January 2017 Transfer Window - Loans, Transfers and Contracts

Permanent Deals
Tuesday, 3rd January
After negotiating his release from Cambridge United, Keith Keane made his loan deal to Rochdale permanent, signing an 18 month contract - 📝

Former U21 midfielder Samir Carruthers signed a three and a half year deal with Sheffield United - 📝

Wednesday, 4th January
Bluebell United striker Dean Ebbe signed for SPL side Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Thursday, 5th January
Defender Gavin Gunning left Greenock Morton, where he only signed in September, to sign for Grimsby Town until the end of the season - 📝

Friday, 6th January
Following the end of his short term contract at Charlton Athletic, Kevin Foley has signed for Coventry City until the end of the season - 📝

Saturday, 7th January
After mutually agreeing to terminate his contract at Luton Town, Mark O’Brien signed for Newport County until the end of the season, reuniting him with his former Southport manager Dino Maamria - 📝

Monday, 9th January
Former Liverpool Academy player Alex O’Hanlon was among three signings announced by St Patrick’s Athletic ahead of the 2017 League of Ireland season - 📝

Tuesday, 10th January
Bohemians Youth player Robbie Dunne signed for Sunderland - 📝

Thursday, 12th January
Former St Patrick’s Athletic defender Jake Carroll left Hartlepool United to sign for Cambridge United until June 2019 - 📝

Friday, 13th January
Having recovered from injury, goalkeeper Ian Lawlor left Manchester City to sign for League Two table toppers Doncaster Rovers on a permanent contract until June 2019 - 📝

Monday, 16th January
Former Ireland U21 midfielder Conor Clifford left non-league Boreham Wood to sign for League of Ireland champions Dundalk FC - 📝

Friday, 20th January
After leaving Leyton Orient by mutual consent, Alan Dunne signed for Bromley FC as a player coach - 📝

Saturday, 21st January
Following her release from Arsenal, Emma Byrne signed an 18 month contract with Brighton and Hove Albion - 📝

Wednesday, 25th January
Waterford United signed free agent Kenneth McEvoy, who returns to play for his hometown club.

Thursday, 26th January
Midfielder Conor Hourihane left Barnsley after two and a half years to sign for Aston Villa - 📝

Monday, 30th January
After an injury-stricken five years at Everton, Darron Gibson signed an 18 month contract for Sunderland - 📝

Having negotiated his release from Blackburn Rovers earlier in January, John O’Sullivan signed an 18 month contract with Carlisle United - 📝

Mark Yeates signed for Notts County until the end of the season - 📝

Tuesday, 31st January
Former U21 midfielder Sean Murray signed for Colchester United after cancelling his contract with Swindon Town by mutual consent - 📝

Robbie Brady signed a 3½ year deal with Burnley, breaking their transfer record in the process - 📝

Following his unsuccesful loan at Blackburn Rovers, Jack Byrne signed for Wigan Athletic on a 3½ year contract - 📝

Loans
Sunday, 1st January
Having only made one appearance for Burton in 2016/17, midfielder Callum Reilly moved to Coventry City on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Monday, 2nd January
West Bromwich Albion defender Shaun Donnellan signed a three month loan deal with non league Dagenham and Redbridge, where he’ll play alongside brother Leo - 📝

Tuesday, 3rd January
Bradford City extended the loan of Josh Cullen from West Ham until the end of the season - 📝

Thursday, 5th January
Hartlepool United signed Fulham defender Sean Kavanagh on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Saturday, 7th January
Following his loan at Cambridge earlier in the the first half of 2016/17, Sean Long signed for Lincoln City on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Thursday, 12th January
Celtic centre half Eoghan O’Connell signed for Walsall on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Friday, 20th January
Ryan Sweeney signed for Bristol Rovers on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Saturday, 21st January
After a successful spell on loan at non-league Wrexham, U17 striker Gerry McDonagh has signed for Cambridge United on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Tuesday, 24th January
With his contract at Chesterfield set to expire in the summer, Jay O'Shea signed for Sheffield United on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Reading’s Ireland U21 defender Niall Keown signed for Partick Thistle on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Thursday, 26th January
Burton Albion defender Ryan Delaney signed on loan until July with Cork City ahead of the new League of Ireland season - 📝

Monday, 30th January
Goalkeeper Joe Murphy left Huddersfield to sign for Bury FC on loan until the end of the season - 📝

QPR’s U21 winger Olamide Shodipo signed for Port Vale on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Tuesday, 31st January
Rhys Murphy left non league Forest Green Rovers to sign for previous side Crawley Town on loan for the remainder of the season - 📝

Conor Sammon returned to Kilmarnock, his first club outside the League of Ireland, signing for Killie on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Eoin Doyle rejoined former manager Paul Cook on loan at Portsmouth until the end of the season - 📝

After completing a loan spell with Walsall in the first half of the season, Aston Villa’s Kevin Toner signed for Bradford City on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Swansea City’s U19 midfielder Tom Holland signed for non league AFC Fylde on loan until the end of the season - 📝

