Cork City 1 Bray Wanderers 0: Cork City remain three points behind Premier Division leaders Dundalk after Mark O’Sullivan’s first-half goal gave them victory last night.

An alarming number of Irish teenagers are keeping their parents in the dark about what they are up to in cyberspace.

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.

Cork City overcame last Friday’s horror show at home to Bray Wanderers to record an impressive 4-0 win and book their place in the third round of the EA Sports Cup at Wexford Youths last night.

Chris Lyons dumped his home town club out of the EA Sports cup with a double at Dalymount Park as Bohemians beat Bray Wanderers 4-2 in extra-time to make the quarter-finals.

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Captain Dave Mulcahy salvaged a big point for Bohemians as they came from behind to utterly frustrate title contenders St. Patrick’s Athletic in snatching a 1-1 draw at Richmond Park.

Bohemians 3 Bray Wanderers 2

UCD stunned Shamrock Rovers 2-0 at the UCD Bowl to lift themselves off the foot of the table with their first win of the season.

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Bohemians 0 Shamrock Rovers 0

Airtricity League Premier Division: Cork City 2 Bohemians 1

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.

New signing Anthony Elding made it two goals in as many games to get champions Sligo Rovers off to the perfect start in defence of their title as they beat FAI Cup holders Derry City 1-0 at the Brandywell as the Airtricity League season kicked off in earnest.

UCD 3 Bray Wanderers 1

Shamrock Rovers came from behind to beat Cork City 2-1 at Turner's Cross and maintain their mid-season revival with a fourth away win on the spin.

UCD 0 Derry City 1

Champions Shamrock Rovers moved into third place in the Airtricity Premier Division and are now just four points behind leaders Sligo Rovers with a fully deserved victory over bottom-of-the-table UCD at the Belfield Bowl last night.

Declan O’Brien’s first-half goal proved enough for Drogheda as they cut Sligo’s lead at the top to a single point with a hard-earned win at Hunky Dorys Park.

St. Patrick’s Athletic had to be satisfied with a point against bottom club UCD in yesterday’s entertaining Premier Division clash at the Belfield Bowl.

UCD stay rooted to the bottom of the Premier Division after a first-half goal from Stephen McLaughlin was enough to enable Derry to record only their sixth league win of the season at a damp Belfield last night.

UCD stay rooted to the foot of the Premier Division despite earning a draw against fellow strugglers Dundalk at a windswept Belfield Bowl last night.

Davin O’Neill’s second hat-trick of the season saw Cork City maintain their recent run of good form with a deserved victory following late drama against UCD at a wet Turner’s Cross last night.

A late header from skipper Alan McNally allowed high-flying Drogheda United to salvage a point in last night’s tense Premier Division encounter with a young UCD side at the Belfield Bowl.

Goals in each half from Keith Ward and Danny Corcoran were enough to give Bohemians their second league win of the season after a narrow victory over UCD at the Belfield Bowl last night.

A Barry Molloy double eased holders Derry City into the quarter-finals of the EA Sports Cup as they beat Finn Harps 4-0 at the Brandywell.

Skipper Danny O’Connor was the hero as his two second-half goals earned Bray Wanderers their first PremierDivision points of the season in a five-goal thriller at the Belfield Bowl last night.

This was not the return to the Premier Division which Cork City were hoping for on a night in which a defensive lapse and a couple of squandered chances for the visitors meant that a well-organised UCD deservedly emerged with the spoils in what was, overall, a disappointing game at the Belfield Bowl.

Bohemians v UCD

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

FRESH from Monday’s impressive display in beating Bohemians, UCD oozed confidence as they equalled their biggest win of the season.

UCD 3 Dundalk 0

UCD 2 Galway United 1

THE Republic of Ireland’s hopes of retaining the U18 Centenary Shield ended last night at the Oval as cross-border rivals Northern Ireland took another step towards the title.

Republic of Ireland 2-5 France

THE Health Service Executive has denied it has made a final decision on a wholesale cut to services in the north-east.

HOSPITAL consultants say a Health Service Executive (HSE) directive that all patients at Monaghan General Hospital needing emergency surgery must be transferred immediately to Cavan General Hospital is unworkable.

PLANS by the Health Service Executive (HSE) North East to implement a series of cost-cutting measures will impact patient care, a senior health manager has warned.

For Australian Chris Lyons, reciting a 4,400 digit number was as easy as pi.

Michael Jackson may have violated zoning rules on his Neverland Ranch when he claimed a tax break for preserving agricultural land, Santa Barbara County officials have said.