Cavan footballer transfers to Dublin side St Oliver Plunketts

Rory Traynor

A young Cavan footballer has joined a Dublin based team, but will still be eligible to play for his native county.

Alan O'Mara of Bailieborough Shamrocks has transfered to Dublin club St Oliver Plunketts. The young netminder's main competition for the Blues' number one jersey was Conor Gilsenan, who incidentally was O'Mara's rival goalkeeper at club level.

The move means that O'Mara will not play championship football this summer, as his new Navan Road club have already been knocked out of the Dublin club championship. 

O'Mara's new teammates will include former Redhills and Cavan defender, Michael Brides, along with Dublin All Star forwards Bernard and Alan Brogan.

It is believed that the reason behind the Ulster u21 medallist's move is that the 22-year-old is now based in Dublin. The stopper works for the GAA as a social media co-ordinator.