Shelbourne extended their lead at the top of the Eircom Premier League this evening with a 2-0- win over Longford Town.
An early Gary O'Neill goal and a second-half Glen Crowe strike were enough to send Shels four points clear of Derry City.
Drogheda United and Cork City failed to make significant ground on Derry after playing out a scoreless draw.
Waterford United went some way to climbing off the foot of the table with a 3-0 win over fellow strugglers Bray Wanderers.
Alan Cawley's seventh minute strike gave United the lead, before second half goals from Daryl Kavanagh and Robert Brosnan sealed the win.
In a mid-table battle UCD and St Patrick's Athletic took a point apiece after a scoreless draw.
In the First Division Athlone Town brightened their horizons with a 3-0 win over lowly Kilkenny City.
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