Internationals in the LOI

A list of capped Internationals currently in the LOI, list organised by FIFA Ranking

🇨🇦Canada (30th)

- Kris Twardek (29) - Galway United - 1 Cap

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Wales (38th)

- Adam Matthews (34) - Shamrock Rovers - 14 Caps

🇮🇪Ireland (55th)

- James McClean (37) - Derry City - 104 Caps

- Enda Stevens (35) - Shamrock Rovers - 26 Caps

- Daryl Horgan (33) - Dundalk FC - 17 Caps

- Kevin Long (35) - Waterford FC - 17 Caps

- Sean Maguire (32) - Cork City - 11 Caps

- Jack Byrne (30) - Shamrock Rovers - 4 Caps

- Graham Burke (32) - Shamrock Rovers - 3 Caps

- Dawson Devoy (24) - Bohemians - 1 Cap

- Kian Leavy (24) - St. Patrick's Athletic - 1 Cap

- Adam Brennan (19) - Shamrock Rovers - 1 Cap

🇨🇻Cape Verde (64th)

- Roberto Lopes (34) - Shamrock Rovers - 49 Caps

🇬🇭Ghana (65th)

- Joseph Anang (26) - St Patrick's Athletic - 1 Cap

🇮🇪Northern Ireland (70th)

- Gavin Whyte (30) - Derry City - 30 Caps

- Liam Boyce (35) - Derry City - 28 Caps

- Carl Winchester (33) - Derry City - 1 Cap

🇳🇿New Zealand (86th)

- Max Mata (25) - St Patrick's Athletic - 17 Caps

🇭🇹Haiti (88th)

- Frantz Pierrot (27) - Galway United - 1 Cap

🇸🇱Sierra Leone (122nd)

- John Bilili Sesay (18) - Bray Wanderers - 4 Caps

I wonder where we might see more senior caps come from. Asides to the above, could Markuss Strods break into the Latvian team while at Bohs? Would Sam Bone declare for Malaysia? or Zack Elbouzedi declaring for Libya? Or maybe Sadou Diallp for Guinea?

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Confirmed Irish Transfers 2026/2027 (so far)

Name (Age) - Position | Departing ➡️  Signing (Tier)

Players in Italics are on loan

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

- Victor Ozhianvuna (17) - CM | Shamrock Rovers ➡️ Arsenal (1)

- Grady McDonnell (18) - CM | Club NXT ➡️ Nottingham Forest (1)

- Vinnie Leonard (18) - CB | Dundalk ➡️ Norwich (2)

- Billy O'Neill (18) - ST | Bray ➡️ Bristol City (2)

- Leon Ayinde (21) - LW | Ipswich ➡️ Doncaster (3)

- James Storer (21) - GK | Wolves ➡️ Plymouth (3)

- Darius Lipsiuc (20) - CM | Stoke ➡️ Notts County (3) 

- Tony Springett (23) - W | Norwich ➡️ Leyton Orient (3)

- Evan Weir (24) - LB | Walsall ➡️ Peterborough (3)

- Thomas O'Connor (27) - DM | Wrexham ➡️ Peterborough (3)

- Eoghan O'Connell (30) - CB | Barnsley ➡️ Stockport (3)

- David McGoldrick (38) - ST | Barnsley ➡️ Mansfield (3)

- Jacob Slater (21) - LB | Brighton ➡️ Tranmere (4)

- Ciarán Kelly (27) - CB | Bradford ➡️ Bristol Rovers (4)

- Jordan Shipley (28) - CM | Port Vale ➡️ Cheltenham (4)

- Pierce Sweeney (31) - CB | Exeter ➡️ Cheltenham (4)

- Sean Raggett (32) - CB | Rotherham ➡️ Colchester (4)

- Jake Griffin (20) - CB | Stoke ➡️ Chester (6)

🇮🇪

- Sean Murphy (18) - CB | UCD ➡️ Shamrock Rovers (1)

- Kevin Zefi (21) - SS | Free Agent ➡️ Sligo Rovers (1)

- Harry Vaughan (22) - AM | Hull ➡️ Bohemians (1)

