Longford Town clinch loan signings of Hoops duo Dean Williams and Darragh Nugent

Premier Division Longford Town have unveiled the double signing of Shamrock Rovers pair Dean Williams and Darragh Nugent on loan until the end of the season.

Williams and Nugent join De Town who have had a mini-clearout in recent days, with Sam Verdon, Luke Dennison, Aaron Bolger and Joe Gorman all departing.

Meanwhile, bit-part player Thomas McLaughlin has also left the club.

Williams joins Daire Doyle’s charges having struggled to feature as much as he would have liked to in recent months at Tallaght Stadium.

The promising forward was previously on loan at Longford’s First Division rivals Athlone Town, and also had a brief stint at Bray Wanderers on loan in 2019.

He was also part of Shamrock Rovers II’s First Division squad last season.

Williams was joined in that squad by Darragh Nugent, who is highly-rated at Tallaght Stadium.

The 20-year-old joined the Hoops from UCD ahead of the 2019 season and had made 7 senior appearances for the club since.

He has also featured four times for Shamrock Rovers so far this season, having played three games for Stephen Bradley’s side last year.

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