Vinny Faherty’s 45th minute header was the only goal of an interesting game as Galway United stunned SSE Airtricity League Premier Division leaders Dundalk at Eamonn Deacy Park last night.

Wexford Youths 0 Galway Utd 2

Galway United 2 Cork City 2: Cork City became the first side this season to score, and take a point, from Eamonn Deacy Park, but John Caulfield won’t be happy as his side dropped points for a third successive game last night to fall further off the pace.

Galway United 1 Bohemians 0: Galway United manager Tommy Dunne insists no-one at the club is getting carried away by the start his side has made to the season, but did admit that the goals and targets set out at the start of the season may have to be looked at again in things continue in the same vein.

Galway United 4 Bray Wanderers 0

Galway United 0 St Patrick’s Athletic 0 (St Patrick’s Athletic won 4-3 on penalties): St Patrick’s Athletic manager Liam Buckley hailed goalkeeper Conor O’Malley as a star of the future after the Mayo native saved two penalties in the shoot-out to hand the Super Saints the EA Sports Cup in Eamonn Deacy Park on Saturday night.

Cork City 1, Galway 0: Having looked like he had kicked his last ball for the club a few short weeks ago, Billy Dennehy is well and truly back in John Caulfield’s good books as his goal saw an out of sorts Cork City claim a priceless three points against a free-falling Galway United at Turner’s Cross last night.

St. Patrick’s Athletic 3 Galway United 1

Shamrock Rovers 3 Galway United 0: Two goals from Mikey Drennan saw Shamrock Rovers finally find their scoring boots at Tallaght Stadium this season.

Finn Harps 4 Avondale United 1

Cork City travel to Tallaght this evening to face Shamrock Rovers in the Airtricity League with both sides anxious to prevail, albeit for slightly different reasons.

The wisdom of the decision by the board of Shamrock Rovers to sack Stephen Kenny will receive its second big test today when the club takes on Drogheda United in the EA Sports Cup final at Tallaght Stadium (5.45pm).

Bray Wanderers host champions Shamrock Rovers tonight as they look to secure their second win of the season after a run of four games without a victory.

Cork City boss Tommy Dunne was quick to insist there was much room for improvement after last week’s rousing 6-0 win over Monaghan United at Turner’s Cross.

Champions Shamrock Rovers will bid to bounce back from their shock 5-1 loss to St Patrick’s Athletic last time as they host Dundalk at Tallaght Stadium tonight (8pm).

Cork City can start climbing up the Airtricity League Premier Division table when they host to fellow strugglers Monaghan United at Turner’s Cross tonight (7.45pm).

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.

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).

Cork City will look to pick up their first points of the new campaign before an expected bumper crowd at Turner’s Cross tonight when the Premier Division champions Shamrock Rovers visit the 2011 First Division title winners.

It’s joint bottom versus joint top this evening, as last year’s First Division champions, Cork City, welcome reigning Premier Division champions Shamrock Rovers for a 7.05pm kick-off in front of the RTÉ cameras at Turner’s Cross.

Champions Shamrock Rovers welcome newly-promoted Monaghan United in their opening home league game of the campaign.

Shamrock Rovers will be hot favourites to make it two out of two when the champions play host to Monaghan United in the Airtricity League Premier Division at Tallaght Stadium tonight (8pm kick off, all other games 7.45pm).

It won’t be what pretenders to their throne want to hear on the eve of the new season, but three-in-a-row-chasing Shamrock Rovers are as driven as ever, according to striker Gary Twigg.

A MISERABLE season for Galway United ended in relegation last night as Monaghan United ended their 10 year absence from the top flight in emphatic fashion in Terryland Park.

Monaghan United 2 Galway United 0

GALWAY UNITED’S season from hell continued last night with this battering by Bray inflicting another unwanted record on the Westerners.

DERRY CITY put last week’s defeat by Shamrock Rovers behind them with a convincing victory over basement side, Galway, at the Brandywell last night.

Derry City 4 Galway United 0

SHAMROCK ROVERS joined Derry City at the top of the Airtricity League Premier Division last night, but not without a major scare at the home of basement side Galway.

Galway United 2 Shamrock Rovers 3

DERRY CITY went top in Terryland Park last night as Galway United set a league record for consecutive defeats, last night’s loss being the 19th league game on the trot in which they have tasted defeat.

Drogheda United 1 Galway United 0

Drogheda United 3 Galway United 3