Colin Hawkins yesterday admitted the Shamrock Rovers players were the reason manager Stephen Kenny was sacked.

Cork City 1 Shamrock Rovers 2

Champions Shamrock Rovers are still playing catch-up in the Premier Division as leaders Sligo Rovers were full value for a point in last night’s entertaining encounter at Tallaght Stadium.

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.

Given their poor domestic form to date this year in defence of their back-to-back titles, the result at the Aukstaitijos Stadium this evening looks set to define Rovers’ season.

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.

DAN MURRAY, one of Cork City’s favourite sons, has rejoined the club.

Dundalk v Derry City

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

UCD will be hoping to build on their impressive performance on Monday when they take on Dundalk tonight at the UCD Bowl, kick-off 7.45pm.

St Patrick's Athletic will be looking to stay in touch at the top of the table when they visit Dundalk at Oriel Park tonight, kick-off 7.45pm.

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

Bohemians will continue their push for a European place when they take on Dundalk at Dalymount Park tonight (kick-off 7.45pm).

Galway United are still looking to break their horrible run of bad form as they take on Dundalk at Terryland Park tonight, kick-off 7.45pm.

LOUTH’S deadly rivals will meet again on Tuesday for an FAI Cup quarter-final place after 10-man Drogheda held out for a draw at Hunky Dorys Park.

Dundalk will be looking to maintain their recent unbeaten run of form when they take on Bray Wanderers at Oriel Park tonight, kick-off 7.45pm.

Drogheda United and Dundalk go head to head in tonight’s Louth derby at Hunky Dorys Park, kick-off 7.45pm.

DERRY CITY and Shamrock Rovers both have the opportunity to move to the top of the Airtricity Premier Division when they host St Patrick’s Athletic and UCD respectively in tonight’s clashes.

Derry City can go top of the table with victory over Dundalk at the Brandywell tonight, kick-off 7.45pm.

JUDGING by the number of times he was name-checked in the post-game analysis, you’d swear that Borat had been man of the match after St Patrick’s Athletic knocked IBV of Iceland out of the Europa League in Inchicore on Thursday night.

Dundalk will be looking to maintain their good form as the welcome Bohemians to Oriel Park tonight, kick-off 7.45pm.

WITH leaders St Patrick’s Athletic not in league action until their clash with Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght on Sunday, Sligo Rovers can move within a point of the Inchicore men at the top of the Premier Division with victory over Bray Wanderers at the Carlisle Grounds tonight (7.45pm).

DAMIEN RICHARDSON is confident his Airtricity League XI can hold their own against Scottish club Celtic and Premier League giants Manchester City in next month’s inaugural Dublin Super Cup.

Dundalk take on struggling Galway United in tonight’s Airtricity League Premier Division clash at Oriel Park (kick-off 7.45pm).

SLIGO ROVERS will be hoping to narrow the gap on leaders Shamrock Rovers to two points when the sides clash in tonight’s crucial Airtricity Premier Division tie at the Showgrounds (7.35pm, RTÉ2).

Shamrock Rovers will be hoping to push further clear at the top of the table when they host Dundalk at Tallaght Stadium tonight, kick-off 8pm.

SHAMROCK ROVERS will face Estonian champions FC Flora in the UEFA Champions League second round qualifiers, the draw for which was made at UEFA headquarters in Nyon yesterday.

Dundalk 1 St. Patrick's Athletic 2

Dundalk will be favourites to come out on top in tonight’s Louth derby against struggling Drogheda United at Oriel Park, kick-off 7.45pm.

CHAMPIONS Shamrock Rovers, two points clear at the top of the Airtricity Premier Division table and with a match in hand over second-placed Sligo Rovers, will be hoping to stretch their lead at the top when they take on UCD at the Belfield Bowl tonight (7.45).

DUNDALK’S eight-match unbeaten run came to an end at the Showgrounds last night when an Alan Kirby goal gave Sligo Rovers victory.

Dundalk 1 Derry City 0

Bohemians 0 Dundalk 1

Bohemians will be looking to stay in touch at the top of the table when they take on Dundalk at Dalymount Park tonight, kick-off 7.45pm.

Shamrock Rovers will be looking to move further ahead at the top of the table when they take on Dundalk at Oriel Park, kick-off 2pm.

Drogheda United 1 Dundalk 2

In-form Dundalk will be looking to take the three points when they travel to the Brandywell to take on Derry City tonight (kick-off 7.35pm).

CHAMPIONS Shamrock Rovers will be hoping to extend their lead at the top of the Airtricity Premier Division when they take on Bray Wanderers at Tallaght Stadium tonight.

Cliftonville 1 Dundalk 3

Dundalk face a daunting start to their league campaign travelling to Tallaght Stadium to take on league champions Shamrock Rovers (kick-off 7.35pm).

Linfield 3 Dundalk 5

SPORTING FINGAL are on the brink of collapse after the club cancelled all of its players’ contracts yesterday afternoon.

Sporting Fingal 3 Galway United 1