Finn Harps beat their neighbours and north west rivals Sligo Rovers 1-0 in Friday night's season-opening game to the new SSE Airtricity League Premier Division season.
Karl O'Sullivan's 56th minute winner proved to be the matchwinner.
Ronan Coughlan and substitute Jesse Devers both had chances to earn at least a share of the spoils for Liam Buckley's side but, on the night, Harps deserved their win.
The Rovers manager spoke with Ocean FM Sport's Austin O'Callaghan after the game:
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Listen to the verdict of the Finn Harps manager Ollie Horgan, who spoke to Austin O'Callaghan afterwards:
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Friday night's results:
Finn Harps 1 Sligo Rovers 0
Dundalk 1 Derry City 0
Cork City 0 Shelbourne 1
St Pat's 0 Waterford 1.
