League of Ireland: Bohemians take derby lead against Shamrock Rovers, as Shels begin life after Damien Duff
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It's another action-packed evening in the League of Ireland with the big Dublin derby of Bohs v Rovers the pick of the five Premier Division fixtures.
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39' GOAL! Bohs double their advantage! Bohemians 2 – Shamrock Rovers 0 Dalymount Park erupts as the hosts extend their advantage. It's a beautifully constructed goal as Ross Tierney and Dayle Rooney worked a beautiful one-two on the right side of the box. Tierney raced in to the end-line and cut it back into James Clarke. The Bohs striker is somewhat fortunate to see Dan Cleary's attempted clearance ricochet off his boot and into the net!
GOAL! The Candystripes hit the net! St.Patrick's Athletic 0 – Derry City 1 Tiernan Lynch's men have silenced the home support in Richmond Park. A move that started in their own box gradually moved up the field with little to no pressure from the Pat's players. Ronan Boyce found space to pick out Liam Boyce to head home his fifth goal of the campaign in the 29th-minute.
GOAL! Drogheda ahead at Turners Cross! Cork City 0 – Drogheda United 1 Things go from bad to worse for Ger Nash and the Rebels as Shane Farrell fires the visitors ahead in the 12th-minute. A delightful free-kick that nestled inside the right post of Tein Troost's net. However, Kevin Doherty has already been forced into one change as Frank George Cooper picked up an injury. Aaron Harper-Bailey takes over his vacant position.
GOAL! The Blues hit back in a flash! Waterford 1 - Shelbourne 1 Waterford are level and it is a total shocker from Kameron Ledwidge. The Reds defender had all the time in the world to clear his lines, but opted to try to head it back to his goalkeeper, allowing Grant Horton to sneak in behind, round Kearns and score. - Sean O'Connor from the RSC
GOAL! Shels off the mark at the RSC! Waterford 0 - Shelbourne 1 And just three minutes into the post-Duff era, Shelbourne have hit the opener here. A superb ball in from the right from Tyreke Wilson just evaded Mipo Odubeko at the front post, but Harry Wood was there at the back stick to convert from close range. The perfect start. - Sean O'Connor at the RSC
2' GOAL! Bohs take the lead in the derby! Bogemians 1 - Shamrock Rovers 0 A long ball up the left flank from John Mountney is swept up in the wind. Pico Lopes can't deal with it as James Clarke nips in to steal possession and play it inside to Dayle Rooney. He rifled it past Ed McGinty who was beaten by the sheer power of the strike.
League of Ireland (All kick-offs 7.45pm) (44 mins)
Premier Division
Bohemians 2 – Shamrock Rovers 0
Cork City 0 – Drogheda United 1
Sligo Rovers 0 – Galway United 0
St.Patrick's Athletic 0 – Derry City 1
Waterford 1 – Shelbourne 1
First Division
Bray Wanderers 0 – UCD 2
Cobh Ramblers 0 – Kerry 0
Finn Harps 0 – Dundalk 0
Longford Town 1 – Athlone Town 2
Treaty United 0 – Wexford 0
3 minutes ago
39' GOAL! Bohs double their advantage! Bohemians 2 – Shamrock Rovers 0
Dalymount Park erupts as the hosts extend their advantage. It's a beautifully constructed goal as Ross Tierney and Dayle Rooney worked a beautiful one-two on the right side of the box. Tierney raced in to the end-line and cut it back into James Clarke. The Bohs striker is somewhat fortunate to see Dan Cleary's attempted clearance ricochet off his boot and into the net!
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𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐎𝐘 𝐱 𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐘! 🤯Absolute magic from Bohs' dangerous duo to make it 2-0! It's James Clarke with the goal but it's all about the build-up! pic.twitter.com/7uLUwP5Ire— Virgin Media Sport (@VMSportIE) June 23, 2025
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5 minutes ago
LOI First Division update:
Bray Wanderers 0 – UCD 2
The Students are on fire at the Carlisle Grounds with a brace from Eanna Clancy.
