The race for European places continues in the Eircom League Premier Division tonight.

St Patrick's Athletic and Shamrock Rovers go head to head in tonight's eircom League of Ireland Premier Division clash at Richmond Park, kick-off 7.45pm.

Next week's Eircom Premier league games between Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers, and UCD against Cork City, have been postponed due to international call-ups.

The four eircom League sides in the Setanta Cup are in action against each other this evening.

Bobby Robson will receive the International Personality Award at tomorrow’s Eircom/FAI International Awards in Dublin.

AN angry Dundalk football fan spent last night in garda custody after he allowed his passion for the club run too high and threatened to set fire to the headquarters of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI).

DERRY CITY’S hopes of winning the eircom League have received a major blow following a ruling by the FAI Appeals Board yesterday that the contentious Premier Division clash between Bohemians and Shelbourne should be replayed in the interest of “fair play.”

IT’S as you were in the Premier Division this morning after the eircom League Management Committee yesterday decided not to reinstate the results of matches involving Dublin City, who went out of business last month.

Apollon Limassol 1 Cork 1 (Cork win 2-1 on aggregate)

Derry City winger Pat McCourt has been named the eircom/Soccer Writers Association of Ireland Player of the Month for May.

The Republic of Ireland’s all-time leading goalscorer Robbie Keane will today be confirmed as his country’s new captain.

BOBBY ROBSON has revealed that he won’t be joining Steve Staunton in the dugout at Lansdowne Road tomorrow night — but he will make contact with the Irish manager during the game if needs be and will definitely be putting in an appearance in the dressing room at half-time.

NO, Roy Keane wasn’t there last night. But everyone else was. They came to Turners Cross to see a coronation, and that’s exactly what they got on the night the Shed was decommissioned.

RTÉ2 are to broadcast what could be a "winner takes all" final day clash between Cork City and Derry City, the eircom League has announced.

Don Givens believes he is faced with a double-edged sword these days when it comes to his role as Republic of Ireland Under-21 manager.

Dublin City have been awarded a First Division Licence for the forthcoming eircom League season.

CELTIC manager Martin O’Neill has been named eircom/FAI International Personality of the Year for 2004.

AER LINGUS will likely be floated on the stock exchange regardless of the investment option the Government chooses, a report on future options for the airline has indicated.

The abandoned eircom League fixture between St Patrick's Atheltic and Drogheda United will now go ahead next Monday, October 25.

A John Lester goal in the 16th minute has put Waterford 2-0 down in their Eircom league tie.

CURTIS FLEMING could be set for a return to the eircom League.

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Tonight's half-time scores in the eircom League.

THE Eircom League annual general meeting — which was adjourned last Saturday, February 21 — will reconvene on Saturday, March 13 at the Clarion Hotel, IFSC, Dublin 1, commencing at 10am.

The 2004 eircom League season will commence on the weekend ending Sunday, March 21 and finish on the weekend ending Sunday, November 21.

Waterford United have today sacked manager Jimmy McGeough.

Derry City have equalised against Shamrock Rovers in the eircom League.

A special meeting of the eircom League security committee has been convened for 10am tomorrow at which incidents after last night's Premier Division match between Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians at Richmond Park will be discussed.

Republic of Ireland manager Don Givens has included three eircom League players in his squad of 18 for the friendly against Poland on Tuesday, August 19, next in Gdynski (kick-off 5.30pm Irish time).

Celtic, Bohemians, Derry and Shelbourne are all eagerly awaiting today's Champions League and UEFA Cup draws in Switzerland today.

Tonight's eircom League results.

THE FAI will today debate the Genesis Report at two meetings in Dundalk when the document will be presented for ratification to the management committee and to the full council of the FAI.

Greece 0 Republic of Ireland 0

Just when they thought things couldn’t get much worse the Irish team flew to Athens this morning with the critics laughing at preparations for their latest international.

CORK CITY will have to replace George O’Callaghan at centre-forward for tonight’s Eircom league match against St Patrick’s Athletic at Turner’s Cross (7.45 ko) because of his dismissal in the match against Bohemians.

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In the Eircom League First Division, Dundalk missed the chance to go top of the table at Oriel Park last night. Trevor Anderson's side were beaten 2-1 by Monaghan United.

There are two games in the Eircom League Premier Division tonight.

Finn Harps 2 Kilkenny City 0

GOALKEEPER David Connolly is certain to be the busiest player on the pitch at Tolka Park tonight when

Eircom League Under-21s 1 Celtic Under-21s 3

St Patrick's Athletic Football Club are studying the decision of the FAI Appeals Board received today.

Shelbourne are the Eircom league champions after the FAI dismissed an appeal by St Patrick’s Athletic into the deduction of 15 points in the row over the registration of a player.