Transfers
Wednesday, 1st January
Former Waterford FC striker Owen Oseni left non-league side Gateshead to sign a three and a half year contract with St MirrenFriday, 3rd January
Neil Farrugia left Shamrock Rovers following the expiration of his contract to sign a two and a half year deal with BarnsleySaturday, 4th January
After winning a league medal with Shelbourne, Aiden O'Brien returned to England, signing a contract with Woking until the end of the seasonTuesday, 14th January
U21 midfielder Matt Healy returned to Ireland to sign for Shamrock RoversCreative midfield plaayer Dan Crowley left Notts County to sign for fellow League Two side MK Dons
Wednesday, 15th January
Conor Carty returned to St Patricks Athletic, where he spent the 2023 League of Ireland season, signing a two year contract at Richmond ParkJohn Patrick signed for Ligue Un side Stade de Reims
Thursday, 16th January
Following a short spell at Sunderland, Aaron Connolly signed for fellow Championship side MillwallU19 striker Cian Dillon signed for QPR, and will join their development squad
Monday, 20th January
James Collins signed a contract with Lincoln City until the summer of 2026, with the option of a further 12 monthsTuesday, 21st January
Ahead of the new season in the US, Harvey Neville signed for Phoenix Rising FCWednesday, 22nd January
Ricardo Dinaga returned to league football, signing a two and a half year deal with Shrewsbury Town2024 LOI top scorer Jenna Slattery signed an 18 month contract with Hearts
Thursday, 23rd January
Caitlin Hayes signed for WSL side Brighton and Hove AlbionTom Cannon signed for Sheffield United until the summer of 2029, with the option of a further 12 months
Saturday, 25th January
Alan Judge signed for National League South Division side Braintree Town📝 We're delighted to announce the signing of experienced Irish midfielder Alan Judge until the end of the season!
— Braintree Town FC (@braintreetownfc) January 25, 2025
Playing the majority of his career in the football league and also representing Ireland too, Alan will bring a lot to The Iron!#IronArmy #PubTeamFromEssex pic.twitter.com/xULmIqujSA
Sunday, 26th January
Darragh Burns signed for Grimsby TownMonday, 27th January
Dara McGuinness returned to Ireland, signing a contract with Finn Harps ahead of the 2025 League of Ireland seasonTuesday, 28th January
Sligo Rovers confirmed that their U16 defender Aidan Gabbidon signed for Malmo FCRory Feely signed a 12 month contract with Crawley Town
Friday, 31st January
Having pursued Eiran Cashin for some time, Brighton finally signed the defender, who signed a contract until June 2030Dylan Duffy converted his loan deal with Chesterfield into a full transfer, signing a contract until the summer of 2027
U17 midfielder Grady McDonnell signed for Belgian side Club Brugge's youth team Club NXT, joining the Challenger Pro League side until 2027
Five-times capped striker Emily Murphy signed for Newcastle United
After cancelling his loan deal with Watford, Festy Ebosele signed for Turkish Super Lig side Istanbul Başakşehir
Saturday, 1st February
UCD defender Cathal McCarthy signed for Hull City, and immediately returned to the League of Ireland side on loan for the first half of the upcoming LOI seasonMonday, 3rd February
John Egan signed an eighteen month contract with Hull City, with the option of extending this by a yearDefender Alix Mendez signed for Aberdeen's womens team
Former underage striker Ali Reghba signed for Slovenian side NK Maribor until the summer of 2027
Loans
Monday, 6th January
Brentford defender Val Adedokun joined Cheltenham Town on loan until the end of the seasonThursday, 9th January
Having recovered from a broken leg, Newport's Josh Seberry has signed for Weston Super Mare on loan until the end of the seasonHaving spent the first half of the season on loan at Peterborough Sports, Oisin Gallagher will spend the rest of the season on loan at Boston United
Darragh O'Connor will spend the rest of the season on loan at Falkirk
Friday, 10th January
U19 goalkeeper Jimmy Storer will spend the second half of the 2024/25 season on loan at National League North side Chester FCBarrow Town defender Mazeed Ogungbo signed a loan deal with Hemel Hempstead Town for the rest of the season
Thursday, 16th January
Udinese's James Abankwah signed for sister club Watford on loan until the end of the 2024/25 seasonFriday, 17th January
Sam Curtis returned to parent club Sheffield United, and immediately signed a loan deal with SPL side St JohnstoneMonday, 20th January
Ruairi Paton returned to the SPL, signing a loan deal with Dundee United until the end of the seasonNewcastle's Alex Murphy joined League One Bolton Wanderers on loan for the rest of the season
Connor O'Riordan returned to Crewe Alexandra, where he progressed from the Academy to the first team, on loan
Tuesday, 21st January
Ipswich's Daniel O'Connor will spend the rest of the season on loan at non-league Farnborough FCThursday, 23rd January
Former Ireland underage goalkeeper Liam Bossin signed as backup goalkeeper for Feyenoord until the end of the season, with an option to buyFriday, 24th January
Andrew Omobamidele signed a loan deal with Strasbourg until the end of the season, with an option to make the move permanentMonday, 27th January
Lincoln City winger Dylan Duffy signed for Chesterfield on loan for the rest of the seasonTuesday, 28th January
Ed McJannet joined Serie C side Audace Cerignola on loanWednesday, 29th January
Andrew Wogan signed a loan deal with Marine AFCMark Travers will aim to help Middlesbrough return to the Premier League while on loan at the Riverside
Tuesday, 3rd February
Evan Ferguson joined former manager Graham Potter at West Ham, signing a loan deal with the Hammers until the end of the seasonDarius Lipsiuc joined Walsall from Stoke on loan
Charlton Athletic signed Middlesbrough's creative forward Alex Gilbert until the end of the season
Gavin Bazunu will continue his return from injury on loan with Belgian side Standard Liege
U21 defender Tayo Adaramola returned from his loan at Stockport County and signed a loan deal with League Two side Bradford City
After spending the first half of the 2024/25 season on loan at Accrington Stanley, Dara Costelloe will spend the second half on loan with Northampton Town
Having recovered from surgery, Anthony Scully has rejoined Colchester United on loan
Midfielder Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh signed a loan deal with Accrington Stanley
Contract extensions
Thursday, 2nd January
Following her recent return from injury, Hayley Nolan signed an extension to her contract with Crystal Palace until the summer of 2026Saturday, 4th January
Jayson Molumby signed an extension to his contract with West Brom until the summer of 2028Thursday, 16th January
Before joining Watford, James Abankwah signed an extension to his contract with Udinese until June 2029Friday, 31st January
Cardiff City duo Callum Robinson and Callum O'Dowda signed two and three year extensions, respectively, to their contracts with the BluebirdsEmily Whelan extended her contract with Glasgow City until 2028
Monday, 3rd February
Having only signed for Sheffield Wednesday in the summer, Gabriel Otegbayo signed an extension to his contract at HillsbroughManagement
Wednesday, 15th January
Ahead of the 2025/26 UEFA Women's Nations League, the FAI announced Carla Ward as the new manager of the Womens National Team