Bohemian FC is delighted to confirm that centre-back Declan Osagie has signed his first professional contract with the club.

Having played his schoolboy football with his hometown club Edenderry Town, Osagie joined the Bohs U17s in the summer of 2023 from Klub Kildare. He has impressed since all the way up to U20s level, and featured for the first team in Leinster Senior Cup games last season.

The 18-year-old, who is sitting his Leaving Cert this year, joins academy graduates Rhys Brennan, Markuss Strods, Joe Collins, Chris Conlan, Billy Gilmore and Seán Moore on professional contracts.

First-team manager Alan Reynolds said: “Declan is a really talented young player, a right-sided centre-back. He came to train with the first team towards the end of last season and we have been really impressed with him.

“He’s still very young, and he knows he has a lot of work to do, but he is big and strong, and we have very high hopes for him.

“The work being done at academy level over the last number of years is bearing fruit now. Bohs have had a reputation of bringing quality players through – you only have to look at the likes of Ross Tierney, Dawson Devoy and Cian Byrne in the first team, as well as many others who’ve gone further afield.

“The club is again now in a position where we have a solid group of young, talented players coming up from the academy teams now, training with the first team and with the ability to play themselves into contention, and we are enjoying working more closely with them in pre-season, letting them show us what they are capable of, and getting them up to speed.”

Bohemian FC Head of Academy Trevor Croly said: “This is great for Declan, great for his family and great for the club.

“This is reward for all the dedicated hard work Declan has put in over the past couple of years and that his family put in for him too; Declan’s mam drives him up from Edenderry everyday.

“Declan knows this is just the first step for him, as it is for all other players when they sign their first contracts. The work really starts now and he is aware of that.

“The good news for the club is that we have players like Declan and others now who are ready to make that next step and step up to the first team, and there are now more coming behind them which is a huge positive for the club.”

Osagie said: “I am buzzing. It’s nice to get this opportunity and to be in with the first team more regularly. The coaches tell me to keep working hard, to listen to the advice the senior players around me are giving me, and that I will get my chance when the time is right.

“You look at players like Cian Byrne in my own position who have come through the academy all the way up. It’s good to see that that pathway is there. Hopefully I can do the same. Him and the other lads are helping me out, giving me advice when I am with them.”

Bohemian FC is delighted to announce a schools and clubs offer for U16s for our historic Dublin Derby SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division season opener against Shamrock Rovers at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday February 16.

Register here: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=J4TEMnpsjU-111CSOsx7t_JRhVfaC0ZGgfvJShvNnzVUNVpFVVNWTkxSTzRCOUdLRUFLMTNLMVBOWS4u&origin=lprLink&route=shorturl

For the schools and clubs offer, U16 tickets are priced at €10 each and, for every 10 purchased, we will provide two adult tickets at the discounted price of €15 each.

Any additional adult tickets ordered outside of this ratio will cost €25 each. The minimum requirement to register an order under the clubs and schools group booking scheme is 10 U16 tickets and two Adult tickets.

Please note that the FAI are processing all ticket requests directly so any queries or questions must be sent to customer-relations@fai.ie.

Bohemian FC can confirm the departure of Alex Greive.

The New Zealand international joined from St Mirren in July, and played 15 times for Bohs during his short time at the club, scoring twice.

Manager Alan Reynolds said: “Alex was one of a number of players we brought to the club midway through what was a difficult season and gave us important options as we tried to freshen the squad up and improve competition for places.

“He worked extremely hard during his time here and had a positive impact on the team. We’ve had the squad back in preseason over the past number of weeks and we sat down with Alex before Christmas and we agreed that now was the right time for him to move on and seek opportunities elsewhere.

“We wish him all the very best for the future and thank him for his contribution over the past number of months.”

Congratulations to all prize winners from our annual Christmas Draw.

A huge thanks to all who supported this important fundraiser, and to Jimmy O’Connor and all his ticket sellers and organising team.

The results from our Early Bird and Halloween draws can be found below.

