Irish international Keith Fahey has rejoined League of Ireland champions St Patrick's Athletic for a third time.

The 30-year-old left Championship club Birmingham City earlier this year after he was released as a free agent.

After previous stints at the Inchicore club under former managers Eamonn Collins and John McDonnell, the midfielder has now rejoined the Saints for the 2014 campaign.

Fahey has revealed that he turned down better financial offers in order to return home to play for the Saints, saying that the "great loyalty" he has always received from the fans and the club was what convinced him to accept the offer to return to Dublin.

Main image: Keith Fahey playing for St Pat's in 2008 ©INPHO/James Crombie