Airtricity League round-up: Dundalk start where they left off at Oriel Park

The defending champions were comfortable winners this evening.

Dundalk have signalled their intention to pick-up where they left off last season, in tonight’s second round of Airtricity League matches.

The defending champions were comfortable 3-0 winners over Finn Harps at Oriel Park, with goals from Paddy Barrett and Patrick McEleney, as well as an own-goal by Ryan Curran.

In the big game of the night, Derry City beat 10-man Cork City 1-0 at the Brandywell after Ronan Curtis got the only goal of the game.

Greg Bolger was sent-off the Leesiders ten minutes from time.

Derry goalscorer Ronan Curtis is tackled by Cork City's Greg Bolger at the Brandywell. Photo: INPHO/Presseye/Lorcan Doherty

Galway United hammered Bray Wanderers 4-0, with second-half goals from Kevin Devaney, Vinny Faherty, Ruairi Keating and a Paul Finnegan own goal.

At Dalymount Park Bohemians beat Sligo Rovers 1-0 after Kurtis Byrne's early strike.

Kurtis Byrne, Bohemians, scores the only goal of the match at Dalymount Park. Photo: Seb Daly / SPORTSFILE

In the two late games, St Pat’s claimed a 1-0 win over their hosts Longford Town thanks to a Christy Fagan goal and Shamrock Rovers were 2-0 winners over Wexford Youths at the Tallaght Stadium, with Danny North and Gary McCabe, from the penalty spot, on the mark.

Max Blanchard, Shamrock Rovers, narrowly misses a header on goal at the Tallaght Stadium. Photo: David Maher / SPORTSFILE

In the First Division, the meeting of Athlone Town and Shelbourne had to be abandoned because of a floodlight failure before kick-off.

Elsewhere, Limerick were 5-2 winners over Waterford at the RSC and UCD beat Cabinteely 2-1 in Belfield.