EARLY BIRD DRAW
24 November 2024
5 Prizes of €200 & 5 Prizes of €100

€200 – Órlaith Sheridan, ticket no. 0573 (seller Arthur Sheridan)
€200 – Sean Quinn, 2544
€200 – Paul Farrell, 1650 (Carmine)
€200 – Paul Maguire, 0764 (Seany Maguire)
€200 – Ann Wynne, 0889 (Ruaídhrí O’Connor)
€100 – Aidan Ingoldsby, 2796
€100 – Lauren O’Connor, 1215 (Colly O’Connor)
€100 – Brian Kelly, 0085 (Joe O’Boyle)
€100 – Tommy O’Connor, 0853 (Self)
€100 – Aidan Ingoldsby, 2798

HALLOWEEN DRAW
27 October 2024
10 Prizes of €100

Frances Dunne – ticket no. 1562 – seller: Jimmy O’Connor
David McManus – 0694 – seller: Self
Julie Shanley – 1038 – seller: Mick Greene
Gerard Flynn – 1009 – seller: Pat Flynn
Gary Delahunty – 1233 – seller: Franc Delahunty
Sandra McDonagh – 0320 – seller: Liam McDonagh
Stephen Dornan – 1891 – seller: Self
Colette Kelly – 1112 – seller: Jimmy O’Connor
Adrian Dunne – 2070 – seller: Self
Carina McNally – 2339 – seller: Seamus

1st
€2,024
0610
Lewis Spain
Vinny Bracken
2nd
€1,500
1070
Gordon Frawley
Earl Celtic
3rd
€1,000
0292
Alice Murphy
Liam McDonagh
4th
€750
1464
The Confession Box
John Byrne
5th
€500
1831
Daniel O’Connor
Online
6th
€250
1825
Basil Curran
Online
7th
€200
2235
Bernie Cassidy
Craig Norton
8th
€200
0488
Catherine Grant
Des Parsons
9th
€200
0799
Jesse Travers
John Watson
10th
€200
0063
Andy O’Hara
Joe Boyle
11th
€200
1009
Gerard Flynn
Pat Flynn
12th
€200
0665
Joe Greene
Mick McManus
13th
€200
2675
Anthony Kelly
–
14th
€200
1335
Hannah & Elle Ferns
Stephen Burke
15th
€200
0786
Ian Watson
John Watson
16th
€200
2313
Conal Devine
Online
17th
€100
0593
Eoin O’Callaghan
Seamus Greene
18th
€100
1504
Alan Mooney
Ursula
19th
€100
1420
Willy O’Brien
Jimmy O’Connor
20th
€100
2507
Celine Maher
–
21st
€100
1052
William Parsons
Liam Parsons
22nd
€100
0807
John Watson
Self
23rd
€100
1502
Adam Bardon
Ursula
24th
€100
2063
David Lennon
Online
25th
€100
2119
Paul Dunne
Online
26th
€100
0280
Juliann Adamson
Liam McDonagh
27th
€100
2051
Rory Cronin
Online
28th
€100
1117
Campbell Spray
Jimmy O’Connor
29th
€100
0078
Anthony Donnelly
Joe O’Boyle
30th
€100
1262
Mark Donovan
Jimmy
31st
€100
0025
Lynn O’Boyle
Joe O’Boyle

Bohemian FC is delighted to announce the appointment of Ger Rowe as manager of our WU17s.

The former Shelbourne, St Pat’s, Shamrock Rovers and Dundalk striker takes over the reins from Alban Hysa, who was earlier this month appointed manager of the women’s senior team.

Rowe said: “I’m delighted with this opportunity. Bohs are a club who take pride in nurturing and developing young talent and I can’t wait to be a part of that.

“I think the club has seen the benefit of trusting young players and giving them a pathway from the academy teams right up to the first team and I’m looking forward to playing my part in that process.

“There are already great structures in place at the club and talented players in the age group, and I’m delighted that Aodhán Kennedy will continue as part of the coaching team. His knowledge of and rapport with the players is very important.

“It’s an exciting time for women’s football with more and more girls playing football now than ever before.

“Bohs is a club that is serious about harnessing the potential to grow the women’s game here and to developing and supporting players in the right way, so I can’t wait to get started.”

It’s your last chance to purchase tickets ahead of tonight’s annual Christmas Draw with €10,000 in cash prizes still up for grabs!

Tickets – one for €20 or three for €50 – are available from our online store.

There are over 30 cash prizes to be won tonight – 1st: €2024, 2nd: €1500, 3rd: €1000, 4th: €750, 5th: €500, 6th: €250, 10 x €200 and 15 x €100.

The annual Christmas Draw is one of the most important fundraising efforts for the club every year.

We ask those who are in a position to support this effort to do so, and we congratulate all the winners from our Early Bird and Halloween draws.

Best of luck tonight to all have purchased a ticket!

