Soccer:With Shamrock Rovers not in action until Monday, Derry City wasted no time in applying the pressure on the defending champions at the top of the Airtricity League Premier Division.
Stephen Kenny’s side moved three points clear thanks to a 1-0 win at Bohemians.Kenny has constructed a tidy and talented team that scorched through the First Division last season and now similar progress is being made in the higher echelons of the domestic game.
Derry were able to absorb all the grit Bohemians could muster before landing the blow that truly mattered when Patrick McEleney bagged a priceless 69th minute winner
St. Patrick’s Athletic got their season back on track with a 4-0 drubbing of Drogheda, the goals coming from Derek Doyle, Daryl Kavanagh, Danny North and Anto Murphy.
Elswhere, Dundalk and Bray Wanderers played out an entertaining 2-2 draw at Oriel Park.
The Seagulls overturned a one goal deficit to go 2-1 in front but Mark Quigley's second goal of the game, and his 11th league strike of the season, ensured Dundalk a fifth draw in six games.
