THERE were big celebrations for William O’Connor and his UCD team on Saturday evening when they secured promotion to the League of Ireland Premier Division.
UCD won the First Division Play-Off Final the previous week against Bray Wanderers.
However, they were then huge underdogs for a promotion/relegation play-off decider against Drogheda United in Tallaght.
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Drogheda had taken the lead through Mark Doyle but goals from Ciaran Behan and Louis Dignam ensured the impressive Students would go up in their place.
It’s a massive win for O’Connor, who was previously part of the Finn Harps management under Ollie Horgan.
Buncrana man O’Connor has managed UCD since September 2023.
