Bohs beat Shels in Dublin derby *
Bohemians 2 Shelbourne 1
Bohemians ended Shelboures unbeaten start to the season with a rousing win to stretch their unbeaten run to six games.
Shels' keeper Steve Williams made a super save from Tony Grant before Alan Moore put Reds in front on 17 minutes.
Joseph Ndo, making his first start of the season, beat a defender to pull the ball back for Moore to crash home.
But Bohs stormed back into the match with two goals in as many minutes.
Player/boss Gareth Farrelly cracked in the equaliser on 37 minutes.
Defender Ken Oman then hit what proved the winner when firing home after Williams had made a good save from Dominic Foley.
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Cork City join Shels at the top *
Cork City 2 Derry City 0
George O’Callaghan and John O’Flynn hit a couple of crackers as Cork moved joint top of the table.
The opener came on 55 minutes and was no more than City deserved after upping the tempo in the second half.
Kevin Doyle, a transfer target for Reading, set up O’Callaghan on the edge of the area and the talismanic midfielder shot past David Forde.
Joe Gamble and Doyle created the killer second goal on 85 minutes with Doyle running 60 yards to cross for substitute O’Flynn to tap home.
Cork now visit Shelbourne for a top of the table clash on Monday night.
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Longford win full-blooded affair at Richmond *
St Patrick’s Athletic 0 Longford Town 1
Andy Myler hit a winner for the second week running as three players saw red at Inchicore.
The chief talking point of the first half came on 37 minutes when Town skipper Barry Ferguson was shown a straight red card following an off-the-ball clash with Gerard Rowe.
Town keeper Stephen O’Brien then made a superb save from Keith Fahey’s resultant free-kick.
Town then got their goal on 50 minutes when Alan Murphy galloped away down the right to cross for Myler to volley home.
Saints' Barry Prenderville was sent off on 77 minutes before Dean Fitzgerald was also dismissed minutes from time for kicking the ball away.
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Students and Hoops settle for a draw *
UCD 0 Shamrock Rovers 0
Rovers hung on for a valuable point in their battle to get off the foot of the table in a poor game at Belfield.
Chances from Paul Byrne, Stephen Hurley, Patrick McWalter and Robbie Martin were missed by UCD as Rovers survived intact until half time.
Rovers might have snatched it at the death but Darren Quigley held Dave Mooney’s header from a Keith O’Halloran free-kick.
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Drogheda put three past Blues
Waterford United 0 Drogheda United 3
Alan Reilly returned to haunt his former club as he set up all three goals for Drogheda’s biggest win of the season.
Gavin Whelan gave Drogheda the ideal start with the lead goal on four minutes.
Reilly’s in-swinging delivery was perfect and Whelan headed past Wayne Russell for his third goal of the season.
Poor defending presented Drogheda with their second goal on 24 minutes when Stuart Malcolm headed home Reilly’s corner at the back post.
Another Reilly corner was then turned into his own net by defender Pat Purcell for Drogheda’s clincher on 48 minutes.