- Trevor Clarke (28) - LB | Shamrock Rovers ➡️ Dundalk (1)

- Leigh Kavanagh (22) - CB | Bohemians ➡️ Galway (1)

- Dylan Connolly (31) - RW | Glentoran ➡️ Galway (1) 

- Connor Gleeson (33) - GK | Galway GAA ➡️ Galway (1)

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

- Connor Ronan (28) - CM | Colorado Rapids ➡️ Aberdeen (1)

- Ruari Paton (25) - ST | Port Vale ➡️ St. Johnstone (1)

- Kian Corbally (22) - CAM | Ballymena ➡️ Dunfermline (2)

- Zak Delaney (24) - LB | Greenock Morton ➡️ Raith Rovers (2)

- Darragh O'Connor (26) - CB | York ➡️ East Kilbride (4)

🇹🇷

- Sinclair Armstrong (22) - ST | Bristol City ➡️ Goztepe (1)

🇦🇹

- Josh O'Dwyer (16) - CM | Shamrock Rovers ➡️ Liefering (2)

🇩🇪

- Anselmo García MacNulty (23) - CB | Zwolle ➡️ Magdeburg (2)

- Ryan Johansson (25) - CAM | Wehen Wiesbaden ➡️ Preußen Münster (3)

🇮🇪 (NI)

- Ryan Nolan (27) - CB | Larne ➡️ Linfield (1)

- Daire O'Connor (29) - RW | Ballymena ➡️ Carrick Rangers (1)

- Josh Ukek (26) - LW | Portadown ➡️ Larne (1)

- Ben Quinn (21) - RW | Portadown ➡️ Cliftonville (1)

- Dan O'Connor (21) - CB | Totton ➡️ Cliftonville (1)

- Graham Kelly (28) - CB | Coleraine ➡️ Crusaders (1)

- Sean O'Mahoney (24) - ST | St Francis ➡️ Portadown (1)

- Oisin Duffy (20) - ST | Strabane ➡️ Limavady (1)

- Greg Sloggett (29) - CM | Boston Utd ➡️ Glentoran (1)

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

- Shane Flynn (24) - LB | Free Agent ➡️ Connah's Quay (1)

 Eligible but not declared:

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

- Daniel McCarron (16) - CB | Dungannon ➡️ Arsenal (1) 

- Sonny Perkins (22) - RW | Leyton Orient ➡️ Wigan (3)

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u/John__Delaney — 4 days ago
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Defender Daniel McCarron (16) has signed for Arsenal

The Northern Ireland U17 international joins Arsenal’s academy from Dungannon Swifts.

He attended St Michael's in Enniskillen, and played GAA for years with Ederney St Joseph's GAA, where his dad is club secretary. His grandfather won Fermanagh Senior Football Championship with Ederney in 1968 & brother has lined out for the county.

When the new FAI Director of football said we "must adopt a more aggressive approach to recruiting dual-nationality talent", this is the exact sort of player that springs to mind.

Seen a number of videos & stats on this kid, he looks like Northern Ireland’s most promising defender under the age of 18, more so than McGarry at Celtic, Mulvenna at Palace & Sutton at Bournemouth

u/John__Delaney — 5 days ago

How will Scotland's squad look at Euro 2028?

Gave it a go below, maybe too youth focused. I guess it depends who kicks on/declines next season

Angus Gunn (Free Agent), Callan McKenna (Bournemouth), Cieran Slicker (Ipswich)

Andrew Robertson (Tottenham), Kieran Tierney (Celtic), Aaron Hickey (Brentford), Nathan Patterson (Everton), Scott McKenna (Dinamo Zagreb), Luke Graham (Dundee), Dominic Hyam (Wrexham), Liam Morrison (QPR)

Scott McTominay (Napoli), Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), John McGinn (Aston Villa), Billy Gilmour (Napoli), Tyler Fletcher (Manchester Utd), Josh Mulligan (Hibernian), Lennon Miller (Udinese), Ryan Christie (Bournemouth)

Ben Gannon-Doak (Bournemouth), Findlay Curtis (Rangers), Adedire Mebude (Rizespor)

