The arrival of former Cliftonville and Glentoran winger Daire O'Connor represented a major transfer coup for Ballymena United this summer, acting as a real statement of intent as they look to climb the Premiership table. In O'Connor's last Irish League campaign, he scored 15 goals and provided 14 assists - form which earned him a move back to Scotland. Now back in Northern Ireland, an in-form O'Connor could light up the league once again.placeholder image
The arrival of former Cliftonville and Glentoran winger Daire O'Connor represented a major transfer coup for Ballymena United this summer, acting as a real statement of intent as they look to climb the Premiership table. In O'Connor's last Irish League campaign, he scored 15 goals and provided 14 assists - form which earned him a move back to Scotland. Now back in Northern Ireland, an in-form O'Connor could light up the league once again.

RANKED: The best signing made by each Premiership club ahead of the 2025/26 season

It has been another busy summer transfer window for Premiership clubs with almost 70 deals completed ahead of the new campaign – and there’s still time for a few more prior to action getting underway on Saturday.

Every club has looked to strengthen and with increased investment into the Irish League in recent times, many have conducted high-profile business as they look to fight in what looks to be an even more competitive top-flight.

Here, we run through the best signing made by each team during the window so far, going in alphabetical order.

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