kavanagh (St. Patrick's Athletic)
Killian Brennan (Bohemians)
Billy Dennehy (Rejoined for 2012)
Conor Powell (Sligo Rovers)
Kerrea Gilbert (free)

OUT:
Craig Hyland (Longford Town)
Michael O'Neill (Manager - Northern Ireland)
Jim Magilton (Manager - Melbourne Victory)
Pat Flynn (St. Patrick's Athletic)
Pat Sullivan (Moved to Australia)
Karl Sheppard (Reading) 
Dan Murray (Cork City)
Jim Paterson (Bristol Rovers)

Shelbourne
IN:
Glenn Cronin (Bohemians)
Ian Ryan (Rejoined for 2012)
Conan Byrne (Rejoined for 2012)
Gareth Matthews (Rejoined for 2012)
Barry Clancy (Rejoined for 2012)
David Cassidy (Rejoined for 2012)
Philly Hughes (Rejoined for 2012)
Stephen Paisley (Rejoined for 2012)
Kevin Dawson (Rejoined for 2012)
Lorcan Fitzgerald (Rejoined for 2012)
Andy Boyle (Rejoined for 2012)
Brian Shortall (St. Patrick's Athletic)
John Sullivan (Rejoined for 2012)
Sean Byrne (Rejoined for 2012)


OUT:
Karl Bermingham (Longford Town)
Colm James (Longford Town)
David McGill (Longford Town)
Chris Mulhall (UCD)
 

Sligo Rovers
IN:
Danny North (St. Patrick's Athletic)
Mark Quigley (Dundalk)
Romauld Boco (Shanghai East Asia)
Joseph Ndo (Rejoined for 2012)
Raf Cretaro (Rejoined for 2012)
Gavin Peers (Rejoined for 2012)
Alan Keane (Rejoined for 2012)
Danny Ventre (Rejoined for 2012)
Aaron Greene (Rejoined for 2012)
Ross Gaynor (Dundalk)
Gary Rogers (St. Patrick's Athletic)
Lee Lynch (Drogheda United)
Iarfhlaith Davoren (Rejoined for 2012)
Richard Brush (Rejoined for 2012)
Ciaran Kelly (Rejoined for 2012)
John Dillon (Rejoined for 2012)

OUT:
Richie Ryan (Dundee United)
Daryl Horgan (Cork City)
Eoin Doyle (Hibernian)
Matthew Blinkhorn (York City)
Brendan Clarke (St Patrick's Athletic)
Derek Foran (Dundalk)

St. Patrick’s Athletic
IN:
Liam Buckley (Manager - No Club)
Ger O'Brien (Bohemians)
Brendan Clarke (Sligo Rovers)
Barry Murphy (Bohemians)
Mark Rossiter (Bohemians)
Ger O'Brien (Bohemians)
Christy Fagan (Bohemians)
Pat Flynn (Shamrock Rovers)
Kenny Browne (Waterford United)
Darren Meenan (UCD)
Greg Bolger (Dundalk)
James Chambers (free)
Conor Kenna (Rejoined for 2012)
Sean O'Connor (Rejoined for 2012)
Ian Daly (Rejoined for 2012)
Jake Carroll (Rejoined for 2012)
Christopher Forrester (Bohemians)
Ian Bermingham (Rejoined for 2012)

OUT:
Danny North (Sligo Rovers)
Pete Mahon (Manager - No Club)
Gary Rogers (Sligo Rovers)
Noel Haverty (Longford Town)
Shane McFaul (FC Haka)
Brian Shortall (Shelbourne)
Shane Guthrie (Limerick)
Paul Crowley  (Drogheda United)
Stephen Bradley (Limerick)
Daryl Kavanagh (Shamrock Rovers)


UCD
IN:
Ger Barron (Rejoined for 2012)
Robbie Benson (Rejoined for 2012)
David O'Connor (Rejoined for 2012)
Gary Burke (Bohemians)
Chris Mulhall (Shelbourne)


OUT:
Darren Meenan (St. Patrick's Athletic)
Dean Marshall (Drogheda United)


FIRST DIVISION

Athlone Town
IN:
Brian McCarthy (Limerick)
Tommy Barrett  (Rejoined for 2012)
Brian Gill (Rejoined for 2012)
Roy King (Rejoined for 2012)
Stephen Relihan (Rejoined for 2012)
Damien Rushe (Rejoined for 2012)
Mark Sherlock (Rejoined for 2012)
Mark Walshe (Rejoined for 2012)
Joe Woods (Rejoined for 2012)
Garvan Broughall (Limerick)
Ross Kenny (Ballina Town)
Darren Coleman (Killavilla United)

OUT:


