Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for July 2025

Transfers

Tuesday, 1st July

Jaze Kabia left non-league football to sign for Grimsby Town

Wednesday, 2nd July

Following his release by Blackburn Rovers, midfielder Zak Gilsenan signed a two year contract with Grimsby Town

Friday, 4th July

Callum O'Dowda joined Robbie Keane in Hungary, signing for the former international captain's side Ferencvaros

Ross County announced the signing of defender Len O'Sullivan

Saturday, 5th July

Aaron Connolly signed for League One side Leyton Orient

Wednesday, 9th July

David McGoldrick left hometown club Notts County to sign for Barnsley

Joe Shaugnessy left Scotland to sign for A-League side Newcastle Jets

Thursday, 10th July

Chloe Mustaki signed for Nottingham Forest's Women's team

Friday, 11th July

Grace Moloney signed a one year contract with Sunderland Women, with the option of a further 12 months

Tuesday, 15th July

Mark Travers signed a four year contract with Everton

Midfielder Jamie Mullins left Brighton to sign for Wycombe Wanderers

Tyler Toland joined Durham

Thursday, 17th July

Erin McLaughlin joined Glasgow City, signing a two year contract at Petershill Park

Friday, 18th July

Justin Eguaibor joined younger brother David at Cove Rangers

Joe Hodge signed a contract until 2029 with Portuguese side CD Tondela

Aoide Mannion signed for Newcastle United's Women's team

Saturday, 19th July

Sean McLoughlin joined Blackburn Rovers, signing a two year contract at Ewood Park

Recent senior team call up Josh Keeley left Tottenham to sign for Luton

Sunday, 20th July

Shane Flynn signed for Southern League Premier Division side Kettering Town

Monday, 21st July

Peterborough announced the signing of defender David Okagbue on a four year contract

Thursday, 24th July

Claire Walsh left Glasgow City to travel across the city and sign for Celtic FC Women

Anthony Scully joined former manager Michael Appleton at Shrewsbury Town

Underage defender Kiera Sena signed for Southampton

Following the expiration of her contract with Birmingham, defender Jamie Finn signed for Sunderland

Friday, 25th July

Ahead of the 2025/26 Serie A Femminile season, Mel Filis signed for Sassuolo

Sunday, 27th July

U21 international Sean Moore returned to Ireland to sign for Shelbourne

Monday, 28th July

Corrie Ndaba left the Scottish Premiership to sign for Serie A side US Lecce

Following a successful trial, Shane McLoughlin signed a one year contract with Cambridge United

Telford United confirmed the return of Ola Lawal to the Bucks

Thursday, 31st July

Izzy Atkinson signed for Sunderland Women

Loans

Friday, 4th July

Barnsley defender Barry Cotter signed a loan deal with Notts County for the upcoming season

Saturday, 5th July

After spending the 2024/25 season on loan with Portsmouth, Mark O'Mahony left Brighton on loan again, to Noel Hunt's Reading

Monday, 14th July

Nottingham Forest's Ireland U21 striker Joe Gardner signed a season long loan with Mansfield Town

Tuesday, 15th July

Joe Storer signed on loan with Greenock Morton

Stoke City's Darius Lipsiuc signed a loan deal with non league Solihull Moors

Friday, 18th July

Stockport Country signed Corey O'Keefe on loan for 2025/26

Wednesday, 23rd July

Evan Ferguson joined Serie A giants AS Roma on loan for the 2025/26 season, with the option of a permanent transfer in 12 months' time

Ed McJannet signed for Serie C side Ternana on loan

Friday, 25th July

Eiran Cashin joined promoted side Birmingham City on loan for the 2025/26 EFL season

Saturday, 26th July

Taya Adaramola joined the growing Irish contingent at Leyton Orient, signing a 12 month loan contract with the O's

Monday, 28th July

After signing a new contract with West Ham, Jessie Stapleton signed on loan for WSL2 side Nottingham Forest

Contracts

Wednesday, 2nd July

Tyler Goodrham signed a new long term contract with Oxford United

Tuesday, 8th July

Lily Agg signed a 12 month extension to her contract with Birmingham

Friday, 11th July

Lewis Richards signed an extension to his contract with Bradford City, extending his stay at the Bantams for another 12 months

Wednesday, 16th July

Anna Patten extended her contract with Aston Villa until June 2028

Monday, 28th July

Ahead of her loan move to Nottingham Forest, Jessie Stapleton signed a new two year contract with West Ham

Management

Thursday, 31st July

Emma Byrne took over as Lewes FC manager and head of goalkeeping

Summer 2025 transfer window

Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for May/June 2025
Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for August/September 2025

Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for May/June 2025

Transfers

Tuesday, 20th May

Ryan Sweeney returned to Mansfield, where he spent three seasons between 2018 and 2021, signing a two year deal

