He left the Town in 2007 to join St Patrick’s Athletic before moving on to Sporting Fingal in 2009 where he once again lifted the Blue Riband trophy.

Paisley said: “Having played against Bohs last season with Shels, I knew they had a lot of very good young players. But you also need to have a bit of experience and hopefully I can bring that with me and help the younger players along.

“Most of the players we have now are in their early 20s or younger and haven’t played much League of Ireland football, so it will be up to the older heads like myself, Owen Heary and Dave Mulcahy to give a bit of guidance.

“And it’s good to have Dean Delany on board as well. I played with him for 2½ years at Shels and I know what a good keeper he is.

“But I am excited about the move to Bohs. I had another serious offer on the table after I left Shels but going to Bohs was an easy decision for me.

“Bohs finished mid-table last season and they’d like to improve on that and finish higher up, so that’s what we will aim for.

“With the budgets that other clubs are working off, it would be very hard for a club like Bohs to mount a real challenge for the league. But if we can get off to a good start, I think we could move into the top four or five and try to go on a run in one of the cup competitions.”

And bringing the senior squad tally up to 23 players is left-back Dara Reynor.

Reynor, who turns 20 next week, was formerly on the books of St Patrick’s Atheletic, Monaghan United and Longford Town.