It may be only six months since the 2010 Kerry Agribusiness Irish St Leger final was run at the brand new Limerick Stadium but a huge crowd will be convening again on Saturday to savour the 2011 decider where there will be very strong local interest.

TRAINER John Linehan and owner Kieran Ryan obviously have serious ambitions in this year's Sporting Press Irish Oaks at Shelbourne.

Champion Irish greyhound trainer Paul Hennessy will branch out tomorrow night when he saddles his first two runners at a horse race meeting.

BOTH Shelbourne Park and Limerick will play host to a number of Ireland’s finest this evening as the Tote Gold Cup and Roche’s Feeds Oaks commence at the respective venues.

THE BIG question mark in advance of Saturday’s Sporting Press Irish Oaks final is whether Skywalker Queen can hit top form at just the right moment to win the bitch classic for the second year on the trot.

Drogheda United will be hoping to widen the gap on last-placed Bray Wanderers when the sides meet at the Carlisle Grounds tonight, kick-off 7.45pm.

Sligo Rovers 6 Drogheda United 0

Dundalk 2 Drogheda United 2

Drogheda United 2 Bray Wanderers 0

DROGHEDA UNITED boosted their hopes of avoiding the Premier Division relegation trap-door when a dramatic winner from midfielder James Chambers in the second minute of added time gave them a deserved victory over basement club Bray Wanderers at the Carlisle Grounds last night.

St. Patrick’s Athletic 1 Drogheda United 0

Drogheda United 1 Bohemians 1

Derry City 0 Drogheda United 1

SCIENTIFIC knowledge was the important requirement for students of both Junior and Leaving Certificate yesterday morning.

Galway United 1 Drogheda United 1

Bray Wanderers 0 Drogheda United 1

Brian Shortall earned UCD a point at Tolka Park as Rovers failed to win for the fifth match running.

UCD 1 Drogheda United 0

Cork City 2 UCD 0

A win for UCD against Sligo Rovers at the UCD Bowl tonight is vital if Pete Mahon’s side hope to have any chance of staying up this season, kick-off 7.45pm.

Finn Harps take on UCD in tonight's eircom League of Ireland Premier Division clash at Finn Park, kick-off 8pm.

Galway United 1 UCD 2

St Patrick's Athletic should be too strong for UCD when they meet in this afternoon's Premier Division clash at the UCD Bowl, kick-off 3.00pm.

Bohemians can go back to the top of the table if they overcome UCD at Dalymount Park tonight, kick-off 7.45pm.

UCD 1 Cobh Ramblers 1

UCD 0 Monaghan United 1

UCD 1 Finn Harps 0

Cobh Ramblers and UCD go head-to-head in the eircom League of Ireland Premier Division at St Colman’s Park tonight, kick-off 7.45pm.

UCD 2 Derry City 3

NEW treatments could be in the pipeline to give obese people a full feeling after eating just a small meal, researchers said yesterday.

FAIRYHOUSE tomorrow houses three cracking Grade 1’s, but we should approach with caution on the basis that they look fiercely competitive.

UCD 0 St. Patrick's Athletic 3

THEY may have fallen short in both league and cup this season but Bohemians lead the way in the Republic of Ireland U-23 squad for the International Challenge Trophy curtain-raiser against Slovakia at Dalymount Park on November 13.

UCD 1 Cork City 2

It will be an injury-ravaged UCD squad that travels to the Brandywell for Friday night’s clash with Derry City.

St Patrick's Athletic 1 UCD 1

Less than half of Irish households have access to the internet, according to new figures released by the Central Statistics Office today.

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that more than a quarter of black people living in Ireland were born in this country.

Bray Wanderers and UCD go head-to-head at the Carlisle Grounds tonight knowing that a win would lift them into mid-table safety and just a point behind the Students, kick-off 7.45pm.

A win for Tony Cousins' Galway United against UCD could see his side move out of the trouble zone at the bottom of the eircom League Premier Division table at Terryland Park tonight (kick off 7.45pm).

UCD should prove too much for struggling Longford Town in tonight’s Premier Division clash at Belfield Park (kick-off 7.45pm).

Derry City entertain UCD at the Brandywell tonight knowing that a win is required if they want to get back into contention at the top of the eircom League of Ireland Premier Division.

THE first-ever national memorial to Irish soldiers who died on duty will be sited in Dublin’s Merrion Square, it emerged today.

The first-ever national memorial to Irish soldiers who died on duty will be sited in Dublin’s Merrion Square, it emerged today.