Kearns joined the Reds from Galway United where he’s spent the last two seasons. Kearns was the first new signing for the 2023 season.

A native of Dublin, Kearns played his schoolboy football with Templeogue United before breaking through in the SSE Airtricity league with UCD, where he became a regular for the 2018 and 2019 campaigns.

The shot stopper then had a short spell at St Patrick’s Athletic after leaving the Students before moving to Galway United for the 2021 season.