 He left Shels to join Saint Patrick's Athletic on-loan ahead of the 2005 campaign.At Richmond Park, Rowe scored four goals in 26 league appearances before, after leaving the Saints and being released by Shels, he found his way to Ballymena United for a spell during the 2005/06 season.After one goal in 13 outings, Ger returned to the League of Ireland in July 2006 when he was snapped up by Pat Scully to aid Shamrock Rovers’ First Division title assault.