The 42 also understands that Shelbourne captain Luke Byrne has been offered the position of assistant manager with the First Division club.
RONAN FINN HAS made the decision to leave Shamrock Rovers and return to UCD to finish his League of Ireland career.
Finn, who turns 36 next month and had the option of a new contract with the four-in-a-row champions, will instead drop down to the First Division and combine football with a two-year Masters’ course in Sports Management. The 42 also understands that Shelbourne captain Luke Byrne has been offered the position of assistant manager, working alongside Willie O’Connor who will take over as head coach from Andy Meyler in 2024.
“It started with a degree and now hopefully finishes with a Masters and everything in between. I’ve always been interested in going back to college anyway, but never knew when I could fit it in and when could you do it.“This has kind of fallen into place. It was an incredibly difficult decision in a sense, but you also weigh everything up, your age, the opportunity.
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