The 19-year-old joins for an undisclosed fee on a four-and-a-half-year deal.

James McClean made nearly 600 appearances during his time in England and was capped more than 100 times for the Republic of Ireland.

The race for Europe and the battle to avoid the drop will be the focus on Saturday.

St Patrick's Athletic went ahead in the 40th minute thanks to Mason Melia.

The man was charged and was due to appear before Blanchardstown District Court.

They still have to wait to secure the title, though, as Derry City managed to pick up a 1-1 draw at Drogheda United.

Douglas James Taylor was at the double for Bohs either side of half time, before Dawson Devoy made sure of the points in the 94th minute, leaving Cork City 10 points adrift at the bottom of the table.

Connor Parsons and Dawson Devoy got on the scoresheet for the Bohs in the 10th and 76th minute, respectively.

Michael Noonan scored twice, including a goal early on in the sixth minute, with Roberto Lopes and Rory Gaffney joining him on the scoresheet.

The Hoops were held to a scoreless draw by Galway United at Tallaght Stadium

Drogheda United and St Patrick's Athletic take first and second place in the league table, respectively.

The claret-and-blues took the lead twice, but had to settle for a 2-2 draw at home to defending champions Shelbourne.

Club chairman Peter Harvey says the club have big plans for the future

Bohemians have signed Lys Mousset, a former €13 million Premier League player with Sheffield United

The visitors led by a goal against the League of Ireland Premier Division leaders at the break thanks to captain Joe Redmond, who did well to flick the ball into the net with the back of his head

He will lead a consortium of investors who have agreed to underwrite the players’ current wages until the end of the season and will examine the viability of the club and its facilities going forward.

Waterford were 2-0 down at half-time in Dalymount Park and heading for a fourth successive defeat but what happened in the second half could change the course of the remainder of the season for Padraig Amond's team

Shelbourne manager Damien Duff has alleged that a member of his coaching staff was racially abused

A former professional footballer who harassed a man he had never met on behalf of a woman he befriended online has been jailed for 16 months