Shamrock Rovers 2 Dundalk 2

SSE Airtricity League Premier Division

Shamrock Rovers 1 PAOK FC 3

SADLY, no heroics from Shamrock Rovers on Irish football’s long-awaited debut in the group stages of European competition.

RESILIENT Cork City dealt Shamrock Rovers’ title ambitions a huge setback by coming from behind to win in Tallaght, knocking the Hoops off top spot in the Premier Division and securing their own grip on third place in the table.

A FIRST-HALF masterclass from Paddy McCourt, crowned by a superbly taken goal, lit up this friendly game and gave Celtic the spoils at an admiring Turner’s Cross.

SO, no fairytale ending to a tumultuous week for Cork City, as champions Bohemians maintained their lead at the top of the Premier Division with a deserved one-nil win.

HARD to know whether to best describe this one as a homecoming or a farewell, a celebration or a wake.

Cork City 0 Bohemians 1

ANDY LEE is aiming to produce a knockout performance against Willie Gibbs at the UL Arena tonight which will put the Limerick man back into contention for a world title shot.

Bohemians 3 Finn Harps 0

A convicted fraudster, described as a "brilliant and bright conman", has been given a six-year suspended sentence by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, after he undertook to voluntarily leave the jurisdiction as soon as it could be arranged.

Athea 2-12 Claughaun 2-3