SHAMROCK ROVERS HAVE tied three more players down to new deals for next season.
The Hoops announced this morning that defenders Sam Bone and Luke Byrne, as well as goalkeeper Kevin Horgan, have all committed to the club for 2018.
“I am delighted to have the three boys signed up for 2018,” Rovers manager Stephen Bradley told the club’s official website.
“Luke came back after a long-term injury last season and showed he was back to his best, if not even better. Kevin and Sam impressed us in their first season at the club and made a number of appearances where they showed their real potential.
“We will get even more from these players in 2018. The squad is building really well and I am very happy with our progress at this stage of our planning for 2018.”
Bone came through the ranks at Charlton Athletic but left the club in the summer of 2016. The 19-year-old English defender joined Rovers ahead of the 2017 season after overcoming testicular cancer.
Left-back Byrne, 24, who signed for Rovers from Bohemians in November 2013, returned to action in the early stages of the 2017 season after a long lay-off due to a cruciate knee ligament injury he suffered against Cork City in April 2016.
Horgan, a 20-year-old goalkeeper, was used mostly as back-up to Tomer Chencinski in his first season with Rovers after moving to Tallaght Stadium from Galway United.
As they prepare for next season, the Hoops have already made two new additions, with midfielder Greg Bolger arriving from Cork City and versatile defender/midfielder Ethan Boyle joining earlier this week after a spell with Finn Harps.
Tomer Chencinski, Brandon Miele, Gary Shaw and Graham Burke have all signed contract extensions to remain in Tallaght, but Simon Madden, David Webster and Ryan Connolly have left the club.
