PREMIERSHIP new boys, Finn Harps, continued their rich vein of form when they hammered a disappointing Dundalk side at Ballybofey.

Recording their third consecutive victory, Charlie McGeever's side showed imagination and commitment as they battled against dreadful underfoot conditions and deservedly went in two up at halftime thanks to goals from Davy Dowling (13th minute) and John McGettigan (24th).

Harps' leading goal-scorer, Jonathan Speak, put a seal on matters with a goal just a minute into the restart, then added the fourth as he split a flat-footed Dundalk defence in the 60th minute, before substitute Paddy McGranaghan completed the rout in the 74th minute.