sentences:  Described by the "Galway Advertiser" as having "impressed when introduced for his debut" against Cork City, he appeared regularly for the remainder of the season, sometimes in the starting eleven but more often as a substitute.Faherty's first senior goal for the club coincided with Jeff Kenna's first game as manager, as Galway lost 3–2 at home to Bray Wanderers in April 2008.He finished the 2008 season with five goals in the league, and the following year was the club's top scorer with eight in all competitions, two short of the target he had set for himself.