DUNDALK got back on the winning trail when two late Mark Griffin goals gave them the three points at UCD.

     The Lilywhites were the more dominant side in the early stages with their best chance falling to winger Daniel Kearns on 18 minutes - but his angled shot from the left was pushed away by alert College 'keeper Ger Barron.

      The visitors should really then have taken the lead on 35 minutes when defender Michael Hector created a clear-cut opening for Griffin only to see his close-range effort brilliantly pushed away by Barron.

         Griffin nearly had the ball in the net with a header seconds before the interval after a neat interchange of passes beetween Simon Madden and Ross Gaynor. The ball struck the underside of the crossbar and was perilously close to crossing the line, only for Cork referee Anthony Buttimer to allow play to continue.

      Against the run of play, College nearly had their noses in front on 48 minutes when midfielder Paul O'Conor powered in a shot from 16 yards which was headed off the line by defender Nathan Murphy with 'keeper Peter Cherrie beaten.

      The Students then again went close to breaking the deadlock when O'Conor sent in a dangerous cross from the right which enabled winger Sean Russell to get in a shot again blocked by Murphy. Then a Paul Corry cross from the right was narrowly headed wide by central defender David O'Connor as College started to up the pressure.

       And Martin Russell's young side were desperately unlucky not to take the the lead on 67 minutes when a long clearance by 'keeper Barron allowed lone striker Samir Belhout to sprint past the Dundalk defence only to see his effort rebound off the upright and eventually cleared to safety.

       The Students were to regret that miss when Dundalk took the lead on 72 minutes when a dangerous low cross by Gaynor on the left was expertly fired home from close range by striker Mark Griffin.   

        Griffin was to repeat his scoring expertise in added time when shooting home from four yards after a free by substitute Keith Ward had rebounded off the woodwork. 

UCD -  Barron; Harding, D.O'Connor, Leahy, Nangle; Marshall, Corry, P.O'Conor,  Meenan, Russell (Benson 60), Belhout (Doyle 77). 

DUNDALK- Cherrie; Madden, Hawkins, Hector, Murphy; Kearns, Bennett (Ward 62), Bolger, Gaynor; Griffin, Quigley.  

Referee - Anthony Buttimer (Cork).