Longford Town 1 – Athlone Town 2
Aaron Doran opened the scoring for the hosts in the 25th-minute before Dean Williams and Billy Gilmore responded for Athlone inside a five-minute flurry.
10 minutes ago
GOAL! The Candystripes hit the net! St.Patrick's Athletic 0 – Derry City 1
Tiernan Lynch's men have silenced the home support in Richmond Park. A move that started in their own box gradually moved up the field with little to no pressure from the Pat's players. Ronan Boyce found space to pick out Liam Boyce to head home his fifth goal of the campaign in the 29th-minute.
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Derry City take the lead in Richmond Park!Liam Boyce heads Derry in front. pic.twitter.com/g7KdT3SfJU— League of Ireland (@LeagueofIreland) June 23, 2025
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14 minutes ago
29' First yellow card of the game is shown to John Mountney who slid in dangerously in a duel for possession with ex-Bohs man Danny Grant.
17 minutes ago
25' CLOSE! Better from Stephen Bradley's side as Byrne whips in a second free-kick which is put behind for a corner by John Mountney. Bohs defend the corner well - Mountney picks up the ball from Dayle Rooney on the counter and narrowly fires over the crossbar. Ed McGinty was at full stretch there!
21 minutes ago
22' Shamrock Rovers finally get an attacking platform with a free on the right-hand side. Jack Byrne crosses it in, but it's deep and James Clarke is back there to snuff out the danger.
24 minutes ago
Dan McDonnell provides the tactical update from Dalymount Park:
Bohs have definitely arrived to this game with a solid gameplan. A basic part of a match report is listing the formation of the teams but there's an extremely fluid look to this Bohs set-up.
They are effectively playing without a recognised striker and there's a rotation between Rooney, Ross Tierney, James Clarke and sometimes Adam McDonnell in terms of who is most advanced.
It can be a back five without the ball but a back four on it. Dawson Devoy is the one constant in a central midfield role but otherwise there's a lot of movement.
25 minutes ago
17' Alan Reynolds' men are suffocating Rovers! They've already taken 6 shots on goal and earned themselves 3 corners thus far. The wind is definitely playing a factor, but Bohs look really sharp.
Dawson Devoy fires over from outside the box as Ed McGinty goes down - perhaps just a bit of game management from the Hoops goalkeeper here!
28 minutes ago
GOAL! Drogheda ahead at Turners Cross! Cork City 0 – Drogheda United 1
Things go from bad to worse for Ger Nash and the Rebels as Shane Farrell fires the visitors ahead in the 12th-minute. A delightful free-kick that nestled inside the right post of Tein Troost's net.
However, Kevin Doherty has already been forced into one change as Frank George Cooper picked up an injury. Aaron Harper-Bailey takes over his vacant position.
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Take a bow Shane Farrell!🚀What a goal from Farrell to put Drogs in front. pic.twitter.com/GjOlclb3PQ— League of Ireland (@LeagueofIreland) June 23, 2025
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31 minutes ago
13' It's been all Bohemians so far as James Clarke continues to cause havoc. The 24-year-old manages to scuff a shot towards goal, but McGinty smothered it with little difficulty.
32 minutes ago
Dan McDonnell notes the effects of the weather in Dalyer this evening:
There's a decent wind helping Bohemians here and they have been relentless in the early minutes here.
Ross Tierney has twice threatened since the breakthrough goal. Real intensity and energy and Rovers look to be rattled - a complete contrast from their demeanour in recent weeks.
34 minutes ago
GOAL! The Blues hit back in a flash! Waterford 1 - Shelbourne 1
Waterford are level and it is a total shocker from Kameron Ledwidge. The Reds defender had all the time in the world to clear his lines, but opted to try to head it back to his goalkeeper, allowing Grant Horton to sneak in behind, round Kearns and score. - Sean O'Connor from the RSC
37 minutes ago
6' CLOSE! A Ross Tierney snapshot just fizzed over the bar in the last attack. Bohs are really on the front foot here as Dayle Rooney wins a corner.