Lawrence Shankland (Rangers), Kieron Bowie (Hellas Verona), Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), Robbie Ure (Sirius)

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u/John__Delaney — 7 days ago
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A Scottish clubs announce the signing of an Irish player

I get Zak Delaney, now of Raith Rovers, is pretty unlikely to ever represent Ireland’s senior team (former youth international for us), but im a big Limmy fan so had to give this a share 🤣

u/John__Delaney — 7 days ago
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Will Ferry in talks with a side from Czechia, €2m fee accepted 🇨🇿

Major Will Ferry development as Dundee United accept a £1.7m (€2m ish) offer for their star man

Talks taking place between a club in 🇨🇿 and the player's representatives as Ferry weighs up his next move

Given a bid has been accepted, Ferry not in training

Interest also there from a host of Championship & MLS sides, but none have yet had a bid accepted by Dundee

Source: Alan Temple, The Courier UK

https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/dundee-united/5527419/will-ferry-dundee-united-accept-transfer-bid/

u/John__Delaney — 7 days ago

Unit recommendations for a 12m2 bedroom?

12 metre squared bedroom, living in south of Ireland, need cooling, heating and dehumidifying.

Never owned an aircon unit before so open to any and all suggestions.

There's space outside for any external equipment, the windows are casement windows.

I would love a good long warranty to put my mind at ease.

This is for someone with health issues who really struggled in the heat over the past month, and he deserves the comfort.

Not sure if other detail needed?

u/John__Delaney — 8 days ago
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Confirmed Irish Transfers 2026/2027 (so far)

Name (Age) - Position | Departing ➡️  Signing (Tier)

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

- Victor Ozhianvuna (17) - CM | Shamrock Rovers ➡️ Arsenal (1)

- Grady McDonnell (18) - CM | Club NXT ➡️ Nottingham Forest (1)

- Vinnie Leonard (18) - CB | Dundalk ➡️ Norwich (2)

- Billy O'Neill (18) - ST | Bray ➡️ Bristol City (2)

- Leon Ayinde (21) - LW | Ipswich ➡️ Doncaster (3)

- James Storer (21) - GK | Wolves ➡️ Plymouth (3)

- Tony Springett (23) - W | Norwich ➡️ Leyton Orient (3)

- Evan Weir (24) - LB | Walsall ➡️ Peterborough (3)

- David McGoldrick (38) - ST | Barnsley ➡️ Mansfield (3)

- Jacob Slater (21) - LB | Brighton ➡️ Tranmere (4)

- Ciarán Kelly (27) - CB | Bradford ➡️ Bristol Rovers (4)

- Jordan Shipley (28) - CM | Port Vale ➡️ Cheltenham Town (4)

- Jake Griffin (20) - CB | Stoke ➡️ Chester (6)

🇮🇪

- Kevin Zefi (21) - SS | Free Agent ➡️ Sligo Rovers (1)

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

- Connor Ronan (28) - CM | Colorado Rapids ➡️ Aberdeen (1)

- Ruari Paton (25) - ST | Port Vale ➡️ St. Johnstone (1)

- Kian Corbally (22) - CAM | Ballymena ➡️ Dunfermline (2)

- Darragh O'Connor (26) - CB | York ➡️ East Kilbride (4)

🇹🇷

- Sinclair Armstrong (22) - ST | Bristol City ➡️ Goztepe (1)

🇦🇹

- Josh O'Dwyer (16) - CM | Shamrock Rovers ➡️ Liefering (2)

🇩🇪

- Anselmo García MacNulty (23) - CB | Zwolle ➡️ Magdeburg (2)

- Ryan Johansson (25) - CAM | Wehen Wiesbaden ➡️ Preußen Münster (3)

🇮🇪 (NI)

- Ryan Nolan (27) - CB | Larne ➡️ Linfield (1)

- Daire O'Connor (29) - RW | Ballymena ➡️ Carrick Rangers (1)

- Josh Ukek (26) - LW | Portadown ➡️ Larne (1)

- Ben Quinn (21) - RW | Portadown ➡️ Cliftonville (1)

