Second placed St. Pat's beat Dundalk 4-1 at Oriel Park in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division this afternoon.
Matthew Smith found the back of the net twice for the visitors with goals too from Nahum Melvin-Lambert and Chris Forrester.
Elsewhere Liam Scales scored in the 95th minute for Shamrock Rovers as they beat Longford 1-0 at Tallaght Stadium.
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The results mean Stephen Bradley's side remain three points clear at the top of the table.
