Champions Dundalk bounced back from last week’s first defeat of the season with an assured performance against Finn Harps in Ballybofey.

Former Limerick player Karl O’Sullivan bagged what turned out to the be the winner on his debut for Finn Harps as they opened their account with a north-west derby win over Sligo Rovers at Finn Park yesterday evening.

There was no sign of a European hangover from league leaders Dundalk FC as they put 10 man Finn Harps to the sword at Oriel Park last night.

Shamrock Rovers began their search for a 25th FAI Cup crown with a 1-0 victory over Finn Harps at Tallaght Stadium last night.

Jason McClelland’s early winner ended depleted UCD’s 11-match losing streak.

Finn Harps ended a run of five straight defeats with a victory at Finn Park over north west- rivals Sligo Rovers to move above UCD at the foot of the table. Goals for Nathan Boyle in each half did the trick for the Donegal side.

Cork City’s woes continued as a 76th-minute equaliser from captain Keith Cowan secured a draw for Finn Harps at Turner’s Cross last night.

Winless Finn Harps remain rooted to the bottom of the Premier Division as St Pat’s notched only their second win on the road thanks to a first-half strike from Conor Clifford and a disputed second-half penalty from Mikey Drennan in Ballybofey.

Daniel Kelly ripped Finn Harps apart at Oriel Park last night with a first hat-trick of his career.

Finn Harps 3 Cork City 4

Sligo Rovers 0 Cork City 2

Goals early and late saw champions Cork City move back to the top of the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division table as they saw off Sligo Rovers at the Showgrounds.

St Patrick’s Athletic 2 Sligo Rovers 0

Dundalk 2 Sligo Rovers 1

Waterford FC 1 Sligo Rovers 1: Waterford FC were held to their first draw of the SSE Airtricity Premier Division after a 1-1 scoreline against Sligo Rovers last night, both sides finishing with 10 men in a game littered with free kicks.

Shamrock Rovers 1 Sligo Rovers 0... Dan Carr scored the only goal of a dour game at Tallaght Stadium to get Shamrock Rovers back to winning ways.

Struggling Sligo Rovers picked up a massive result in front of their home fans when beating high-flying Shamrock Rovers 1-0 in a fiery contest – a win that takes the Bit O’Red out of the relegation places and up to eighth place in the top flight standings.

Cork City have extended their lead at the top of the SSE Airtricity Premier League Division to 16 points following a 2-1 victory over Sligo Rovers at The Showgrounds last night.

Galway Utd are through to the semi-final of the EA Sports Cup after a superb 120 minutes of football and victory in a penalty shoot-out at sun drenched Sligo Showgrounds.

The Airtricity League Premier Division title race has been blown open tonight.

Cork City 1 Sligo Rovers 2

Sligo Rovers 0, Derry City 0: Derry City’s pursuit of the top two was halted by Sligo Rovers at The Showgrounds in a scoreless yet absorbing SSE Premier Division fixture.

Shamrock Rovers 3 Sligo Rovers 0: Shamrock Rovers brightened up a damp and dreary night at Tallaght Stadium by recording their biggest home of the season and rising to third in the Premier Division.

Cork City have moved into second place in the Aitricity League Premier Division after a 2-0 win at Bray Wanderers tonight.

Sligo Rovers 0 Cork City 2

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Dundalk 3  Sligo Rovers 0

Limerick FC 1 Sligo Rovers 0

Cork City 2 Sligo Rovers 1

Sligo Rovers 0 Cork City 0

St Patrick’s Athletic 2 Sligo Rovers 0

Tourlestrane 0-13 Tubbercurry 0-10

Sligo Rovers 3 Shamrock Rovers 0

Sligo Rovers 1 Derry City 0

Raffaele Cretaro ended Derry City's reign as FAI Ford Cup holders with the only goal at the Showgrounds as Sligo Rovers, winners of the competition in 2010 and 2011, advanced to the semi-finals, the draw for which will be made on Monday night.

Drogheda United 1 Sligo Rovers 1

Dundalk 2 Sligo Rovers 0

Goals from Raffaele Cretaro and Kieran Djilali gave Sligo Rovers a 2-0 win over Bray Wanderers at the Showgrounds to move the champions back up to third place in the Premier Division table.

Molde 2 Sligo Rovers 0 (Molde win 3-0 on Agg)

Strikers Danny North and Raffaele Cretaro are set to return as Sligo Rovers go in search of goals in their Champions League qualifier this evening (kick-off 6pm).

Sligo Rovers 0 Dundalk 1

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