Shamrock Rovers blew a chance to gain further ground on the Premier Division leaders as they slumped to an eleventh stalemate of the season as UCD came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw at Tallaght Stadium.

Dundalk, the surprise team of the season, can move into second place in the Airtricity Premier Division, just a point behind leaders St Pat’s, when they travel to take on Cork City at Turner’s Cross tonight (kick-off 8.05 pm).

Troubled Airtricity Premier Division side Bohemians last night sacked manager Aaron Callaghan.

Cork City manager Tommy Dunne will be hoping to build on last week’s 3-1 victory over Airtricity League champions Sligo Rovers when they travel to take on bottom club Shelbourne at Tolka Park tonight (8pm).

With erstwhile leaders Sligo Rovers drawing 0-0 at Limerick, Christy Fagan scored for the fourth time in as many games to help send St. Patrick's Athletic two points clear at the top of the Premier Division table after a 2-0 win over Bohemians at Dalymount Park.

Domestic football has claimed its first managerial casualty of the season with the departure of Alan Mathews from Shelbourne.

UCD 1 Bohemians 0

Bohemians 3 Bray Wanderers 2

AIRTRICITY PREMIER DIVISION:

Bohemians 0 Shamrock Rovers 0

Admittedly, it’s a wee bit early to be talking about table-toppers but, technically speaking at least, Bohemians travel to Turner’s Cross this evening as the Airtricity League frontrunners for what will be Cork City’s first home game of the 2013 campaign.

The 2013 campaign gets underway later tonight.

Shelbourne 3 Cork City 2

Without having to kick a ball, league leaders Sligo Rovers were the only winners as Drogheda United and St. Patrick's Athletic played a 0-0 draw at Hunky Dorys Park.

Bohemians 1 Cork City 1

Bohemians manager Aaron Callaghan claims Everton have expressed an interest in teenage defender Kevin Feely.

Declan O’Brien’s spot kick separated the sides at Hunky Dorys Park last night as Drogheda United hung on for all three points against a spirited Bohemians side.

High-flying Drogheda United will be looking to get their Airtricity League title challenge back on track having lost for the first time in eight outings to leaders Sligo Rovers last week, getting on the wrong end of a 4-1 hiding.

Missing a proverbial sitter and twice hitting the woodwork, Bohemians had to settle for a point on a frustrating Airtricity Premier League night at Dalymount Park.

Bohemians will look to build on their impressive recent league form to keep in touch with the top half of the table when they host Dundalk – who’ve drawn both their fixtures since Darius Kierans took over as caretaker manager.

Evan McMillan’s first goal of the season beganBohemians’ healing process following their Europa League humbling at Thór Akureyri.

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

Despite the frustrations of a first leg they dominated, Bohemians are quietly confident they can keep a clean sheet and score a potentially crucial away goal against Thor Akureyri on the edge of the Arctic circle tonight.

It may have seen them stretch their unbeaten league run to nine games but for Cork City, last night’s draw with Bohemians felt like a defeat as they were denied consecutive victories and clean sheets thanks to a 91st minute penalty from Keith Ward.

Utter frustration was all Bohemians had to show for their effort at Dalymount as they failed to breakdown their dogged Icelandic visitors.

Frustration was the order of the night for the Airtircity League clubs in the Europa League as they had to settle for just one goal between them in their first qualifying round, first legs against Icelandic opposition.

Having knocked them out at the same stage last year, it’s somewhat a case of the devil they know for St Patrick’s Athletic when they face ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar at Richmond Park tonight in the UEFA Europa League, first qualifying round, first leg.

Bohemians will be hoping to have Owen Heary back from a hamstring injury when they look for their first win in three games tonight.

Premier Division leaders Sligo Rovers will be hoping to get back to winning ways when they travel to improving Bohemians in the Airtricity League at Dalymount Park tonight.

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.

Danny North scored twice for the third game running as Sligo Rovers beat Shelbourne 3-0 to go eight points clear at the top of the table.

Drogheda United will travel to Bohemians looking to get back to winning ways after their impressive unbeaten run came to an end against Sligo last weekend.

Bray Wanderers will be looking to escape a relegation dogfight as they face seventh-placed Bohemians tonight, but history is against them.

Sligo Rovers, three points clear at the top of the Airtricity Premier Division, will be hoping to get back to winning ways when they travel to take on third-placed Drogheda United at Hunky Dory Park tonight (7.45pm).

Goals in either half from Ronan McEvoy and Peter McMahon helped Bohemians see off the challenge of Dundalk at Oriel Park last night as the Phibsboro men got back to winning ways.

Dundalk will host Bohemians tonight at Oriel Park looking to build on their impressive victory at the Brandywell last week.

Bohemians host former manager Roddy Collins' Monaghan United side at 7.45pm tonight.

UCD are without Mick Leahy (hip flexor), Ger Barron (toe) and Chris Mulhall (groin) as they prepare to host Bohemians in tonight's Airtricity League Premier Division clash at the UCD Bowl (7.05pm).

Bohemians and Cork City fans are both more used to seeing their teams fighting title races rather than struggling near the bottom of the division, so tonight’s fixture has an unusual look to it (kick off: 7.45pm).

While the top of the table inevitably hogs the headlines, perhaps the most fascinating game in the Airtricity League Premier Division tonight takes place at the other end, as winless Bohemians host winless Cork City at Dalymount Park.

Champions Shamrock Rovers will be hoping to continue their impressive start of three wins and a draw when they face Bohemians in Tallaght Stadium at 7.05pm tonight.

It’s the biggest Dublin derby of them all — but not as we know it.

The television cameras will be on hand to provide live coverage of the Airtricity League Premier Division tomorrow when St Patrick’s Athletic travel to Dalymount Park to take on Bohemians.

Derry City will start slight favourites to advance to the Setanta Cup semi-finals when they take on old rivals Linfield at the Brandywell in the pick of tonight’s second round, second leg ties (Setanta Ireland, 7.45pm).