St Patrick's Athletic have missed the chance to join Bohemians at the top of the eircom Premier League table after being held to a 1-1 draw by Bray Wanderers at Richmond Park.
Pat's went behind when Paul Dunphy found the net in the 53rd minute but striker mark Quigley rescued a point for the homeside with nine minutes to go.
Bray ended the game with 10 men after Mark Duggan was sent off in the 82nd minute.
At Turner's Cross Cork City made light work of Munster rivals Cobh Ramblers in thanks to braces from Liam Kearney and Dave Mooney.
John O'Flynn opened the scoring to set the Leesiders on their way to a 5-0 win.
Derry City proved there's life after Paddy McCourt with a 1-0 win over defending champions Drogheda United to close the gap on Pat's to two.
Conor Sammon sealed the points for the Candystripes in the 81st minute.
Goals from Darragh Maguire and Tadhg Purcell helped Shamrock Rovers on their way to a 3-1 win over Galway United.
Galway contributed to their own downfall when Alan Keane found his own net in the seventh minute. John Fitzgerald scored for Jeff Kenna's side.
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