St Patrick’s Athletic moved closer to leaders Sligo Rovers in the Airtricity Premier League of Ireland title race and shattered Cork City’s 12 game unbeaten run thanks to Christy Fagan’s clinical 68th minute finish at Turner’s Cross last night, keeping the Saints’ hopes of a first league title since 1999 just about alive.

St Eunan’s College, Letterkenny 3 De La Salle, Waterford 1

They’ll be reeling in the years at Tallaght Stadium tonight as the current top two in the Airtricity Premier Division meet in league action for the first time in six years.

Cork City manager Tommy Dunne made another addition to his squad yesterday as the signing of Shane O’Connor was confirmed, allowing the focus to now turn to the acquisition of a new striker.

Cork City’s latest signing, Shane O’Connor, has become embroiled in a Twitter controversy with former manager Paul Jewell.

MICHAEL O’NEILL’S future as manager of Shamrock Rovers is in doubt amid reports he will leave the club after Thursday night’s Europa League clash at Tallaght Stadium.

THE Professional Footballers’ Association of Ireland (PFAI) is to set up a referees’ seminar as calls for more communication between players and match officials arose following Sunday’s FAI Ford Cup final.

GIOVANNI TRAPATTONI and Marco Tardelli had rather different takes on Ciaran Kelly’s starring role as a substitute keeper in Sligo Rovers’ penalty shoot-out win in the FAI Cup final on Sunday.

SHANE SCULLY is the envy of soccer fans across the country after getting his hands on an FAI Cup medal.

GIOVANNI TRAPATTONI has called Leon Best into the Irish squad for the Euro 2012 play-off against Estonia, the surest indication yet that Shane Long is unlikely to be fit for the games.

SKIPPER Richie Ryan knows complacency is Sligo Rovers’ worst enemy as they bid to retain their FAI Ford Cup against Shelbourne at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday.

D-DAY has dawned in every sense for embattled Galway United.

IT might be well known within the game that Shelbourne full-back Sean Byrne comes from good League of Ireland stock, but spend some time in his company in the run-up to Sunday’s final against Sligo Rovers and it becomes apparent there is much more to the 22-year-old Dubliner than an ability to kick a football.

IT’S coronation day for Shamrock Rovers as they prepare to receive the Airtricity League 2011 championship trophy at Tallaght Stadium tonight.

PAUL COOK will not be taking over as St Johnstone manager after the Sligo Rovers boss failed to agree personal terms with the Scottish Premier League club.

SHAMROCK ROVERS defender Pat Sullivan says winning the league will surpass their adventures in Europe — as it’s what got them there.

AFTER going out of the FAI Intermediate Cup last week, Beamish Stout Munster Senior League champions Rockmount got their season back on track with an emphatic 5-1 victory over College Corinthians on Saturday.

HAVING not been good enough to put First Division Shelbourne away at Tolka Park on Friday night, St Patrick’s Athletic midfielder Stephen Bradley wants a massive improvement at Richmond Park tonight for the FAI Cup semi-final replay (7.45pm).

DERRY CITY put last week’s defeat by Shamrock Rovers behind them with a convincing victory over basement side, Galway, at the Brandywell last night.

FORMER Bohs defender Jason McGuinness struck for the only goal of the game to book holders Sligo Rovers’ place in a third successive cup final.

THEY might have shared the spoils on the pitch, but Manchester United and Liverpool remain poles apart.

AS IF to illustrate just how long they’ve been out of the big time of Irish domestic football, Alan Mathews was yesterday reminded the last time Shelbourne featured live on television was when they were winning the league back in 2006.

IT’S been a good week for league leaders Sligo Rovers.

KARL CAULFIELD was the goalscoring hero yesterday as his strike saw the Munster Senior League defeat their Leinster counterparts 1-0 to reclaim the FAI Umbro Intermediate Inter-League Cup, which they last won in 2008, in Tullamore yesterday.

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.

AS Cork City prepare to host Derry City in the EA Sports Cup final at Turner’s Cross tomorrow, Ian Turner needs no reminding it was the Candystripes who also provided the opposition when he made his senior debut for the Leesiders at the start of last season.

EUROPA LEAGUE football is coming home for Shamrock Rovers after UEFA yesterday gave the thumbs up for the club’s group stage games to be played at Tallaght Stadium, beginning with the match against Rubin Kazan next Thursday.

CORK CITY will be hoping their wastefulness in front of goal won’t come back to haunt them at the end of the season after substitute Tom Elmes’ injury-time equaliser saw Wexford Youths deny them all three points after late drama at Turner’s Cross last night.

Waterford United 5 Athlone Town 1

SLIGO ROVERS know they need to end their recent poor form against Bohemians to keep their Premier Division title challenge on course at the Showgrounds this evening (7.45pm), the Gypsies having only lost once to the Bit O’Red in the league since Pat Fenlon became manager in 2008.

Derry City 2 St. Patrick’s Athletic 0

Drogheda United 2 Dundalk 2

Shamrock Rovers 6 UCD 0

Bray Wanderers 4 Galway United 0

THE FAI have confirmed that they have lodged a complaint with RTÉ concerning a July 16 edition of ‘Saturday Sport’ on Radio One which has seen the programme’s presenter Des Cahill effectively blackballed by the association.

MCDOWELL’S pub in Inchicore rose in acclamation of Pete Mahon when the St Patrick’s Athletic boss popped in after his side’s win against Shakhter Karagandy on Thursday night.

HE’S packed a lot into his young career, including rejecting Manchester United and training with Aston Villa’s first team, but Waterford teenager Derrick Williams admits tonight’s test will be one of his toughest.

THE Chris Hughton era at Birmingham City begins in earnest at Turner’s Cross tonight (kick-off 7pm) as the Championship side take on Cork City in a pre-season friendly.

CORK CITY will host Limerick in the EA Sports Cup semi-final after the draw was made on RTÉ’s MNS last night.

FAI chief executive John Delaney showed he had a big heart yesterday, pledging €5,000 to Sligo Rovers to assist in their bid to host their upcoming Europa League game on their own Showgrounds home ground.

GOALS in each half from striker Christy Fagan enabled Bohemians to snatch their first win in four league games and clip the wings of previously high-flying Bray Wanderers at the Carlisle Grounds last night.

SHAMROCK ROVERS will face Estonian champions FC Flora in the UEFA Champions League second round qualifiers, the draw for which was made at UEFA headquarters in Nyon yesterday.

GRAHAM CUMMINS grabbed his 11th goal of the season as high-flying Cork City saw off Premier Division St Pat’s in a pulsating EA Sports Cup quarter-final at Turner’s Cross yesterday.

SHAMROCK ROVERS will be hoping to at least keep their two-point lead at the top of the Airtricity Premier Division when they take on Bray Wanderers at the Carlisle Grounds tonight (7.45).