Shelbourne 3 Cork City 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.

Mark Quigley continued his remarkable goal streak as Sligo Rovers beat bottom side Dundalk 3-0 at the Showgrounds to edge another big step closer to a first league title in 35 years.

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.

Turner’s Cross has been a place of real entertainment so far this season, with 27 goals in eight league games, but last night, with arch-rivals Shelbourne in town, the fervent Cork support were forced to endure their first blank of the season.

Cork City will look to extend their 10-game unbeaten run when they host Shelbourne at Turner’s Cross (kick-off: 7.45pm).

Cork City will look to extend their 10-game unbeaten Airtricity League of Ireland Premier Division run when they host Shelbourne at Turner’s Cross tonight (kick-off 7.45pm).

Sligo Rovers 2 Cork City 2

Two goals in the final nine minutes saw Cork City come back from two goals down to claim a point against 10-man Derry City in a rip-roaring encounter at Turner’s Cross last night.

An 87th minute goal from John Dunleavy rescued a point for Cork City at Tallaght Stadium last night.

St Patrick’s Athletic look to continue their unbeaten run as they host Cork City in what should be a keenly contested tie at Richmond Park tonight.

A Danny North goal 12 minutes from time ensured Sligo Rovers extended their lead at the top of the Airtricity League Premier Division at Turner’s Cross last night.

Jason Byrne joined Cork legend Pat Morley in second place on the all-time League of Ireland goalscorers’ list as his 182nd goal saw Bray Wanderers come back from a goal down to earn a deserved point at Turner’s Cross last night.

Cork City’s long journey home from the Brandywell last night will not have been helped with this defeat, the Leesiders losing out to a brace of second-half goals.

Before kick off, you could be pretty sure that Cork City would have taken a draw with reigning Airtricity League champions Shamrock Rovers.

Gary Twigg was once again the goalscoring hero for Shamrock Rovers with a stoppage time equaliser earning them a 1-1 draw at Cork City to put the champions top of the Premier Division table.

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.

Rory Patterson scored twice as Derry City cruised to a 4-0 win over Bray Wanderers at the Carlisle Grounds to take an early lead at the top of the Premier Division table.

This was not the return to the Premier Division which Cork City were hoping for on a night in which a defensive lapse and a couple of squandered chances for the visitors meant that a well-organised UCD deservedly emerged with the spoils in what was, overall, a disappointing game at the Belfield Bowl.

SUPER Saturday has dawned at the top of the Airtricity League First Division as Shelbourne and Cork City prepare to go head to head at Tolka Park to decide the title on the last day of the season.

THE penultimate night in the Airtricity League could see Shamrock Rovers crowned champions for the second year in succession — without even having to kick a ball.

FOR promotion contenders they might all be important games at this late stage of the First Division season but, even so, there’s a real six-pointer look about tonight’s meeting of Cork City and Monaghan United at Turner’s Cross (7.45pm).

CORK CITY and Derry City have a lot in common.

Cork City 0 Derry City 1

CORK CITY reclaimed second spot in the First Division with a win over Longford Town in Flancare Park on Saturday night.

MCDOWELL’S pub in Inchicore rose in acclamation of Pete Mahon when the St Patrick’s Athletic boss popped in after his side’s win against Shakhter Karagandy on Thursday night.

BIRMINGHAM CITY goalkeeper Colin Doyle admits he needs regular football if he is to re-ignite his international career.

FORMER Northern Ireland international Jim Magilton will join Michael O’Neill in the Rovers dugout for the first time since being appointed assistant manager on a temporary basis when Shamrock Rovers visit Derry tonight in the Airtricity League Premier Division (RTÉ 2, 7.35pm).

CORK CITY will look to get straight back into the title race tonight as they face a tough trip to Ballybofey to face Finn Harps (kick-off 6pm).

A RESURGENT Waterford United inflicted a first defeat of the season on Cork City and with it put a major dent in the Leesiders promotion bid in a five-goal thriller in last night’s Munster derby at Turners Cross.

CORK CITY dug deep to preserve their unbeaten First Division record against Monaghan United at Gortakeegan despite being reduced to ten men for the last half hour by Gavin Kavanagh’s sending off.

Cork City 1 Longford Town 1

AT 7.15 this evening, 20 minutes before Shamrock Rovers kick-off against Dundalk, the Airtricity League Champions flag will be ceremoniously raised over Tallaght Stadium.

It’s an all First Division clash as Cork City Foras Co-op entertain Monaghan United at Turner’s Cross tonight, kick-off 7.45pm.

LAST week’s narrow defeat to Waterford may mean that promotion will prove a bridge too far for Cork City FORAS this year, but the FAI Ford Cup remains a potential path to glory for the club in its first year after coming back from the dead.

CORK CITY FORAS CO-OP’S hopes of launching a promotion push in the second half of the season received a setback at Turner’s Cross last night, as Limerick boosted their own chances of going up by taking all three points in a thoroughly entertaining game.

WITH leaders St Pat’s not in action until tomorrow, when they travel to the Showgrounds to play Sligo Rovers, Sporting Fingal have a chance to go top of the Airtricity Premier Division tonight when they resume their campaign by hosting UCD at Morton Stadium (all games 7.45pm unless stated).