The January 2021 transfer window in the UK commenced on Saturday the 2nd January and will conclude on Monday the 1st February 2021. There has already been an amount of activity involving Irish players which we detail below. On the Irish domestic scene, the move of Jack Byrne from Shamrock Rovers to Cypriot club APOEL Nicosia on a 21/2 year deal has been the highlight while teenager Kevin Zefi who will be sixteen on the 11th February will join Inter Milan from Shamrock Rovers this summer. Ireland U21 midfielder Danny Grant joined Huddersfield Town from Bohemian during December last on a 31/2 year contract. Shelbourne winger Jaze Kabia has joined Livingston of the Scottish Premiership. St Patrick’s Athletic centre back Luke McNally is the latest player to make a cross channel move having joined League One side Oxford United for an undisclosed fee. Deadline day news sees Shamrock Rovers midfielder Aaron McEneff joining Heart of Midlothian of the Scottish Championship for a fee reported to be £200,000.
| NAME | FROM | TO | DETAILS |
| Niall Canavan | Plymouth Argyle | Bradford City | 18 Month Deal |
| Barry Coffey | Glasgow Celtic | Cliftonville | EoS Loan |
| Greg Cunningham | Cardiff City | Preston North End | EoS Loan |
| Jamie Devitt | Blackpool | Barrow | Free |
| Zack Elbouzedi | Lincoln City | Bolton Wanderers | EoS Loan |
| Rob Elliot | Unattached | Watford | EoS Contract |
| Sam Foley | St Mirren | Motherwell | Undosclosed |
| Conor Grant | Sheffield Wednesday | Rochdale | Undisclosed |
| Conor Hourihane | Aston Villa | Swansea City | EoS Loan |
| Richard Keogh | MK Dons | Huddersfield Town | Undisclosed |
| Peter Kioso | Luton Town | Northampton Town | EoS Loan |
| Shane Long | Southampton | AFC Bournemouth | EoS Loan |
| Conor Masterson | QPR | Swindon Town | EoS Loan |
| Jayson Molumby | Brighton & Hove | Preston North End | EoS Loan |
| Eddie Nolan | Crewe Alexandra | Motherwell | EoS Loan |
| Warren O’Hora | Brighton & Hove | MK Dons | Undisclosed |
| Troy Parrott | Tottenham Hotspur | Ipswich Town | EoS Loan |
| Simon Power | Norwich City | Harrowgate Town | Undisclosed |
| Stephen Quinn | Burton Albion | Mansfield Town | EoS Loan |
| Conor Shaughnessy | Leeds United | Rochdale | 18 Mth Contract |
| Mark Travers | AFC Bournemouth | Swindon Town | EoS Loan |
| Corey Whelan | Unattached | Wigan Athletic | EoS Contract |
| Tyreik Wilson | Aston Villa | Walsall | EoS Loan |