O'Shea joined Birmingham City in August from Galway United and wasted little time in making an impact when he was handed a debut as a substitute in the season's opener at Manchester United.

The Republic of Ireland Under-21 midfielder started his first match for the club in a Carling Cup second round tie at Southampton on 25th August and has been in and around the squad for most of the season to date.

He said: "It's been great, I love it. Since I went over, everything happened so quickly, and I made my debut quickly enough as well, and that helps.

"I have been playing the Carling Cup games and on the bench nearly every week, so it's going really well. I am enjoying it, enjoying every minute.

"The week I signed, the manager came out and said, 'He's not one for now, he's one for the future'. To be fair, that's what I thought when I was going over anyway. I knew I would have to work hard because of the quality of the players who are there."