Dundalk are just one win away from retaining their SSE Airtricity Premier Division title.

A first-half hat-trick from Daniel Kelly ensured that Dundalk remain on course for a domestic treble as Vinny Perth’s side booked their place into the semi-final of the FAI Cup after a hard-fought win over a battling Waterford FC at the RSC last night.

There was no sign of a European hangover from league leaders Dundalk FC as they put 10 man Finn Harps to the sword at Oriel Park last night.

An Irishman has already had one big win this week, now Dundalk’s Sean Gannon is aiming for an even bigger one in Azerbaijan tonight.

Dundalk made it eight league wins in a row to cement their eight-point lead at the top of the SSE Airtricity League table with a comfortable victory over Waterford FC at Oriel Park last night.

Dundalk have maintained their eight-point advantage at the top of the SSE Airtricity Premier Division.

Shamrock Rovers boss Stephen Bradley is surprised he won’t see the familiar face of John Caulfield in the opposing dugout at Tallaght Stadium tonight.

Shamrock Rovers boss Stephen Bradley is surprised he won’t see the familiar face of John Caulfield in the opposing dugout at Tallaght Stadium tonight.

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The partner of a motorcyclist whose death was caused by the dangerous driving of a van driver at a junction near Rathcormac, Co Cork, described it yesterday as “a stupid waste of a young man’s life”.

It’s the New Firm — but not as we know it.

Dundalk FC have their swagger back as a brace from Michael Duffy helped the champions ease past the challenge of Waterford FC to record their fifth win on the bounce in last night’s SSE Airtricity Premier Division clash at the RSC.

Georgie Kelly was UCD’s leading scorer last season with 14 goals to greatly help their promotion push last year before his summer move to Oriel Park.

Daniel Kelly ripped Finn Harps apart at Oriel Park last night with a first hat-trick of his career.

For a player that only entered League of Ireland football on the cusp of 30, Dave Hill did pretty well to write his name into the folklore of both Cork City and Bohemians.

Bohemians 1 Cork City 1

Four first-half goals were sufficient as Bohemians all but ended Cork City’s hopes of retaining the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division title.

Despite the fixture coming in the middle of their Europa League double header with AEK Larnaca, Dundalk showed their commitment to domestic affairs by overtaking champions Cork City once more after the Rebels had moved two points clear.

A solid finish from the penalty spot and a classy curling effort in the second half emerged as the only memorable incidents in what proved a scrappy game at the Brandywell.

The pressure was ratcheted up on Stephen Bradley’s tenure as Shamrock Rovers head-coach when they became the first side to lose to basement side Bray this season.

Bohemians 1 Bray 0... Dinny Corcoran’s injury-time strike was enough to earn Bohemians their first win of the season as they triumphed 2-1 over bottom side Bray Wanderers at Dalymount Park.

For tree-lovers, autumn is perhaps the most beautiful time of the year when foliage changes into a rich mixture of brown, red, yellow, orange and gold.

Warner Bros. Ireland has awarded a scholarship to Miriam Devitt, an MA Screenwriting student at the National Film School at Dublin’s Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT).

Cork IT 1-11 Newcestown 0-12: A Newcestown comeback fell short as Peter Kelleher and Anthony Casey led Cork IT to an opening county SFC victory at Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday.

From the pages of the Cork Examiner, this week 100 years ago

Gardaí traced a can of Red Bull found at a suspected murder scene from a factory in Switzerland to a shop in south Dublin, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

Warner Bros Ireland has announced the winner of their second scholarship as Ciarán Dooley of IADT Dun Laoghaire.

A 59-year-old woman wept in court after telling gardaí “I’m innocent” when she was charged with assault with intent to murder her former husband who died after he was attacked in his south Dublin home in 1988.

A man who started a fire in an office at the Chief State Solicitors Office in 2005 for no apparent reason has been given a three-year sentence.

A protestor accused of throwing eggs at Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore's ministerial BMW caused no damage but the car had to be cleaned at a cost of €9, a judge was told today.

A man has appeared in court following a protest earlier today in which eggs were thrown at the Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore's car.

SHORTLY after a man was shot and wounded in Southill, the 12-year-son of the alleged gunman arrived at the home of a man he called “Grandad” with two hand guns, a stun gun and ammunition, Limerick Circuit Court heard.

A YOUNG Irish researcher has been given almost €1m to develop an alternative to artificial joint replacement surgery using stem cell technology.

Mount Sion (Waterford) 1-13 Toomevara (Tipperary) 1-14

MOUNT SION make just one change in personnel from the side that defeated Kilmaley for Sunday’s Munster club SHC decider against Toomevara at Semple Stadium.

Mount Sion 4-13 Kilmaley 0-9

A PRAGMATIC Jim Greene is insistent that until Mount Sion win the All-Ireland club hurling championship they will have underachieved.

Mount Sion 4-15 Lismore 2-8

Waterford champions Mount Sion have made two changes to their starting line-up ahead of Sunday's Munster SHC clash with Sixmilebridge.