Blustery conditions at the Brandywell threatened to spoil this game as a spectacle, but Derry’s determination stood them in good stead to record their sixth win on the spin.

The absence of Stanley Aborah and Bastien Hery didn’t help Waterford United’s cause at the Brandywell, as Derry City extended their unbeaten run at the Brandywell.

St Pat’s formed a guard of honour and applauded the new league champions on to the pitch before kick-off.

Shamrock Rovers 1 St Patrick’s Ath 1: Chris Fagan’s second-half equaliser last night lifted St Patrick’s Athletic off the bottom of the Premier Division as indiscipline once again plagued Shamrock Rovers.

St Patrick’s Athletic 0

The performance was more industrious than inspirational but Cork City continued their incredible start to the season, marching to the EA Sports Cup semi-finals with a deserved win at Turner’s Cross yesterday.

St Patrick’s Athletic 0 Limerick 2: Limerick showed no adverse affects from their managerial upheaval during the week as interim boss Willie Boland’s side came away from Richmond Park with three big points.

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.

Sligo Rovers 0 Cork City 2

Limerick FC 3 Sligo Rovers 2

After their team put eight past Bray it surely can’t be long before Lilywhites supporters start referring to Barcelona as ‘the Spanish Dundalk’.

SligoRovers 1 Bray Wanderers 3: David Cassidy was the toast of Bray Wanderers last night after his superb hat-trick earned the Seagulls their first points of the season and sent struggling Sligo into even more trouble as Owen Heary’s side search for their first win.

Dundalk 3  Sligo Rovers 0

Sligo Rovers 1 Cork City 1

GUINNESS PRO12:

Cork City 2 Sligo Rovers 1

Bray Wanderers 0 Sligo Rovers 1

Premier Division:

Sligo Rovers 1 Derry City 0

Goals from Gavin Peers and Aaron Greene earned champions Sligo Rovers a 2-0 win at Bohemians to move them to within five points of leaders St. Patrick's Athletic who were held to a 0-0 draw at Limerick.

Drogheda United 1 Sligo Rovers 1

Jamie Murray followed Colin Fleming and Jonny Marray out of the US Open in the quarter-finals as the Scot and his Australian partner John Peers lost a close three-setter to second seeds Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares.

A terrific headed goal from Gavin Peers booked Sligo Rovers' passage through to the quarter-finals of the FAI Ford Cup as they beat Cork City 1-0 at the Showgrounds.

Dundalk 2 Sligo Rovers 0

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

Sligo Rovers 0 Molde 1

Sligo Rovers 1 St Patrick’s Athletic 1

Before this game at Turner’s Cross last night, some Cork City fans unfurled a banner imploring that the club sack ‘the Dub’, manager Tommy Dunne.

Michael Duffy hit a late double to give Derry City a 2-0 victory over Bohemians at Dalymount Park as the 10-times record winners of the competition deservedly advanced to the semi-finals of the EA Sports Cup.

Sligo Rovers 0 Dundalk 1

AIRTRICITY PREMIER DIVISION:

AIRTRICITY LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION:

Sligo Rovers 3 Derry City 0

AIRTRICITY LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION

Sligo Rovers 1 Drogheda Utd 0 (Drogheda Utd win 2-1 on agg)

Dundalk 1 Sligo Rovers 3

Ospreys 19 Leinster 10

Sligo Rovers 0 Shamrock Rovers 2