Shamrock Rovers 2 Drogheda United 0

St. Patrick's Athletic failed to find the result to go with a much improved performance than when losing 3-0 at Tallaght Stadium back in March as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Dublin rivals Shamrock Rovers before their biggest crowd of the season at Richmond Park.

Drogheda United 1 Shamrock Rovers 7

Still holding maximum points in the league, but smarting from defeat by Drogheda United in the Setanta Cup, champions Sligo Rovers travel to Richmond Park to take on third-placed St Patrick’s Athletic in the big game of the night in the Airtricity Premier Division (kick-off 7:05pm, live on RTE 2).

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Tommy Stewart scored twice against his former club as Shamrock Rovers rubber-stamped their passage through to the semi-final of the Setanta Sports Cup with a 3-1 win over Linfield at Windsor Park, comfortably winning the tie 7-2 on aggregate.

The 2013 Airtricity League season kicks-off off today and Alan Smith tells us why we should go and take a look at what's on offer this season.

It's shaping up to be an all Airtricity League last four in the Setanta Sports Cup for the first time in the competition's history following last night's action north and south of the border.

Ciaran Kilduff proved Shamrock Rovers’ supersub with a dramatic stoppage time winner as they beat Coleraine 2-0 at the Showgrounds for a 2-1 aggregate victory to set up a cracking Setanta Sports Cup quarter-final tie with Linfield.

Cork City delighted Turner's Cross as they hammered runaway Irish League leaders Cliftonville 4-0 in the pick of last night's Setanta Sports Cup first round, first leg clashes as the cross-border competition got under way.

As he did on his final home appearance last week, Gary Twigg signed off on the double for Shamrock Rovers as they beat their title successors Sligo Rovers 2-0 at the Showgrounds.

David McDaid’s third goal in four games helped end Derry’s five-match losing streak as they cruised to a 4-0 win over bottom side Dundalk at the Brandywell.

Sligo Rovers moved seven points clear at the top of the Premier Division table, even though they had to settle for a frustrating 0-0 draw at second-bottom Bray Wanderers.

Crusaders 2 Derry City 2, AET: Crusaders won 5-4 on pens

Shamrock Rovers and Derry City will meet for the third time in 12 days with three players doubtful for the Foylesiders for the Premier Division clash at Tallaght Stadium.

Sligo Rovers and St Patrick’s Athletic meet in a televised battle of the two unbeaten sides left in the league and a massive crowd is expected at the Showgrounds tonight.

Sligo Rovers are hoping to extend their three-point lead at the top of the Airtricity Premier Division when they play host the only other unbeaten side in the division, St Patrick’s Athletic at the Showgrounds tonight (7.05pm).

A Colin Coates penalty in extra-time booked Crusaders’ place in the final of the Setanta Sports Cup.

Derry City host Dundalk this evening having drawn their previous two league encounters.

Leaders Sligo Rovers travel to Turner’s Cross tonight to face a Cork City side who are boosted by their first win of the season, having hammered Monaghan 6-0 last time out.

Bray Wanderers host champions Shamrock Rovers tonight as they look to secure their second win of the season after a run of four games without a victory.

Cork City boss Tommy Dunne was quick to insist there was much room for improvement after last week’s rousing 6-0 win over Monaghan United at Turner’s Cross.

Derry City have one foot in their first Setanta Sports Cup final after a 3-0 semi-final first leg win over Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium.

Unbeaten Sligo Rovers travel to Gortakeegan expecting a tricky assignment against newly promoted Monaghan, who have got off to a solid start to life in the top flight.

Derry City welcome Cork City to the Brandywell with both sets of supporters recalling thrilling encounters between the two provincial giants in recent years.

Holders Shamrock Rovers beat Cliftonville 3-1 on penalties to advance to the semi-finals of the Setanta Sports Cup on a dramatic night at Solitude.

Champions Shamrock Rovers welcome newly-promoted Monaghan United in their opening home league game of the campaign.

Bray Wanderers will look to get off to winning ways in their first home league game, but expect a tough test against a Derry City side that has won on its last three visits to the Carlisle Grounds.

Bohemians boss Aaron Callaghan will take charge of the Gypsies in a home league game for the first time in a fixture that promises to be an interesting Dublin derby clash with Shelbourne.

The organising committee of the Setanta Sports Cup are confident the incident which marred Sligo Rovers’ 2-0 quarter-final defeat of Glentoran at the Showgrounds was a rarity and unlikely to be repeated.

Goals in each half from Billy Dennehy and Colin Hawkins gave holders Shamrock Rovers a 2-0 first leg lead over Cliftonville to put them in the driving seat ahead of the second leg at Solitude on March 20th.

Having scored the goal that clinched back-to-back league titles for Shamrock Rovers last season, Dean Kelly was unhappy to have to leave the club due to work commitments.

It won’t be what pretenders to their throne want to hear on the eve of the new season, but three-in-a-row-chasing Shamrock Rovers are as driven as ever, according to striker Gary Twigg.

Joe Gormley’s second-half goal saw Cliftonville dump St Patrick’s Athletic out of the Setanta Sports Cup last night.

Derry City may have cruised into the Setanta Sports Cup quarter-finals, but it was the presence of James McClean, who clearly lit up the Brandywell last night.

Keith Long’s Bray Wanderers’ first foray into the Setanta Sports Cup didn’t stretch beyond the first round.

New signing Rory Patterson scored a hat-trick as Derry City all but booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Setanta Sports Cup with an emphatic 4-0 first round, first leg win over Lisburn Distillery at the New Grosvenor Stadium.

This is the story of a Celtic footballer who jumped out of the Glasgow goldfish bowl, got two tickets to see Riverdance in Kerry, and ended up in Belfast.

The draw for the first round of the 2012 Setanta Sports Cup has been made today.

Galway Utd 0 Bray Wanderers 6

Dundalk and Bohemians go head to head in tonight’s FAI Ford Cup semi-final at Oriel Park, kick-off 7.45pm.

CONSIDERING their profile and storied history, it’s a startling stat but a fact nonetheless: Shamrock Rovers have never won a game in Europe’s premier club competition.

UCD 0 Dundalk 2

It's top versus bottom as league leaders Shamrock Rovers take on Drogheda United at Tallaght Stadium tonight (kick-off 8pm).