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Ebbsfleet United have signed a former Republic of Ireland youth international on loan for the rest of the season.
Defensive midfielder Aaron Bolger, 25, has joined the National League’s bottom side on loan from St Patrick's Athletic.
Bolger played from under-16 up to under-21s for Ireland and has previously spent time at Cardiff City, without making a league appearance for the Welsh side.
He started his career with Shamrock Rovers, before his move to Cardiff CIty, initially on loan, a move which was turned permanent. He was then sent back to his former club on loan.
It was while at Shamrock that his former boss Stephen Bradley made headlines after describing the midfielder, then only 18, as a “nasty little f****r who can do a bit of everything.”
Bradley added: “He can pass, he can keep it, he can mix it.
“You don’t have to say, ‘Aaron, you’ve got to put your foot in’.
“Sometimes in training you’re trying to hold him back. He shows up five o’clock and is in his shorts. ‘Why are you early?’ He says: ‘I’m always early, I’m ready to play’.
A move to Cork City followed his Cardiff exit and helped them to win the 2022 League of Ireland first division title in 2022 before suffering relegation from the Premier Division in the 2023 play-offs.
He joined the Pats in December 2023 and played for them in the UEFA Conference League and was part of the team that won the 23/24 Leinster Senior Cup.
St Pats finished third in their recently concluded 2024 League of Ireland Premier Division campaign.
Fleet say that paperwork for his international clearance had been completed.
The club have also extended Alex Aoraha’s loan stay from QPR until the end of the season. Aoraha has featured 10 times for the club in the National League.