Eamon Dunphy tells Ian Harte to “f*** off” after League of Ireland comments

"As for Ian Harte, I couldn’t listen to him for more than a minute before I’d get bored."

The former Ireland international claimed that LOI clubs were asking for too much money for young players, making moves to England more difficult for them.

Harte also had a dig at former Ireland manager and now St Pat's boss, Stephen Kenny, saying that he had "found his level", with Kenny responding by calling Harte "an empty vessel".

There was further controversy after it was revealed that Ian Harte is not a registered football agent, despite references to it in personal profiles.

This was after Shelbourne manager Damien Duff was asked about the spat between Harte and Kenny, and spoke about his severe dislike for agents.

Writing in his column for the Irish Mirror, pundit Eamon Dunphy also got in on the action, and was fairly blunt in his assessment of Harte.

He said: