 He made his debut at Sligo on the 18th and until he signed for Dundalk in the summer of 1986 he played in all 43 league games in that period.In his seven years at Oriel Park he won the League twice, the FAI Cup once and the League of Ireland Cup twice and won the Soccer Writers' Personality of the Year award in 1987–88.He was also Player of the Month in March 1988.