Overview
- Dylan Watts struck a 74th-minute free-kick at Tallaght Stadium to clinch a 1-0 victory over Galway United.
- The win confirms Shamrock Rovers’ 22nd league crown and their fifth in the last six seasons.
- The trophy presentation is set for Saturday against Sligo Rovers, with a Conference League trip to AEK Athens and an FAI Cup final versus Cork City to follow.
- Teenagers Max Kovalevskis and Cian Barrett made their first league starts, while defender Josh Honohan departed injured, raising a fitness concern for upcoming fixtures.
- Galway remain locked on 38 points with rivals and must avoid defeat at Waterford on Saturday to stay out of the promotion–relegation play-off.