FIFPro Tournament players all secure contracts

Following the FIFPro Winter Tournament held in Oslo in January 2015 the PFA Ireland squad all secured employment this season. 

The squad trained for six weeks from the beginning of December 2014 at the AUL Complex in Dublin and culminated in the squad travelling to Norway on 7 January 2015.  The tournament comprised of teams from Finland, Norway, Sweden and Ireland. 

In the first game the PFA Ireland team beat Finland in a penalty shoot-out after the game finished 2-2; goals from Daryl Kavanagh and Eric Foley.  Mick Leahy secured the winning penalty to make it a 4-3 win.  In the final against Sweden, Conor Murphy opened the scoring before Sweden ran out 2-1 winners.

Also, the management team of Stephen Bradley and John Martin also secured contracts with Shamrock Rovers and Shelbourne respectively.

Most of the players joined clubs in the SSE Airtricity League while two players signed for clubs in the Irish League.

Adam Murphy - Ballinamallard (Irish League)

Lee Stacey - Bohemian FC

Alan Kehoe - Shelbourne

Michael Barker - Bray Wanderers

Aidan Price -Limerick FC

Mick Leahy - UCD

David Elebert - Glenavon, (Irish League)

Craig Walsh - Shelbourne

Eric Foley - Athlone Town

Peter McGlynn - Bray Wanderers

Emeka Onwubiko - Bray Wanderers

Jordan Keegan - Shelbourne

Ian Turner - Limerick FC

Conor Murphy - Bohemian FC

Daryl Kavanagh - Drogheda United

Jamie McGlynn - Cabinteely