Damien Duff: 'Rightly or wrongly, the guys mirror my emotion'

The build-up to the derby was dominated by a public row erupting between Duff and Stephen Bradley.

Shelbourne manager Damien Duff after the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division match between Shelbourne and St Patrick's Athletic. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Damien Duff says some people might find him funny but he was laughing all the way after Shelbourne’s first win in five.

His Reds side overturned an interval deficit to beat St Patrick’s Athletic 2-1 at a jammed Tolka Park on Friday, keeping the champions within four points of leaders Shamrock Rovers approaching the midway point of the season.