Hoops aiming to kickstart season as Cork City visit Tallaght

Colin Healy's side will aim to back up their first win of the campaign.

SLOW START: Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley after his side's defeat against Derry City. Picture: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Beware of the wounded animal as Cork City visit a Shamrock Rovers side chasing a fourth title in a row but also a first win at the fourth attempt.

How significant Derry City’s first win at Tallaght for almost six years last Friday is will only be apparent in time yet the one certainty is that Rovers cannot allow the five-point gap stretch further.