 He tasted success with Glentoran, helping them to defeat Glenavon in the Irish Cup final in the 1995–96 season.However, at the end of that season Devine moved to the Brandywell for a combined fee of £42,000 which included Liam Coyle, where he provided backup to Tony O'Dowd as Derry City went on to win the title.Devine was restricted to a limited number of appearances and his highest profile appearance was that in the 1997 FAI Cup final.