Dundalk FC are pleased to announce the signing of Ronan Finn.

Finn joins the club from Shamrock Rovers and becomes the fifth new arrival at the club.

The midfielder began his career at Cambridge United in 2004 however he returned home to UCD in 2005 and was the star performer of their U21 side. These performances gained him a call up to the first-team and was a regular in the squad through 2006 and gained nomination for PFAI Young Player of the Year. Finn was an established first team performer throughout the next 2 seasons and stayed with the club when they were relegated. He was handed the captaincy and the side impressively clinched promotion at the first attempt.

After five seasons though, the Dublin native decided to leave Belfield and head to Sporting Fingal where he spent 2010 in the Premier Division however after their demise he signed for Shamrock Rovers under Michael O’Neill and had immediate success when he was a key member of the squad which claimed the league title in 2011 as well as the Setanta Sports Cup and of course was involved in the historic Europa League run.

The 26 year-old remained in Tallaght for another three seasons picking up another Setanta Cup medal, a Leinster Senior Cup and an EA Sports Cup before departing south Dublin for the Lilywhites ahead of 2015.

Speaking to dundalkfc.com after signing for the club, the former Hoop was pleased to finally get the deal done and pointed to his relationship with manager Stephen Kenny as a key factor in his move.

“I’m very happy to get it done finally. It was never in doubt really. It was going to happen but with holidays and work it just didn’t. It’s great to get it done and before Christmas as well is a plus. I can’t wait to get started and I am really happy to be at Dundalk.

“Stephen was the main reason I wanted to come here. I have a great relationship with him. I played really well for him before and I just want to get back to that again. He’s a really good person and he’s a great manager. It’s all positive and I am very excited about the year ahead now. Signing for the best club in the country is great and it’s a very exciting time for the fans and the town so hopefully we can push on and do well next year.”