- Dan O'Connor (21) - CB | Totton ➡️ Cliftonville (1)

- Graham Kelly (28) - CB | Coleraine ➡️ Crusaders (1)

- Sean O'Mahoney (24) - ST | St Francis ➡️ Portadown (1)

 Eligible but not declared:

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

- Sonny Perkins (22) - RW | Leyton Orient ➡️ Wigan (3)

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u/John__Delaney — 9 days ago
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Pico Lopes answers the call from his club manager Stephen Bradley after a historic night for Cape Verde

"Would you believe I got called for doping" 🤣

The Shamrock Rovers Captain takes on Argentina next in the Knockout stage of the World Cup 🇨🇻🇮🇪

u/Bustershark — 8 days ago
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Arsenal lead queue of admirers for Cork City's teen Cillian Murphy

Cork City’s Cillian Murphy is close to agreeing a cross-channel transfer, with Arsenal firmly in the mix to land the Ireland U21 midfielder.

The Gunners have been monitoring the 16-year-old all season and paid their latest visit to Turner’s Cross last Friday when City beat Murphy’s hometown club Treaty United 4-0, increasing their buffer at the First Division summit to 15 points.

Also in attendance for his latest man-of-the-match performance were scouts from Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund, who Murphy could join immediately.

Roy O’Donovan’s €500,000 move to Roy Keane’s Sunderland in 2007 remains the club’s record transfer but they are mulling over various substantive proposals to smash that figure.

Murphy was one of six academy graduates to pen their first professional contracts last August.

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u/John__Delaney — 12 days ago

Looks like its not just Arubi being chased at Dundalk this summer

"A number of Championship, League One and Scottish Premiership clubs are eyeing moves for Dundalk forward Eoin Kenny. The N.Ireland U21 international, who has a minimal release clause in his contract, has impressed in the League of Ireland this season with six goals + five assists" - Pete O'Rourke (Football Insider)

Pete also reported yesterday that Aston Villa, West Ham, Brighton and Bournemouth are all tracking Liam Kelly. The 15 year old became the youngest player to ever appear in a competitive fixture for Derry City on Monday night

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u/John__Delaney — 12 days ago

Think Leavy & Arubi are gone this summer?

Aberdeen & Hibs scouts were watching Leavy on Friday while Huddersfield & Burton are actively enquiring about Arubi.

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Both look to be out of contract at the end of the season & neither have the lure of European football to help keep them around

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Anyone else you see leaving this summer? I think Michael Noonan might, Alex Noonan looks set for Ipswich, you'd imagine clubs are looking at Harry Wood & Dawson Devoy.

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u/John__Delaney — 15 days ago
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Aarón Ochoa has just won promotion to La Liga with Málaga CF 🇮🇪

Great achievement for the Ireland U21 International who contributed 3 goals & 3 assists across 30 appearances (28 in the league) this season.

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His mam is from Finglas & dad from La Rioja.

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A top talent for us & hopefully we will now see him get minutes in one of the best leagues in the world

u/John__Delaney — 15 days ago
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Confirmed Irish Transfers 2026/2027 (So Far)

I'll update this throughout the summer and re-post every now and again, not too much as I don't want to spam. Any and all suggestions on how to present this in the future is welcome, and of course if anyone is missing off of the list. Just covering lads who moved from May onwards, and im not adding free agents (Unless they join a club) or those who have signed new deals with their current club.

Name | Age | Position | Departing to Signing (Tier)

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

- Victor Ozhianvuna | 17 | CM | Shamrock Rovers to Arsenal (1)

- Vinnie Leonard | 18 | CB | Dundalk to Norwich (2)

- Billy O'Neill | 18 | ST | Bray to Bristol City (2)

- Tony Springett | 23 | W | Norwich to Leyton Orient (3)

- Evan Weir | 24 |  LB | Walsall to Peterborough (3)

- David McGoldrick | 38 | ST | Barnsley to Mansfield (3)

🇮🇪

- Kevin Zefi | 21 | SS | Free Agent to Sligo Rovers (1)

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

- Connor Ronan | 28 | CM | Colorado Rapids to Aberdeen (1)

🇹🇷

- Sinclair Armstrong | 22 | ST | Bristol City to Goztepe (1)

🇦🇹

- Josh O'Dwyer | 16 | CM | Shamrock Rovers to Liefering (2)

🇩🇪

- Anselmo García MacNulty | 23 | CB | Zwolle to Magdeburg (2)

- Ryan Johansson | 25 | CAM | Wehen Wiesbaden to Preußen Münster (3)

Ages may of course change over time, and the positions are largely based off of transfermarkt.

