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It's another busy evening in the League of Ireland, with two Dublin derbies in store as champions Shelbourne head to Tallaght to face Shamrock Rovers and a resurgent Bohemians play host to St Patrick's Athletic.
Elsewhere, league leaders Drogheda United travel to face Galway United, while managerless Waterford take on Derry City.
Keep up to date with all the Premier and First Division action is it happens here.
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Shamrock Rovers expect their young teenage star Victor Ozhianvuna will smash the transfer fee record for a League of Ireland player, as Aidan Fitzmaurice reports:
'This is serious stuff' – Stephen Bradley confirms intense interest in Shamrock Rovers teen Victor Ozhianvuna as record deal looms
Shamrock Rovers expect that teenage star Victor Ozhianvuna will smash the transfer record for a League of Ireland player.
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Some pre-match watching for you all – Dan McDonnell and Aidan Fitzmaurice preview tonight's round of League of Ireland action:
League of Ireland Premier Division preview - Another two big Dublin derbies to look forward to
Seán O'Connor and Aidan Fitzmaurice preview this week's League of Ireland Premier Division action as Bohemians welcome St Pat's and champions Shelbourne visit Shamrock Rovers in two big Dublin derbies.
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Good evening and welcome to another Independent.ie live blog covering Matchday 12 of the League of Ireland Premier Division. My name is Ultán Corcoran, and I will be keeping you up to speed with all the action it unfolds around the grounds.
We have four games kicking off at 7.45pm tonight – Shamrock Rovers welcome the reigning champions Shelbourne to Tallaght with televised coverage on Virgin Media 2 from 7.30pm.
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