38 minutes ago
GOAL! Shels off the mark at the RSC! Waterford 0 - Shelbourne 1
And just three minutes into the post-Duff era, Shelbourne have hit the opener here. A superb ball in from the right from Tyreke Wilson just evaded Mipo Odubeko at the front post, but Harry Wood was there at the back stick to convert from close range. The perfect start. - Sean O'Connor at the RSC
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The perfect start for Shels at the RSC!🔴Harry Wood puts the visitors in front. pic.twitter.com/pgOZxa55xN— League of Ireland (@LeagueofIreland) June 23, 2025
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40 minutes ago
2' GOAL! Bohs take the lead in the derby! Bogemians 1 - Shamrock Rovers 0
A long ball up the left flank from John Mountney is swept up in the wind. Pico Lopes can't deal with it as James Clarke nips in to steal possession and play it inside to Dayle Rooney. He rifled it past Ed McGinty who was beaten by the sheer power of the strike.
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𝐁𝐎𝐇𝐒 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝟐 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐔𝐓𝐄𝐒! 🤯Dayle Rooney rifles one past Ed McGinty! What a start! 🔴⚫️ pic.twitter.com/i2EkraOll9— Virgin Media Sport (@VMSportIE) June 23, 2025
44 minutes ago
1' We are underway in this first-half in Phibsborough!
The fine weather has faded somewhat but conditions remain blustery and dry tonight at a raucous Dalymount Park. Temperatures remain around 16 degrees with a firm westerly breeze.
Meanwhile, all other Premier Division games kick-off simultaneously.
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𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬Ahead of tonight's Dublin Derby, Vinny Perth looks at how effective @bfcdublin have been when playing with a False 9. pic.twitter.com/ngQ2UAyXxl— Virgin Media Sport (@VMSportIE) June 23, 2025
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49 minutes ago
THE HOOPS' LINE-UP:
Shamrock Rovers romped to a 4-1 win over Cork City on Friday to maintain their hot streak. Tonight, Stephen Bradley's side line up as follows with a whopping seven changes. Only Ed McGinty, captain Pico Lopes, Dan Cleary and Danny Grant retain their places. The cavalry have been called upon in the likes of Lee Grace, Josh Honohan, Matt Healy, Aaron McEneff, Jack Byrne, Graham Burke and Aaron Greene:
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🟢 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 🟢Your Hoops XI to line out in Phibsboro this evening 👊☘️ pic.twitter.com/qpUGq6hrkB— Shamrock Rovers FC (@ShamrockRovers) June 23, 2025
53 minutes ago
BOHS TEAM TONIGHT:
Alan Reynolds' side suffered a shock 2-1 defeat to Waterford last time out, but the Dublin derby will act as the perfect motivation for a response. Tonight, Bohs line out as follows with three alterations in the form of full-backs John Mountney and Liam Smith alongside striker James Clarke. Rhys Brennan, Leigh Kavanagh and Colm Whelan drop to the bench:
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📜 Here's your Bohs XI to face Shamrock Rovers in the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division tonight.📺 Live on @VMSportIE #DublinsOriginals | #WeAreBohs pic.twitter.com/MVjX9BQBT4— Bohemian Football Club (@bfcdublin) June 23, 2025
54 minutes ago
Drogheda's co-chairman spoke in detail about the club's omission from European football and admitted that internal confidence around navigating UEFA's ownership rules were 'misplaced' but resolves to fix 'bump in the road':
'It raises a lot of complicated questions' – Drogheda's US owner opens up on impact of European nightmare
It was late Monday morning in Birmingham, Alabama when Ben Boycott, the co-chairman of Drogheda United, learned the crushing news that the club's European campaign was over before it had started. He immediately booked a flight to Ireland and told his wife he was going to be away until the weekend.
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