 After a few months out of the game, Fahey trained with Sheffield United in October 2013.Following this, he returned to Ireland, where he rejoined his old club St Patrick's Athletic on 23 December 2013.Commenting on his move back to Richmond Park, he said "Both the fans and the club have always been great to me, and the stability of the club behind the scenes really made me want to come back and play my football in Inchicore again."