A dramatic stoppage-time equaliser from Neil Yadolahi all but secured Bohemians’ Premier Division survival as they came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw with Dundalk at Dalymount Park last night.

Without having to kick a ball, St. Patrick's Athletic were the main winners on another night of important action in the Premier Division of the Airtricity League.

St Patrick’s Athletic 0 Shamrock Rovers 2

First half goals from Ronan Finn and Shane Robinson earned Shamrock Rovers a 2-0 win at league leaders St. Patrick's Athletic to book their place in the semi-finals of the FAI Ford Cup as both sides finished with ten men at Richmond Park.

Non-league Bluebell United were the toast of the FAI Ford Cup third round as they frustrated holders Derry City to earn a 0-0 draw at the Brandywell.

Shamrock Rovers 3 Sligo Rovers 2

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.

AIRTRICITY PREMIER DIVISION:

AIRTRICITY LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION:

Shelbourne 0 Shamrock Rovers 0

Shamrock Rovers 7 Dundalk 0

Shamrock Rovers 1 Drogheda United 3

Shamrock Rovers 1 Drogheda United 3

Shamrock Rovers 2 Shelbourne 2

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.

Ciaran Kilduff scored twice to ease Shamrock Rovers into their first EA Sports Cup final since 1998 as they beat an at times tired looking Limerick 4-1 at Tallaght Stadium.

Shamrock Rovers’ European adventure of last year won’t see a repeat in 2012 as they bowed tamely out of the Champions League in Lithuania last night.

Champions Shamrock Rovers’ hopes of a third successive title took another major knock when held to a scoreless draw by battling Bray Wanderers in an entertaining encounter at Tallaght Stadium last night.

A host of missed late chances on a frustrating night for Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium leaves Ekranas holding a distinct advantage ahead of the second leg in Lithuania next week.

With his 14th and 15th goals of the season, Gary Twigg helped Shamrock Rovers twice come from behind to beat 10-man Shelbourne in a pulsating derby at Tolka Park.

Shelbourne 2 Shamrock Rovers 3

An 87th minute goal from John Dunleavy rescued a point for Cork City at Tallaght Stadium last night.

Shamrock Rovers lost further ground on Sligo Rovers as a late PaulO’Connor goal earned UCD a deserved draw in their Airtricity Premier Division encounter at TallaghtStadium last night.

St Patrick's Athletic take on Shamrock Rovers tonight in what is arguably the biggest game of the season thus far.

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.

Dublin will see the unbeaten pair Shamrock Rovers and Shelbourne go head to head in an intriguing derby match at Tallaght Stadium tonight.

They’ll be reeling in the years at Tallaght Stadium tonight as the current top two in the Airtricity Premier Division meet in league action for the first time in six years.

Before kick off, you could be pretty sure that Cork City would have taken a draw with reigning Airtricity League champions Shamrock Rovers.

Gary Twigg was once again the goalscoring hero for Shamrock Rovers with a stoppage time equaliser earning them a 1-1 draw at Cork City to put the champions top of the Premier Division table.

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

FORMER Shamrock Rovers assistant manager Trevor Croly takes a 19-man squad of out of work League of Ireland players to Oslo this morning to play two hour-long games on Friday, in the second annual winter tournament organised by FIFPro, the international players’ union.

SLIGO ROVERS boss Paul Cook says that Irish clubs still have a long way to go before they can compete with Europe’s strong leagues.

SLIGO ROVERS secured a superb scoreless draw against a strong Vorskla Poltava at the Butovsky Stadium in eastern Ukraine last night.

Sligo Rovers will be looking to stay top of the table with victory over Galway United at Terryland Park tonight, kick-off 7.45pm.

Bohemians 0 Sligo Rovers 1

Bohemians 0 Sligo Rovers 1

Shamrock Rovers can all but secure their first league title in 16 years with victory over Bohemians at Dalymount Park tonight (kick-off 7.05pm).

Bohemians need to secure a win over Bray Wanderers at Dalymount Park tonight to stay in touch at the top of the table, kick-off 7.45pm.

The Republic of Ireland Under-23s boosted their chances of qualifying for the semi-finals of the International Challenge Trophy with a well deserved 1-0 win over Estonia in Tallinn last night.

Drogheda United 0 Bohemians 1

HISTORY in the making. The first round ball kicked in the new home of Irish football.

THE Republic of Ireland U23 side lost their opening game of the International Challenge Trophy when they went down to England in front of a crowd of 1,570 at the RSC last night to all but end their chances of progressing in the competition.

Lorcan Fitzgerald has been called into the Republic of Ireland Under-23 squad ahead of Wednesday night’s match against England at the RSC. The Sporting Fingal defender replaces Ian Bermingham of St Patrick’s Athletic, who has been forced to withdraw due to an Achilles injury.