Dundalk celebrate league hat-trick

Dundalk 2 Bohemians 1: Three, they say, is a magic number — and it certainly felt like it at Oriel Park last night as Dundalk players and fans jubilantly celebrated a hat-trick of league titles.

That the 2-1 victory defeat of Bohemians which took them over the finish line was not exactly vintage stuff from the champions mattered not a bit in the end. With their central defence providing the winning route to goal, Stephen Kenny’s team did enough on the night to provide a fitting finale to all that they have achieved across this and two previous league campaigns — and, of course, in this season of seasons for the club, there is a cup final and more European adventures still to come.

“To win one league is special — to win three, I could never have dreamed of it,” said a delighted Kenny after the final whistle.