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u/John__Delaney — 18 days ago
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Connor Ronan has signed for Aberdeen 🇮🇪

"Midfielder Connor Ronan has joined the Dons on a two-year deal, with the Club holding the option of a further year.

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The 28-year-old arrives at Pittodrie from Major League Soccer side Colorado Rapids and becomes Aberdeen's sixth addition of the summer as preparations for the new campaign continue.

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A former Republic of Ireland Under-21 international, Ronan came through the academy at Wolverhampton Wanderers before enjoying spells across England, Slovakia and Switzerland for the likes of Portsmouth, Blackpool and Grasshopper Club Zürich.

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Most recently, he established himself as a key figure for Colorado Rapids, earning a reputation as a creative and influential midfielder capable of dictating the tempo of matches and creating opportunities for teammates."

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Quotes from the Aberdeen website

u/John__Delaney — 19 days ago

A quick look at the potential LOI opponents in Europe

Just wanted to wrap my head around the standard of openent for each team, so I've listed their UEFA club ranking in brackets, along with their Transfermarkt squad valuation. Neither of these metrics will tell you exactly how good a club is, but it will give you a rough idea of there the club is at.

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- 🇪🇺Champions League 1st Round Draw

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🇮🇪 Shamrock Rovers (102nd) €6.45m

🇦🇩 Inter Club d'Escaldes (213th) €5.01m

🇦🇲 Ararat-Armenia (188th) €6.47m

🇦🇿 Sabah (208th) €15.40m

🇬🇪 Iberia (226th) €6.13m

🇲🇹 Floriana (279th) €6.36m

🇸🇲 Tre Fiori (330th) €1.22m

🇲🇰 Vardar Skopje (357th) €5.87m

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- 🇪🇺Europa League 1st Round Draw

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🇮🇪 Derry City (286th) €4.25m

🇭🇺 Ferencváros (37th) €45.15m

🇦🇿 Qarabağ (59th) €26.10m

🇲🇩 Sheriff Tiraspol (140th) €7.08m

🇺🇦 Dynamo Kyiv (123rd) €84.25m

🇭🇷 Hajduk Split (165th) €37.15m

🇧🇬 CSKA Sofia (292nd) €24.20m

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- 🇪🇺Conference League 1st Round Draw:

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🇮🇪 Bohemians (N/A) €4.50m

🇬🇮 St Joseph's (281st) €2.03m

🇪🇪 Levadia Tallinn (211th) €4.24m

🇱🇺 Differdange (201st) €2.16m

🇫🇴 Vikingur (210th) €1.34m

🇱🇻 RFS (141st) €9.75m

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- 🇪🇺Conference League 2nd Round Draw:

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🇮🇪 Shelbourne (276th) €4.40m

(TBD Tomorrow)

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u/John__Delaney — 20 days ago
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U19’s havedrawn France, Greece & Norway for their U19 Euro Round 2 qualifiers 🇮🇪

The host nation for the fixtures will be announced at a later date 🗓️

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🇮🇪🇬🇷 | Nov 11th

🇫🇷🇮🇪 | Nov 14th

🇳🇴🇮🇪 | Nov 17th

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Players born 2008 or later are eligible, so think Noonan, Ozhianvuna, Leonard, McDonnell, Atherton, Kovalevskis, Umeh, Finneran etc..

u/John__Delaney — 21 days ago
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Aarón Ochoa starts for Malaga in the La Liga 2 playoff final

The Ireland U21 International is live on Premier Sports, 8pm kick off 🇮🇪

u/John__Delaney — 22 days ago