Overview
- Dylan Watts' 74th-minute free kick secured a 1-0 home win over Galway United at Tallaght Stadium.
- The triumph is Shamrock Rovers' 22nd Premier Division crown and fifth in six seasons, clinched with a game to spare.
- Stephen Bradley collected his fifth league title as manager with youth prospects Max Kovalevskis and Cian Barrett handed first league starts.
- The champions will receive the trophy on Saturday against Sligo Rovers before turning to AEK Athens in the Conference League and the FAI Cup final.
- Galway remain level on 38 points and must avoid defeat at Waterford to dodge the promotion–relegation play-off, as Rovers monitor defender Josh Honohan after he limped off.