Midfield ace Fahey returns to St Pat’s

Airtricity League champions St Patrick’s Athletic yesterday re-signed Republic of Ireland midfielder Keith Fahey.

Fahey, who last played a game in February and is without a club since Birmingham City released him in May, returns to the club from whom he earned the lucrative move to the Blues in January 2009.

The 30-year-old’s career had initially surged in England, where he won the League Cup in 2011 and 16 senior Ireland caps, but injuries blighted the second half of his four-year stint, with a troublesome groin injury forcing his late withdrawal from the Euro 2012 squad.