And chief architect behind their downfall was City striker Karl Bermingham who grabbed a goal in either half to continue Newry's steady rise up the rankings.

He opened the scoring on 22 minutes when he headed home a left-wing corner from Damien Curran after darting past four defenders to reach the ball.

Number two arrived four minutes after the hour when he met a David Ward ball to drive a 15-yard right-foot effort past Paul Rice.