Derry City 1 Shamrock Rovers 0
Alan Murphy scored for the third time in four games as Derry continued their revival with another big win.
Murphy had brought a good stop from Noel Mooney in the first half, but made no mistake from the penalty spot on the hour after Keith O’Halloran had handled a cross from Gareth McGlynn.
The only sour note for Derry was the 85th minute sending-off of Eamon Doherty for a second booking.
Rovers then almost snatched a point late on, but Trevor Molloy hit a post and Shane Robinson missed a sitter.
Eircom League First Division:
Limerick 0 UCD 3
Kildare County 2 Athlone Town 1
Sligo Rovers 4 Monaghan United 0.