The results from our Early Bird and Halloween draws can be found below.

EARLY BIRD DRAW
24 November 2024
5 Prizes of €200 & 5 Prizes of €100

€200 – Órlaith Sheridan, ticket no. 0573 (seller Arthur Sheridan)
€200 – Sean Quinn, 2544
€200 – Paul Farrell, 1650 (Carmine)
€200 – Paul Maguire, 0764 (Seany Maguire)
€200 – Ann Wynne, 0889 (Ruaídhrí O’Connor)
€100 – Aidan Ingoldsby, 2796
€100 – Lauren O’Connor, 1215 (Colly O’Connor)
€100 – Brian Kelly, 0085 (Joe O’Boyle)
€100 – Tommy O’Connor, 0853 (Self)
€100 – Aidan Ingoldsby, 2798

HALLOWEEN DRAW
27 October 2024
10 Prizes of €100

Frances Dunne – ticket no. 1562 – seller: Jimmy O’Connor
David McManus – 0694 – seller: Self
Julie Shanley – 1038 – seller: Mick Greene
Gerard Flynn – 1009 – seller: Pat Flynn
Gary Delahunty – 1233 – seller: Franc Delahunty
Sandra McDonagh – 0320 – seller: Liam McDonagh
Stephen Dornan – 1891 – seller: Self
Colette Kelly – 1112 – seller: Jimmy O’Connor
Adrian Dunne – 2070 – seller: Self
Carina McNally – 2339 – seller: Seamus

International membership for 2025 is now open.

The ideal Christmas gift for overseas fans, the package is available for just €40 from our online store.

Becoming an international member means Bohs supporters now living outside of Ireland never lose their connection with the club they love.

100% fan-owned since 1890, this is also an opportunity for like-minded football supporters across the globe to link-in with our club.

The 2025 international membership pack includes:

1. Monthly Membership mailing list
2. Men and Women’s Match Day Programmes (e-version)
3. International Membership branded notepad and pen
4. International Membership badge
5. Stickers
6. One free shipping from the Bohs store (contact store@bohemians.ie to redeem)
7. International Membership Certificate

Queries?

Contact internationalmembership@bohemians.ie.

Bohemian FC is delighted to confirm that goalkeeper James Talbot has re-signed for the club for the 2025 season.

A long-time fans’ favourite, next year will be the 27-year-old’s seventh season at Dalymount Park.

Having returned home following five years with Sunderland, the Finglas man signed for Bohemians ahead of the 2019 season and quickly established himself as a worthy successor to Shane Supple as the Bohs No 1.

His form that season saw him pick up an SSE Airtricity/SWI Player of the Month Award and named the club Player of the Year.

In the time since, he played an integral part in the club qualifying for Europe twice and reaching two FAI Cup finals, and recognised at international level as he received call-ups to the Ireland senior team from both Mick McCarthy and Stephen Kenny.

Ahead of the 2024 season, Talbot took the decision to take a temporary step from football to concentrate on dealing with mental health challenges.

Talbot received support from the club, staff, team-mates and supporters during this period. He soon returned to first-team training, returned to the matchday squad at the end of March and played both of Bohs’ final two games of the season.

Talbot said: “I’m delighted to sign back. This club means everything to me. It’s a privilege to play for Bohs. The people within the club value you, not only as a player but also as a person.

“I can’t put into words how much the support I have had from the club, not just last year, but since day one, means to me. There are so many people within the club, both past and present, who I remain eternally grateful to.

“I also want to thank the fans who have been so good to us all and me personally despite it being a disappointing year for the group and the club as a whole. I’ve seen first hand the lengths our supporters go to support us in good and bad moments.

“For me, last year was a great learning experience on and off the pitch. But I’m not at this club for those experiences, I am here because I am driven to win things with Bohs.

“I spoke to the gaffer regularly and once I knew I was in his plans, it was all systems go to sign back. The environment that the management have set is of a really high standard and I want to be a part of that.

“I’m looking forward to pushing both myself and Kacper in what I feel is a special goalkeeping department with the arrival of Seán Fogarty as goalkeeping coach halfway through last season, and the quality of detail he has brought.

“I am also extremely grateful for all the years previously that I got to work with Chris Bennion, who was massive for me since my arrival and set the whole goalkeeping department to a level of high quality that demands hard work.

“Looking back on the past couple of seasons, we have had a couple of near misses but as players we need to demand more and to be more consistent. There is expectation in every game with a club of this stature and we want to live up to that.