After spending the second half of last season on loan at St Patrick’s Athletic, Everton’s Steven Kinsella has signed on a season long loan deal with Dundalk FC - 📝

Tony Pulis signed Marc Wilson for the second time in his career, the defender signed for West Brom on loan for the rest of the season - 📝

Having recovered from a cruciate injury ahead of schedule, Joe Quigley returned to Gillingham on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Contracts
Friday, 20th January
After only making his debut for QPR on New Year’s Eve, Ryan Manning extended his contract with the Championship side until the summer of 2019 - 📝

Irish Player Transfers - January 2015 Window

Permanent deals

• Seamus Conneely to Accrington Stanley on an 18 month contract: Report
• Lee Lynch to Hamilton Academical until May 2016: Report
• Noel Hunt to Ipswich town until the end of the season: Report
• Ryan Manning to QPR on a two and a half year deal: Report
• Kevin Foley to FC Kobenhavn: Report
• Will Hayhurst to Notts County on an 18 month deal: Report
• David Connolly to AFC Wimbledon: Report
• Mikey Drennan to Shamrock Rovers on a two year deal: Report
• Liam Miller to Cork City: Report
• Paul Heffernan to Dundee FC: Report
• Anthony O'Connor has signed for Plymouth Argyle: Report
• Brendan Moloney to Northampton Town on a three and a half year deal: Report
• Rhys Murphy has signed for Oldham Athletic on a two and a half year deal: Report
• Eoin Doyle has signed for Cardiff City on a three and a half year deal: Report

Loans

• Ben McLauglin to AFC Telford on a one month loan: Report
• Liam McAlinden to Fleetwood town on loan until the end of the season: Report
• Conor Sammon to Rotherham United on loan until the end of the season: Report
• Bradley Garmston to Gillingham FC on a one month loan: Report
• Paddy Kenny to Ipswich Town on a four month deal: Report
• Leon Best to Brighton and Hove Albion on loan for the rest of the season: Report
• Sean Maguire to Accrington Stanley on loan for a month: Report
• Kenneth McEvoy to Colchester United on loan until the end of the season: Report
• Philip Roberts to Alloa Athletic on loan until the end of the season: Report
• Conor Wilkinson to Oldham Athletic on loan until the end of the season: Report
• Keith Andrews to MK Dons on loan until the end of the season: Report
• Conor Clifford to Barnet FC on a short term loan: Report

Irish player transfers January 2014

Alan Browne to Preston North End: http://www.pnefc.net/news/article/alan-browne-signs-deal010114-1267310.aspx
Connor Smith to Gillingham on loan: http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/news/article/new-midfielder-1282696.aspx
Alan Judge to Brentford on loan: http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/alan-judge-signs-08.01.14-1282181.aspx
Sean McGinty to Sheffield United on loan: http://www.sufc.co.uk/news/article/20130625-blades-sign-quartet-879837.aspx
Paddy Madden to Scunthorpe United: http://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/article/madden-joins-the-iron-1284583.aspx
Aiden McGeady to Everton: http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/2014/01/11/blues-swoop-for-mcgeady
Liam Lawrence to Barnsley: http://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/article/lawrence-joins-reds-1297445.aspx
Shane Long to Hull City: http://www.hullcitytigers.com/news/article/201314-long-signing-1300249.aspx
Jamie Devitt on loan to Morecambe FC: https://www.morecambefc.com/news/article/devitt-joins-on-loan-1308871.aspx
Michael Drennan to Carlisle: http://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/news/article/drennansigns17jan14-1300030.aspx
Paul George to Hamilton Academicals: http://www.acciesfc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2471:loan-arrival&catid=44:news&Itemid=140
John O’Sullivan to Southport on loan: http://www.southportfc.net/news/details.php?news_id=9611
Adam Rooney to Aberdeen FC: http://www.afc.co.uk/articles/20140123/rooney-on-board-at-pittodrie_2212158_3634362
Gary Dicker to Crawley Town: http://www.crawleytownfc.com/news/article/gary-dicker-1311360.aspx
Shaun Williams to Millwall: http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/article/shaun-williams-signing-1318496.aspx
Will Hayhurst to York City on loan: http://www.yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk/news/article/will-hayhurst-joins-on-loan-1320323.aspx
Aiden O'Brien to Torquay United on loan: http://www.torquayunited.com/news/article/aiden-added-1326291.aspx
Josh O’Hanlon to AFC Bournemouth: http://www.afcb.co.uk/news/article/2014-01-29-cherries-sign-rising-irish-star-1326434.aspx
Leon McSweeney to Northampton Town: http://www.ntfc.co.uk/news/article/mcsweeney-signs-1328454.aspx
Andy Keogh to Blackpool on loan: http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/keogh-arrives-on-loan-1329557.aspx
David Connolly to Oxford United on loan: http://www.oufc.co.uk/news/article/00310114-connolly-1330470.aspx
Sam Byrne to Carlisle United on loan until the end of the season: http://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/news/article/sambyrneloan31jan14-1329733.aspx
Kevin Doyle to QPR on loan until the end of the season: http://www.qpr.co.uk/news/article/310114-exclusive-doyle-deal-1331302.aspx