Waterford move level with Cork City after champions suffer Dundalk defeat

An early goal from Patrick Hoban was enough to give Dundalk a 1-0 victory over Cork City in the Premier Division at Oriel Park on tonight.

The league champions, who had won their first three games, suffered a first defeat against their rivals in eight games as Hoban nipped in to prod home after goalkeeper Mark McNulty couldn’t hold a Ronan Murray free kick.