“I am excited to get back and hopefully kick on. I believe the return of Keith Buckley and Rob Cornwall will be huge for us as a group in pre-season and I’m excited to see the lads again,  who to a man have been unbelievable to me.”

Bohemians manager Alan Reynolds said: “I am absolutely delighted to have JT signed back. He’s loved by the fans here but not just by the fans, he’s loved by everyone in the group.

“He loves the club back, he really wanted to stay and we really wanted him to stay.

“Everyone knows what a good player James is. Over the course of his time in the league, James has been the best keeper in the country. He hasn’t lost that as we saw in the last two games of the season when we brought him back into the team.

“He is really excited about his future and we are too. We want to get the best out of JT next season. Together with Kacper Chorazka, we have incredible options who will keep pushing each other.

“James had a difficult time of it but worked extremely hard to get himself right. He wants to get back to his best, he is hungry to do that and we have really good people within the staff and group who are really looking forward to helping him get there.”

Bohemian FC is delighted to confirm the signing of John Mountney on a multi-year contract.

Mountney, 31, joins from Dundalk where he was captain this year, and where he has played in all bar one of the past 13 seasons.

The Mayo man won five league titles and the FAI Cup three times during his time at Oriel Park, adding a fourth cup winner’s medal to his collection in his one year with St Pat’s in 2021.

He is the third new arrival during the closed season so far, following the signings of striker Colm Whelan from Derry City and midfielder Niall Morahan from Sligo Rovers.

Welcoming Mountney to Dalymount Park, manager Alan Reynolds said:

“I am delighted to get a player of John’s experience and quality on board. To push on as a club, we needed to strengthen with players who know the league and have a winning mentality.

“John has that in spades. He was the captain of Dundalk this year for a reason, so as well as being a player of great quality, he brings an extra layer of leadership to the group, much like Niall Morahan does.

“The players coming through at this club need players around them in the dressing room who have won trophies that they can learn from.

“With Keith Buckley and Rob Cornwall to come back, we have great experienced pros at the club who will set the tone and set the standards for everyone around them.

“John is a player who is comfortable in a number of different positions, which is a great asset, but we see him primarily as a defender.

“We’re delighted with the players we have brought in so far. They really strengthen the squad, and we are looking forward to working with them.”

Mountney said: “When Alan contacted me originally, it was something that really excited me. Everyone knows how big a club Bohs is.

“I want to be a part of something and I believe Bohs is the perfect fit for me to try to do that. The fanbase is one of the biggest in the country so when Alan reached out, I was very interested.

“I worked with Alan at Dundalk, obviously I have a connection with Stephen O’Donnell as well having played with him at Dundalk and having played under him at both St Pat’s and Dundalk.

“There are already great characters at the club, the likes of Keith Buckley, and I want to add to that and help push the club in the right direction.

“At 31, I’ll be one of the older lads, one of the more experienced lads, so I want to play my part here and live up to the demands the management put in place. I’m really looking forward to meeting the lads and getting ready for next season.”

Bohemian FC can confirm that Ken Kiernan has this evening stepped down as manager of the women’s first team.

We wish to thank Ken for his efforts with the club over the past year.

Kiernan said: “It has been a pleasure and an honour to manage Bohemians this season. I’ve learned so much from every one of the staff and players, and loved my time at the club.

“As we all know, it was a very young side we put together this season and to compete the way we did throughout the year was great to be a part of, helping to improve players as a manager is always the key for me personally and we saw that all year.

“It was a brilliant building block for the women’s team. The club showed the trust in the academy players coming through into the team and they never let us down. This was supported heavily by Gavin Hughes and Alban Hysa with the U17s and U19s and their coaching teams, so I can’t thank them enough for their dedication.

“The solidarity game against Palestine was one of the most incredible events I have ever been a part of, and it left a lasting memory on society and how to send a message of hope across the world through football. It was also a game filled with drama too.

“To the board, everyone in the office, Pat Fenlon and Dave Henderson, thank you for your support. To have everything we needed to help the players improve and perform on and off the pitch was brilliant.

“Dalymount has been a special place to play this year and made all the better by the incredible volunteers and fans who were ever-present each week. I can’t thank you all enough for your unwavering support. It was amazing.

“Lastly, a special mention to our captain Rachael Kelly, vice captain Fiona Donnelly and Head of Logistics, Emma McDonagh – a huge huge thank you for all the small things you have done for us all, all the time.”