Finn Harps 0, Longford Town 1: Finn Harps were shocked as they slumped to a seventh defeat on the trot to leave them hovering just above the drop zone. This defeat at Finn Park against rock bottom basement side Longford — whose only previous win came on the opening day of the season — will have set the alarm bells ringing.

WHAT do you think you ought to read in a ‘very English’ book about post-war Europe, Spies and the Cold War? 

Finn Harps 0, Wexford Youths 1: Substitute Aidan Keenan headed in a dramatic 85th-minute winner as Wexford Youths bagged three crucial points in their battle to avoid the drop as they overcame Finn Harps at Finn Park.

Bray Wanderers 1 Finn Harps 0: Conor Kenna conceded it was luck that led to his first goal for Bray that downed out of sorts Finn Harps.

Cork City 3 Finn Harps 1

Finn Harps 0 Shamrock Rovers 1: Shamrock Rovers were forced to battle hard to overcome a resolute Finn Harps side in a stop-start encounter in Ballybofey last night.

Finn Harps 2 Derry City 1

Sligo Rovers 0 Cork City 2

Limerick FC 3 Sligo Rovers 2

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Sligo Rovers 1 Cork City 1

Limerick FC 1 Sligo Rovers 0

Sligo Rovers 3 Shamrock Rovers 0

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Pat Hoban scored twice as Dundalk maintained their fine form to beat Shamrock Rovers 3-1 at Oriel Park to move to within a point of leaders St. Patrick's Athletic at the top of the Premier Division table.

Richard Brush saved a penalty and made several other top stops to help earn Shamrock Rovers a scarcely deserved point from a 0-0 draw to utterly frustrate Sligo Rovers at the Showgrounds.

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Cork City 1 Shamrock Rovers 2

Shamrock Rovers 1 Dundalk 0

A second-half goal from Ciaran Kilduff put Shamrock Rovers into the quarter-finals of the EA Sports Cup as they prevailed on a 1-0 scoreline against Dundalk for the second time in just over a fortnight.

Drogheda United 2 Sligo Rovers 1

AT THE end of a heartwarming season there was, sadly, nothing but cold comfort for Shamrock Rovers in Tallaght on a night when, despite a comfortable 4-0 four-nil win for Spurs, both teams bowed out of the Europa League — and, of more significance for the home side, Michael O’Neill took his own final bow as manager of the Hoops.

Shamrock Rovers 0 Tottenham Hotspur 4

NELSON VALDEZ had the quality to clinically punish bad defending as Shamrock Rovers were frozen out in Kazan last night.

JUST minutes after seeing his Shamrock Rovers side secure back-to-back titles in hugely dramatic fashion at the UCD Bowl, manager Michael O’Neill last night gave his strongest hint yet that he is committed to staying with the club — despite speculation linking him to the vacant Northern Ireland job, amongst other roles.

ROHAN RICKETTS grabbed an opportunistic winner to leave champions Shamrock Rovers within 90 minutes of retaining their title after they all but ended Derry’s challenge at Tallaght Stadium last night.

TWO GOAL Karl Sheppard was the hero as Shamrock Rovers went back to the top of the Premier Division table, the in-form striker grabbing a dramatic 89th minute winner at windswept Carlisle Grounds yesterday.

SHAMROCK ROVERS missed the chance of drawing level on points with Premier Division leaders Sligo Rovers when they were held to a draw by a Bohemians side reduced to 10 men for the second-half of a tense Dublin derby encounter at Tallaght Stadium last night.

SHAMROCK ROVERS moved level on points with Sligo Rovers on top of the Airtricity Premier Division with a comprehensive victory over second from bottom Drogheda United at the Tallaght Stadium yesterday.

“TO Dare Is To Do” reads one of the inspirational slogans picked out in blue letters against a white background inside White Hart Lane.

Tottenham Hotspur 3 Shamrock Rovers 1

Former Tottenham man Rohan Ricketts was named among the substitutes for Shamrock Rovers' trip to White Hart Lane this evening.

Shamrock manager Michael O’Neill will give goalkeeper Ryan Thompson every chance to prove his fitness ahead of the club’s Europa League clash with Tottenham tomorrow night.

Former Tottenham midfielder Rohan Ricketts was handed a start in Shamrock Rovers’ opening Europa League Group A clash with Rubin Kazan.

Former Tottenham midfielder Rohan Ricketts could make his Europa League debut for Shamrock Rovers in tomorrow night’s clash with Rubin Kazan.

Shamrock Rovers have named their team as they look to qualify for the group stages of the Europa League in Belgrade tonight (kick off: 7.30pm).

Shamrock Rovers are looking to move a step closer to a place in the Champions League group stages tonight as FC Copenhagen visit the Tallaght Stadium at 7.45pm.

Finn Harps will be looking for an upset when they take on their north-west rivals Sligo Rovers at Finn Park, kick-off 8.00pm.

Bohemians 2 Sligo Rovers 0

PÁDRAIG AMOND stunned UCD with a stoppage-time goal at The Showgrounds last night to take all three points.

Shamrock Rovers1 Sligo Rovers 1

St. Patrick’s Athletic 1 Sligo Rovers 0

Sligo Rovers 1 St. Patrick’s Athletic 2 (St. Pat’s win 6-2 on aggregate)

Sligo Rovers will be looking to build on their recent good form as they take on Galway United at The Showgrounds tonight, kick-off 8pm.

Cork City 0 Sligo Rovers 0