SHAMROCK ROVERS HAVE confirmed the termination of Liam Burt’s contract by mutual agreement.
Midfielder Burt, 26, spent last season on loan at Shelbourne, playing an important role in their League of Ireland Premier Division title success.
Burt made 31 appearances for Damien Duff’s side in 2024, scoring two goals and providing one assist.
Glasgow man Burt had joined Rovers from arch-rivals Bohemians a year earlier but found his game-time limited during The Hoops’ most recent title-winning campaign, featuring in less than half of Rovers’ league games in 2023.
“Shamrock Rovers FC confirms the termination of midfielder Liam Burt’s contract by mutual agreement,” read a Rovers statement on Thursday morning. “Burt signed for the Hoops ahead of the 2023 season, making 16 appearances, before spending the 2024 season on loan at Shelbourne. The club wishes Liam well in his future career.”
Glasgow native Burt joined Rangers’ academy after being released as a youth player by Celtic in 2014. After loan spells at Dumbarton and Alloa Athletic, the Scotland U21 international rejoined Celtic as a senior player in 2019 but again failed to make the breakthrough at Parkhead.
He subsequently moved to Bohemians where he spent two seasons, across which he scored 17 goals in 74 appearances in all competitions before moving to Rovers in 2023.
Meanwhile, in the Women’s Premier Division, Shelbourne have confirmed the signing of Rebecca Cooke ahead of the 2025 season.
Cooke, who came up through Shels’ academy, returns to Tolka Park following her time playing college football in the United States of America.
“I’m very grateful to get the opportunity to be back with Shels,” Cooke said. “Growing up through the academy there, is always a special place for this club in my heart.
“This team is so talented and has such a family feel and I’m extremely excited to get started and have plenty of success this season.”
Something about positive from the FAI for a change.
He has been absolutely brilliant since arriving at the club. We are much improved defensively because of him alone. Turned down the chance to manage Fleetwood a month ago to learn under Tuchel. Hopefully, he has a similar impact for Ireland.
@#JUSTICE4NOEL: who’s we?
@Tosh Moher: Ah you’re one of those fans. I say “we” as in Chelsea. Or am I not allowed to say that? I watch every game, I get to say “we”. I hope that’s ok with you Tosh.
@#JUSTICE4NOEL: transformed our set pieces. Duffy will thrive
@Hugh: if only he could defend
@#JUSTICE4NOEL: a Flaming sword likes football….they’ll be raging on ailesbury road
@Danger: rugby, football, golf, GAA, you name it, I’ll watch it
@#JUSTICE4NOEL: darts, horse racing….
@#JUSTICE4NOEL: of course your allowed say that Noel, I just find it a contradiction that you as a Republic of lrl supporter would be also be a supporter of Chelsea FC a club and supporters that have a history of racism, and an owner of dubious wealth, and also a club with strong links to the British Army, not a “we” many Irish people would want to be.
@#JUSTICE4NOEL: that is grand and all but I have met few English supporters of their native home town football clubs like Man U, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal in Australia over 18 yrs and they all seem to have a less then favourable opinion of Irish people supporting their club, spending their hard earned cash on supporting their local club in Manchester, Leeds or London etc. Irish support for their club is about as relevant as a supporter from Hong Kong. I was actually quite surprised tbh.
@Patrick Lawlor: Why were you surprised? We’re not British, we have our own league. Irish fans filling out the Aviva for Liverpool v League of Ireland XI is no different to Hong Kongers filling out Hong Kong stadium for Liverpool v Kitchee FC. I think a lot of Irish fans like to think it is different for them. They deserve some special status as supporters of English football clubs. ‘Real fans’ etc etc For whatever reason, a lot of PL fans hate the idea of football tourists. It is okay for them to have a squad packed full of players from all over the world, but international fans are not welcome. Morons. Irish fans might as well be tourists too. But, as I said, they like to think they deserve some special status with English clubs.
An appointment based on merit and not a jobs-for-the-boys scheme. It’s a start.
Now that’s a good appointment. A glimmer of hope.
Great appointment..under the radar.. no leaks..hopefully like our defense..
Kenny has really freshened things up with Barry and Dean Kiely on board. Hopefully the way forward, need to improve quickly after a dreadful start. Good luck to them all.
Great news..under the radar appointment..
Boys we’re winning the World Cup
Hopefully will start the end of a parochial finish to International Irish football, go Stephen Kenny,
Did anyone get the date for the stoning of JD.. these bag of boulders I have are raring to flung… nothing like a good Saturday morning stoning, Stephen’s green would suffice as the venue, John only loved hanging around the green.
No chance they could have given Robbie Keane a gig. Considering he is being paid still anyway!