They’re top of the table and now they’ve got the top man in the league.

Cork City have been fined by the FAI after one of its supporters racially abused Bray Wanderers player Ismahil Akinade at last week’s home game at Turners Cross.

The boos are becoming more audible with each passing week at Turner’s Cross as yet another limp Cork City display saw Bray Wanderers head back up the M8 with a thoroughly deserved three points last night.

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Struggling Bray Wanderers showed their mettle to frustrate Sligo Rovers at the Carlisle Grounds as they held the champions and league leaders to a scoreless draw.

Cork City 2 Limerick City 3

Champions Sligo Rovers got back to winning ways with a convincing 3-0 win over Derry City to leapfrog the Candystripes back to the top of the table to delight a packed Showgrounds.

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Limerick 0 Cork City 0

Cork City 1 Crusaders 0

Pre-season games in early February don’t usually whet the appetite for fans of the domestic game, but Cork City are expecting a crowd of over 2,000 to pass through the gates when they entertain a Leeds United selection at Turner’s Cross tonight (kick-off 7.45pm).

Limerick FC 1 Athlone Town 0

SD Galway 0 Limerick FC 1

Limerick FC 4 Mervue United 0

Limerick FC 0 Waterford United 1

A brilliant second half performance saw Waterford came from behind to stun Limerick at rain soaked RSC last night.

Limerick FC maintained their First Division promotion drive with a four-goal rout of Wexford Youths at Jackman Park last night.

Limerick FC showed why they are many people’s favourites to top the First Division when they ruthlessly picked SD Galway apart at Eamonn Deacy Park last night.

Limerick got back to winning ways at home following a hard-fought victory over 10-man Mervue United at Jackman Park last night.

Rory Gaffney’s 71st-minute goal helped Limerick FC leapfrog Wexford Youths into second in the First Division after dominating at Ferrycarrig Park last night.

Unbeaten Longford Town stretched their lead at the top of the First Division with a hard-fought win over high-flying Limerick at Jackman Park.

A 55th-minute strike from Joe Gamble was the difference between two evenly matched sides at Lissywoollen last night as Limerick FC moved to within a point of the top of the First Division.

Limerick FC maintained their 100% home run with a comfortable victory over SD Galway at Jackman Park last night.

MONAGHAN UNITED will meet Galway United in the promotion-relegation play-off this week after finishing third in the First Division.

LIMERICK FC kept their promotion hopes very much alive with a 6-0 rout of basement boys Wexford Youths at Jackman Park last night.

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.

Bray Wanderers 0 Limerick FC 4

LIMERICK FC dropped what could prove to be two precious points after a performance that flattered to deceive at Jackman Park last night.

WHEN Cork City boss Tommy Dunne looks at tonight’s meeting with Limerick at Turner’s Cross (7.45pm), he sees not only an EA Sports Cup semi-final but also a contest which is part of a developing battle for southern bragging rights.

LIMERICK kept their promotion dream well and truly alive as a brace from Denis Behan inflicted a 10th league defeat on Waterford United in a disappointing all-Munster clash at the RSC last night.

CHELSEA chairman Bruce Buck insists there is “no chance’’ of Jose Mourinho signing Frank Lampard for Real Madrid.

JOHN DELANEY will give a state of the football nation address in Leinster House today as the FAI chief executive is set to be quizzed on a tough year for Irish soccer.

Joe Gamble could the latest player in the exodus from Cork City as the club prepares to restructure its operations.

CORK CITY manager Paul Doolin hailed his team’s professionalism in earning a valuable three points at Turner’s Cross last night — after all, as he pointed out, they didn’t know if they would be taking the pitch until 5pm yesterday.

Latvian World Cup star Robert Mezeckis and ex-Longford and Drogheda midfielder Pat Sullivan left Cork City FC overnight.

“We’re right in extra time” said Cork City owner Tom Coughlan outside the High Court in Dublin yesterday.

CORK City FC – one of the best-supported clubs in the country – must pay half of the €439,000 they owe the Revenue Commissioners by Friday or face closure.

Cork City Football Club has been told to close at the High Court today.

THE future of Cork City FC hangs in the balance today as the club’s off-pitch woes come up for decision in the Four Courts.

BRAZILIAN defender Marcelo was fulsome in his praise of Shamrock Rovers winger Sean O’Connor after his sparkling display against Real Madrid in Monday’s memorable ‘friendly’ at Tallaght Stadium.