In
Gavin Peers (def) (Sligo Rovers), Patrick Cregg (mid) (Shamrock), Barry Murphy (gk) (Shamrock), Kurtis Byrne (att) (Bohemians), Alex O'Hanlon (mid) (free), Jonathan Lunney (def) (free)
Out
Mark Timlin (r) (mid) (Derry), Brendan Clarke (r) (gk) (Limerick), Dinny Corcoran (sp) (att) (Bohemians), Sean Hoare (r) (def) (Dundalk), Dylan McGlade (mid) (Longford), Jamie McGrath (r) (att) (Dundalk), Shane McEleney (sp) (def) (Ottawa Fury), David Cawley (r) (mid) (Galway), Steven Kinsella (mid) (Everton - loan ended)
Target
They are in a cluster of teams that looks set to occupy the midtable positions. Their goal will be to finish inside the top six but, with the league seemingly stronger this year, it will not be much of a surprise if things end up turning ugly for them.