St Pat's midfield dynamo Lennon keen to make up for lost time

Midfielder Lennon is especially keen for Saints, who finished fourth in 2022, to hit the ground running having missed a large chunk of last year with foot and quad injuries.

READY TO GO: Jamie Lennon poses for a portrait after a St Patrick's Athletic media conference at Richmond Park in Dublin. Pic: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Having suffered three defeats to Derry City last season, including a 4-0 humbling in Inchicore (their heaviest of the campaign), Jamie Lennon knows St Patrick’s Athletic have a score or two to settle on Friday night.

Richmond Park is a sellout for the visit of Ruaidhri Higgins’ FAI Cup winners who are expected to push champions Shamrock Rovers much closer in the title race this year.