St Patricks’ reign as county senior football champions is over.

St Patrick’s, chasing a third successive Louth SFC title, were given a huge fright in the senior championship quarter-finals over the weekend.

Bray Wanderers 1 Cork City 2

Cork City boss Tommy Dunne is under no illusions as to the task his side face when they take on Premier Division leaders St Patrick’s Athletic in tonight’s top Airtricity League clash at Richmond Park (kick-off 8pm).

He’d won over the judges but Danny O’Connor’s face and entire demeanour seemed more like a swollen tribute to some sort of courageous defeat.

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.

With champions and early pacesetters Sligo Rovers not in action until tomorrow, when the Bit O’Red host Cork City at the Showgrounds, there is an onus on second-placed Derry City to make up some ground at Dundalk this evening.

A judge described legal proceedings being brought by a small rural community against a local authority and An Bord Pleanála as “very complex and important for all concerned’’.

Bray Wanderers 1 Shamrock Rovers 3

UCD 2 Bohemians 2

Despite finishing the game with nine men, Cork City climbed to fifth in the Airtricity League Premier Division after a deserved 2-0 victory over a poor Bray Wanderers side at Turner’s Cross last night.

Bray Wanderers 1 Drogheda United 3

UCD 3 Bray Wanderers 1

Bray Wanderers moved further out of the relegation zone in a tight encounter with Derry City at a near deserted Carlisle Grounds.

Missing a proverbial sitter and twice hitting the woodwork, Bohemians had to settle for a point on a frustrating Airtricity Premier League night at Dalymount Park.

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.

Drogheda United can move within three points of Premier Division leaders Sligo Rovers with victory over Shelbourne in tonight’s crucial clash at Tolka Park (8pm).

Dundalk manager Sean McCaffrey has left the club.

Second-half goals by Paul Crowley and Peter Hynes secured a hard-earned victory for Drogheda against Bray at a blustery Hunky Dorys Park.

Brilliant opportunist goals in each half by evergreen striker Jason Byrne helped Bray secure a vital victory over UCD at the Carlisle Grounds.

Danny O’Connor crowned a dream debut for Louth with the match winning goal and admitted “that’s the stuff of dreams”.

Westmeath 0-14 Louth 2-9

Bray Wanderers made it three leagues win in-a-row as penalties in either half from Jason Byrne proved enough to sink his former club at Oriel Park last night.

Bray Wanderers recorded their third win of the season when goals in each half by Jason Byrne and Danny O’Connor gave them a narrow victory over Bohemians in a tense clash at the Carlisle Grounds last night.

Goals in each half from Raffaele Cretaro and Danny North enabled Sligo Rovers go three points clear in the Airtricity Premier Division with a victory over Bray at the Carlisle Grounds last night.

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.

New signing Rory Patterson scored a hat-trick as Derry City all but booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Setanta Sports Cup with an emphatic 4-0 first round, first leg win over Lisburn Distillery at the New Grosvenor Stadium.

TWO GOAL Karl Sheppard was the hero as Shamrock Rovers went back to the top of the Premier Division table, the in-form striker grabbing a dramatic 89th minute winner at windswept Carlisle Grounds yesterday.

STEPHEN KENNY insists Derry City deserve to top the table as they defend their 13-match unbeaten run in the game of the weekend at Sligo Rovers this afternoon.

FIRST DIVISION Limerick pulled off a major shock by dumping out Premier Division side Bray Wanderers in last night’s dramatic FAI Ford Cup fourth round tie at the Carlisle Grounds.

DUNDALK’S hopes of a late push to secure European football for next season were dealt a major blow at home to Bray Wanderers last night after the Louth men were held to their 10th draw of the season.

Bray Wanderers 4 Galway United 0

DROGHEDA UNITED eased their relegation worries when goals in each half by Dinny Corcoran and Philip Hand gave them a narrow victory over Bray Wanderers at the Carlisle Grounds last night.

Bray Wanderers 1 Dundalk 5

DANNY NORTH’S penalty sent St Pat’s top of the Airtricity League Premier Division as they made the most of Sligo’s win over Shamrock Rovers.

LAST year’s Kerry IFC champions Gneeveguilla face the prospect of an immediate return to that grade after they came up agonisingly short in a winner-take-all SFC round two clash at home to Dingle yesterday.

AN own-goal by skipper-for-the-night Stephen Quigley’s settled this dour contest at Hunky Dorys Park as Bray Wanderers continued their remarkable Premier Division run.

A BRILLIANTLY struck 64th minute opportunist goal by winger Jake Kelly gave Bray Wanderers a deserved victory over leaders Shamrock Rovers in a hugely entertaining Airtricity Premier Division clash at a windswept Carlisle Grounds last night.

SHAMROCK ROVERS will be hoping to at least keep their two-point lead at the top of the Airtricity Premier Division when they take on Bray Wanderers at the Carlisle Grounds tonight (7.45).

TEENAGER Conor Murphy was the hero for Bray as his dramatic last-minute goal got them back on the winning track after a tense clash at the Carlisle Grounds last night.

Bray 0 St Patrick’s Athletic 1

Bray Wanderers 2 Drogheda United 1