Coventry City will sign Bohemians midfielder Gary Deegan on a three and a half year deal on Monday January 4th 2010.
The 22 year old joined Bohs from Galway in 2008 and scored five goals in 34 matches which included Champions League games. He has also played for Shelbourne, Longford Town and Kilkenny City and was in the PFAI Team Of The Season for 2009.
He will be eligible for the league game against Barnsley on January 9th and Chris Coleman said: "We are delighted to have secured Gary's signature and we believe we have acquired not only a very good technical footballer but also a very tenacious and hard-working one as well who will complement the players we already have here.
"There were a number of other clubs interested in Gary's services so it was important we moved quickly and I'm very much looking forward to working with him when he becomes eligible for us in the New Year."