League of Ireland round-up:Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni popped into Dalymount Park tonight to see Bohemians roar eight points clear at the top of the Premier Division with a 5-0 demolition of Galway United.

Anto Murphy started the deluge on 19 minutes with a simple tap-in after good work from Killian Brennan, and he would also supple the corner for Ken Oman to glance home on the stroke of half-time.

Glen Crowe put the game beyond Ian Foster’s side two minutes after the from Joseph Ndo’s pass, with Trap having taken his leave before Brennan fired home a penalty on 82 minutes. Brian Shelley completed the rout with a minute to go after a neat one-two with Glenn Cronin.

Cork City kept the gap to third-placed Shamrock Rovers to three points as a Eric McGill own goal gave them a 1-0 victory in a lively clash at United Park.

The goal came with just 12 minutes remaining when United’s right back James Chambers lost his footing allowing Billy Dennehy send a low cross that McGill turned into his own net.

It wasn’t the last disappointment for the home side as Paul Shiels saw red for an off the ball incident in injury time..

Raffaele Cretaro’s double helped Sligo Rovers stay ahead of bottom-placed Bray Wanderers in a 2-2 draw at the Carlisle Grounds.

It made it five for the season against Bray for the striker, with the home side scoring through Dane Massey and a Gary McCabe penalty.