Stephen Bradley's history-chasing Hoops have one hand firmly on the SSE Airtricity Premier title.
The champions learned a sobering European lesson in Budapest on Thursday night at the hands of Ferencvaros but this Tallaght Stadium victory reaffirmed their status as the nation's best.
It's almost impossible to think of any scenario that will deny Shamrock Rovers a third consecutive league crown that will see them become the first club to achieve two such hat-tricks.
