John Brudair is set to become the new manager of the Limerick senior footballers after receiving the backing of club delegates at last night's Limerick Football Committee meeting in Adare.

Defending senior hurling champions Glenealy drew with arch-rivals Carnew in Saturday’s dogged semi-final encounter at Aughrim (1-11 apiece).

Kiltegan qualified to meet championship favourites Baltinglass in a Wicklow SFC quarter-final after beating Éire Óg, Greystones (2-16 to 2-13) in a thrilling replay at Aughrim on Saturday.

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.

St. Patrick’s Athletic 2 Zalgiris 2

Rory Patterson scored a second half hat-trick as holders Derry City won 4-0 at non-league Blarney United to cruise safely into the third round of the FAI Ford Cup.

St. Patrick’s Athletic 0 Shamrock Rovers 0

St Patrick’s Athletic 1 Dundalk 2

Portlaoise (Laois) 3-15 St Patrick’s (Wicklow) 0-4

Ballymun Kickhams and Sarsfields of Kildare will meet in the semi-finals of the AIB Leinster Club Senior Football Championship after posting wins this afternoon.

St. Patrick’s (Wicklow)3-10 Éire Óg (Carlow)2-11 (Aet)

There were new Club Senior Football champions crowned in a number of counties today, with Errigal Ciaran ending their six-year wait for another Tyrone title.

Henry Sinnott powered Baltinglass into the Wicklow SFC semi-finals yesterday with his three goals setting up a decisive 3-10 to 1-5 win over An Tochar at Aughrim.

In spite of a generally improved performance from the first leg last week, it mattered little in the final analysis as St. Patrick’s duly bowed out of the Europa League at the AWD-Arena in Hannover last night.

Aaron Callaghan wants his Bohemians players to manage their anger and right the wrongs of Iceland when UCD visit Dalymount Park tomorrow afternoon.

Raffaele Cretaro and Danny North both helped themselves to a double as Sligo Rovers ended Derry City’s reign as EA Sports Cup holders to ease themselves into the semi-finals with a convincing 4-0 win at the Showgrounds.

They left it late, but on a night of much frustration Christy Fagan’s late double kept St. Patrick’s Airtricity Premier League of Ireland title aspirations on track.

Dessie Finnegan's inclusion at full-back is the only change made to the Louth team for Sunday's Leinster SFC quarter-final against Dublin at Croke Park (throw-in 4.30pm).

Leinster senior league side Cherry Orchard caused the shock of the FAI Ford Cup second round with a 2-0 win over Longford Town.

Monaghan United ended Sligo Rovers' two-year grip on the FAI Ford Cup with a stunning 3-1 win over the holders at the Showgrounds.

A Graham Rusk goal gave UCD a shock 1-0 win over league leaders Sligo Rovers at the UCD Bowl to end the westerners’ unbeaten start to the season.

Wicklow’s ace free-taker Jonathan O’Neill was back to near his best scoring form yesterday as his side secured a draw with Derry.

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

A NEW YEAR and a new horizon loom large for Charleville’s junior hurlers.

APPEARING in their first Leinster Club SFC tie since a 2007 drubbing at the hands of the same opponents, Louth champions St. Patrick’s provided much stiffer opposition this time and only a point in the last minute of extra-time from Portlaoise defender Conor Boyle spared the hosts’ blushes.

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

St. Patrick's Athletic 1 Shamrock Rovers 1

St. Patrick’s Athletic 6 Galway United 1

Waterford United 0 St. Patrick's Athletic 3

St. Patrick’s Athletic 1 Karpaty Lviv 3 (Karpaty Lviv win 5-1 on aggregate)

Dundalk 1 St. Patrick's Athletic 2

St. Patrick's Athletic 1 Derry City 1

Cork City 2 St Patrick’s Athletic 1

Crumlin United 0 St. Patrick's Athletic 3

ST PATRICK’S ATHLETIC made it nine league games unbeaten to keep their title hopes with very much alive with a comprehensive victory over UCD at the Belfield Bowl last night.

Bohemians 0 St. Patrick's Athletic 1

Bray Wanderers 0 St. Patrick's Athletic 1

DAVE MULCAHY fittingly crowned his 100th appearance for the club with a late winner as St. Patrick’s came from 2-0 down to win a thrilling game at Richmond Park.

St Patrick's Athletic 2 Bray Wanderers 0

Drogheda United 0 St. Patrick’s Athletic 3

There was county football final action in Donegal, Derry, Fermanagh, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow and London today, while Kilmallock claimed the lone Senior Hurling championship title on offer.

Galway United 1 St. Patrick's Athletic 1

Wicklow 3-13 Carlow 0-12

St. Patrick's Athletic 2 Bray Wanderers 0