He later returned to his native country of Ireland where he played for Shamrock Rovers, Drogheda United and St Patrick's Athletic.
[2] In 2001, he signed a contract extension to 2005, with new manager Steve McClaren saying he wanted him to be pushing for a first-team place with Mark Hudson.
In 2003 he signed for Bradford City for a "small fee",[5] with hopes of more first-team opportunities to be selected for the Irish national team again.
[10] In February 2008, he had a training ground bust-up with Drogheda manager Paul Doolin,[11] but soon committed his future to the club after the two settled their differences.
[13] Later that month, he signed for St Patrick's Athletic,[14] and helped his new club keep a clean sheet on his début against Cork City.