Thursday, 22nd May

Following a successful loan at St Mirren in the 2024/25 season, the Buddies confirmed that Roland Idowu will join them on a two year contract

Friday, 30th May

Feyenoord took up the option of converting Liam Bossin's loan spell at the Kuip stadium to a full transfer, with the goalkeeper signing a two year contract

Saturday, 31st May

Following the expiration of his contract with Walsall, Oisin McEntee signed a three year contract with Hearts

Monday, 2nd June

Marcus Harness left Ipswich to join former Tractor Boys coach Lee Grant at Huddersfield

Tuesday, 3rd June

Caoimhin Kelleher left champions Liverpool to sign a five year contract at Brentford, with the option of a further 12 months

Thursday, 5th June

Sean McGinty agreed terms with Aidrie FC

Ahead of their return to league football, Barnet announced the signing of Emmanuel Osadebe

Tuesday, 10th June

Sean Roughan signed a three year contract with Huddersfield Town

Thursday, 12th June

Fiacre Kelleher announced his return to his native county, signing a long term contract with Cork City

Saturday, 14th June

Following the expiration of his contract, Jordan Shipley left Shrewsbury to sign for Port Vale

Dan Casey signed a contract with Wycombe Wanderers, and will start at Adams Park on July 1st

Tuesday, 17th June

Paudie O'Connor joined the growing Irish contingent at Reading FC

Saturday, 21st June

Livingston FC confirmed the signings of defender Shane Blaney and midfielder Graham Carey

Monday, 23rd June

Conor McCarthy signed a two year contract with Northampton Town, and will join the Cobblers on 1st July

Conor Noss signed for newly promoted Bundesliga 2 side MSV Duisburg

Tuesday, 24th June

Following his loan spell in the second half of last season, Andrew Omobamidele signed a contract with the Ligue 1 side until 2029

U21 goalkeeper Killian Cahill sign for Leyton Orient

Sean Grehan left Crystal Palace to sign a three year deal with Doncaster Rovers

Wednesday, 25th June

Striker Dara Costelloe signed a contract with Wigan Athletic until 2028, with the option of a further 12 months

U19 goalkeeper Michael Dike left League of Ireland First Division side Treaty United to sign for Brighton, and will play for their U21 side

Friday, 27th June

Owen Oseni signed a three year deal with Plymouth Argyle

David Eguaibor left Cobh Ramblers to sign for Scottish League One side Cove Rangers

Loans

Friday, 27th June

James Abankwah returned to Watford FC, signing a season long loan deal at Vicarage Road

Blackburn defender Connor O'Riordan will spend the 2025/26 season on loan at Doncaster Rovers

Contracts

Friday, 23rd May

Lee O'Connor signed a new contract with Tranmere Rovers, extending his stay on the Wirral until June 2027

Saturday, 31st May

Mansfield Town announced that Stephen McLaughlin had signed a new 12 month contract with the Stags

Monday, 2nd June

Anthony O'Connor signed an extension to his contract with Harrogate Town until the end of the 2025/26 season

Friday, 20th June

Academy graduate Ronan Maher signed a two year extension to his contract with Walsall

Tuesday, 24th June

Conor Masterson will play at Priestfield Stadium for at least another 12 months after signing a contract extension with Gillingham

Management

Tuesday, 10th June

Mark Kennedy returned to Birmingham City as their U21 coach

Friday, 13th June

Darren O'Dea joined Swansea City as assistant head coach to Alan Sheehan

Monday, 16th June

Brian Barry-Murphy was confirmed as head coach of Cardiff City

Diarmuid O'Carroll left his position as Newcastle U21 coach to join Sparta Prague ass their assistant head coach

Friday, 27th June

Keith Andews was promoted from set piece coach to head coach of Brentford

Summer 2025 transfer window

Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for July 2025
Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for August/September 2025

Episode 87 - Nations League and end of season friendlies

I'm joined again by Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick to discuss the final two games of the Republic of Ireland Women's Team's Nations League campaign - with six points on offer from the games against Turkiye and Slovenia, can Carla Ward's team earn promotion to League A, or will we face the play offs in October?

The final two friendlies for the mens team represent the last chance for experimentation by Heimir Hallgrímsson before the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers start in September. With four new faces in the squad, how do we think the team will line out against Senegal and Luxembourg, and what challenges will the two sides pose for the Boys in Green?

Finally, with the group stage draw completed for the Under 17 World Cup being held in November, we take a look at the sides Colin O'Brien's team will face in Qatar and evaluate our chances of progressing into the knock out stages 

Note - this episode was recorded before the updated mens squad was announced, so contains some discussion on where we expected Sammie Szmodics to play in the two friendlies