SLIGO ROVERS 0BOHEMIANS 4 (Dayle Rooney '2, Colm Whelan '54, '64, '67 (pen))Bohemians manager Alan Reynolds admitted his hat-trick hero Colm Whelan was fuelled by being dropped for last week’s season opener at the Aviva Stadium. Whelan’s second half - a 13-minute blitz at Sligo Rovers on Saturday night - completed an emphatic victory to tack onto the scoreless draw against St Patrick’s Athletic. Reynolds has been working with the 25-year-old for the third time since bringing him to Dalymount Park at the start of last season. After affording him a cameo off the bench against the Saints, Reynolds thrust Whelan in from the start against Sligo. “Colm was disappointed not to start last week and rightly so,” said Reynolds afterwards.

Source: Irish Examiner February 15, 2026 15:16 UTC