Bohemians 4 Derry City 2: He may have got a vote of confidence from the club chairman earlier in the week, but the pressure on Derry City manager Peter Hutton mounts as their run without a league win stretched to 12 games at Dalymount Park last night.

Bohemians 2 Limerick 1

Drogheda United 0 Bohemians 1: Marc Griffin struck for 10-man Bohemians in the 88th minute as they took full points against Drogheda in a controversial match at United Park.

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The bookmakers price them a staggering 18/1 to win but Athlone manager Mick Cooke believes his side can cause an upset as they visit reigning champions St Patrick’s Athletic tonight.

Dundalk’s excellent start to the season has received a major blow with the news that their captain Stephen O’Donnell’s campaign is over.

Stephen Kenny wants his Dundalk players to maintain their desire to help sustain their impressive start to the season.

Sligo Rovers 3 Drogheda United 0

Anthony Elding said he couldn’t have written the script better as his dream ending to the season saw him win the FAI Ford Cup for Sligo Rovers.

Drogheda United 2 Sligo Rovers 3

Shamrock Rovers 2 Drogheda United 0

Shamrock Rovers 2 Drogheda United 0

Drogheda United 0 Malmo 0

Michael Duffy hit a late double to give Derry City a 2-0 victory over Bohemians at Dalymount Park as the 10-times record winners of the competition deservedly advanced to the semi-finals of the EA Sports Cup.

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Sligo Rovers 1 Drogheda Utd 0 (Drogheda Utd win 2-1 on agg)

St. Patrick's Athletic ended champions Sligo Rovers' eight-match winning start to the season with an emphatic 2-0 win at Richmond Park to firmly throw down their own title credentials with a fourth straight victory.

Tommy Stewart scored twice against his former club as Shamrock Rovers rubber-stamped their passage through to the semi-final of the Setanta Sports Cup with a 3-1 win over Linfield at Windsor Park, comfortably winning the tie 7-2 on aggregate.

Derry City completed a good week as they celebrated making the FAI Cup final by stunning in-form Shamrock Rovers with a 3-1 win at Tallaght Stadium tonight.

Drogheda United 1 St Patrick’s Athletic 1 (after extra time, Pats won 3-2 on pens)

Drogheda United 1 St Patrick’s Athletic 1 (aet, St. Pat‘s win 3-2 on pens)

Drogheda United 3 Dundalk 2

A goal from substitute Davin O’Neill 20 minutes from time saw 10-man Cork City get back to winning ways in a five-goal thriller at Turner’s Cross last night.

Cork City and Drogheda United go into tonight’s game at Turner’s Cross on the back of defeats, but each has a very different reason for wanting to bounce back as quickly as possible.

Shamrock Rovers kept alive their slim title hopes with a fully deserved victory over Drogheda United in a game that saw both sides finished with 10 men.

Declan O’Brien’s spot kick separated the sides at Hunky Dorys Park last night as Drogheda United hung on for all three points against a spirited Bohemians side.

Drogheda United added further credence to their unlikely title credentials with a 2-0 win over St Patrick’s Athletic at Richmond Park today to leapfrog the Inchicore side into second in the table, six points behind leaders Sligo Rovers.

The swapping of goals by Ryan McEvoy and Alan McNally shortly before half-time offered the promise of more to come in an open encounter at Dalymount.

Daniel North struck twice in the top-of-the-table clash as leaders Sligo Rovers ended Drogheda’s 10-match unbeaten run in fine style.

A late header from skipper Alan McNally allowed high-flying Drogheda United to salvage a point in last night’s tense Premier Division encounter with a young UCD side at the Belfield Bowl.

Having scored five against champions Shamrock Rovers last week, St Patrick’s left their shooting boots behind as they were held by Drogheda at Hunky Dorys Park.

A superb Drogheda United performance saw them overturn a two-goal deficit to claim all three points against 10-man Cork City in an absorbing Airtricity Premier League of Ireland Premier Divusion contest at Turner’s Cross last night.

Ace striker Gary Twigg scored a goal in each half to give defending champions Shamrock Rovers a winning start to the new campaign, and it was more comfortable than the scoreline suggests, against an under-strength Drogheda.

Galway United and Bray Wanderers go head to head in tonight’s Airtricity League Premier Division clash at Terryland Park, kick-off 7.45pm.

Drogheda United entertain Bray Wanderers in tonight’s Airtricity League Premier Division clash at Hunky Dorys Park (kick-off 7.45pm).

Sligo Rovers will continue their push to be league champions when they take on Bray Wanderers at the Showgrounds tonight (kick-off 7.45pm).

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.

Dundalk 2 Bray Wanderers 2

Bray Wanderers 4 Galway United 0

Bray Wanderers 4 Galway Utd 0

Bray Wanderers will be confident of victory when they take on bottom of the table Galway United at the Carlisle Grounds tonight, kick-off 7.45pm.