Shamrock Rovers boss Stephen Bradley has significantly strengthened his squad with the loan capture of Darragh Burns.
Former St Patrick's Athletic wide man Burns will spend the 2024 Premier Division with the champions, having completed a season-long loan move from League Two outfit MK Dons.
Burns - twice capped at Republic of Ireland U21 level - made 61 appearances for St Pat's prior to his cross-channel move in the summer of 2022.
While the 21-year-old enjoyed a fruitful start to life across the water, he has only been afforded minutes in two EFL Trophy outings this campaign.
“Darragh is one that we’ve always liked and we tried to sign him before he moved to England,” said Rovers boss Bradley.
“We feel he has different attributes to what we already have in the attacking part of the pitch, which is really important and it gives us a good blend.
“We’ve tried to get him before and now that we can, he’s going to be a good addition to the group. We’re delighted to get him in and get started.
“I’ve been speaking to Darragh regularly for some time and one thing he’s eager to do is to get back playing and show everyone what he’s about and hopefully we can help him do that. He’s really eager to get on the pitch and back playing.”
MK Dons sporting director Liam Sweeting added: “Given the current lack of minutes for Darragh, we felt it was a priority this window to find him a loan move that would provide him not only an opportunity to play football, but also join a club we felt would challenge him in the right way.
“Shamrock Rovers made him a priority very early and they know first-hand what qualities Darragh has. We will be paying close attention and supporting Darragh with this loan and look forward to seeing what he can do.”
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