Finn Harps
IN:
Blain Curtis (Rejoined for 2012)
Ciaran Coll (Rejoined for 2012)
James Doherty (Rejoined for 2012)
Keith Cowan (Rejoined for 2012)
Stephen O'Donnell (Rejoined for 2012)
Tommy Bonner (Rejoined for 2012)
Chris Breen (Limerick FC)
Ciaran Gallagher (Rejoined for 2012)
Aaron O'Hagan (Rejoined for 2012)
Ciaran Greene (Letterkenny Rovers)
Darragh Healy
Adam Clarke (Limavady United) 

OUT:
Mark Forker (Unknown)
 

Limerick
IN:
Shane Guthrie (St. Patrick's Athletic)
Pat Purcell (Rejoined for 2012)
Joe Gamble (Rejoined for 2012)
Denis Behan (Rejoined for 2012)
Andrew Bhandarkar (Rejoined for 2012)
Rory Gaffney (Rejoined for 2012)
Sean Brosnan (Rejoined for 2012)
Corie Treacy (Rejoined for 2012)
Garbhan Coughlan (Rejoined for 2012)
Shane Cusack (Rejoined for 2012)
Shaun Kelly (Rejoined for 2012)
David O’Leary (Rejoined for 2012)
Paudie Quinn (Rejoined for 2012)
Steven McGann (Rejoined for 2012)
Barry Ryan (Rejoined for 2012)
Dave Ryan (Rejoined for 2012)
Stephen Bradley (St. Patrick's Athletic)


OUT:
John Frost (Waterford United)
Chris Breen (Finn Harps)
Peter Hynes (Drogheda United)
Brian McCarthy (Athlone Town)
Thomas Lyons (Janesboro)
Jeffrey Judge (Pike Rovers)
Garvan Broughall (Athlone Town)

Longford Town
IN:
Noel Haverty (St. Patrick's Athletic)
Karl Bermingham (Shelbourne)
Craig Hyland (Shamrock Rovers)
Micheal Lee (Rejoined for 2012)
Des Hope (Rejoined for 2012)
Chris Deans (Rejoined for 2012)
Mark Salmon (Rejoined for 2012)
Craig Walsh (Rejoined for 2012)
Cathal Brady (Rejoined for 2012)
Gary Cronin (Rejoined for 2012)
Graham Dowling (Rejoined for 2012)
Paul Hunt (Rejoined for 2012)
Austin Skelly (Rejoined for 2012)
Keith Gillespie (Rejoined for 2012)
Thomas Crawley (Rejoined for 2012)
Daniel Purdy (Rejoined for 2012)
Jeff Flood (Rejoined for 2012)
Sean Skelly (Rejoined for 2012)
James O Brien (Rejoined for 2012)
Gary Shaw (Bray Wanderers)
Colm James (Shelbourne)
David McGill (Shelbourne)


OUT:
Jean Biansumba (Released)
Thomas Hyland (Released)
Alvin Rouse (Released)
Darragh Satelle (Released)


Mervue United
IN:
Stephen Walsh (Galway United)
Ronan Forde (Salthill Devon)
Martin Conneely (Rejoined for 2012)
Pat Hoban (Rejoined for 2012)
James Casserley (Rejoined for 2012)
Jason Molloy (Rejoined for 2012)
Mark Ludden (Rejoined for 2012)
Alex Lee (Rejoined for 2012)
Mike Elwood (Rejoined for 2012)
Barry McEntee (Rejoined for 2012)
Peter Dravins (Rejoined for 2012)
Michael Collins (Rejoined for 2012)
Shane Keogh (Rejoined for 2012)
Gary Kelly (Galway United)
Damien O'Rourke (Rejoined for 2012)
Kenny Farrell (Rejoined for 2012)
Alan Murphy (free)
Michael McSweeney (free)

OUT:
John Mountney (Dundalk)
Ger Hanley (Dundalk)


Salthill Devon
IN:
Tony Mannion (Head Coach - No Club)
Nicky Curran
Enda Curran
Ciaran Foley
Eric Brown
Mixie Harty
Liam Grant
Mike Tierney
Sean Gavin
Willy Okai

OUT:
Ronan Forde (Mervue United)


Waterford United
IN:
Gary Dempsey (Bray Wanderers)
John Frost (Limerick FC)
Gary Keane (Rejoined for 2012)
Daragh Walshe (Wexford Youths)
Peter White (Limerick)
Seamus Long (Rejoined for 2012)
David Breen (Rejoined for 2012)
Gary Dunphy (Rejoined for 2012)
Ben Ryan (Wexford Youths)
Peter Higgins (No Club)
Paul Carey (Rejoined for 2012)
Robert Hughes (Shamrock Rovers)
Packie Holden (Wexford Youths)

OUT:

Kevin Murray (Cork City)
Kevin Burns (Cork City)
Kenny Browne (St. Patrick's Athletic)
Dwayne Wilson (Bohemians)

Wexford Youths
IN:


OUT:

Daragh Walshe (Waterford United)
Ben Ryan (Waterford United)
Packie Holden (Waterford United)