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Ireland's forgotten man Foley earns short-term contract with Ipswich

Mick McCarthy has signed the 31-year-old defender until the end of the season.

IPSWICH TOWN HAVE announced the signing of Kevin Foley until the end of the season.

The 31-year-old full-back, a free agent after leaving FC Copenhagen, links up with former manager Mick McCarthy โ€” who signed him for Wolves from Luton Town nine years ago.

Foley earned the last of his eight caps for Ireland back in 2012 and was famously dropped from the Euro 2012 squad by Giovanni Trapattoni at the last minute to be replaced by Paul McShane.

โ€œThis is a great club and Iโ€™m delighted to be here,โ€ Foley said.

โ€œItโ€™s taken a bit of time due to the international clearance and stuff but Iโ€™m just happy itโ€™s done now.

I really enjoyed my time here anyway and a door sort of opened up for me once Jonny Parr departed.

โ€œI know the gaffer and (assistant) Terry Connors from our days at Wolves and itโ€™s great to work with them again. They know what Iโ€™m all about and likewise I know how they work.โ€

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    Jan 22nd 2016, 1:16 PM

    This fella was rightly shafted by trap

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    Jan 22nd 2016, 1:57 PM

    Good luck to the lad. Fair play to him for playing in Denmark. Nice to see an Irish player , playing someone other than England. English football isnโ€™t the only place to play as a pro.

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