Cork City have announced their first signing for the 2019 season with the acquisition of Dan Casey from Bohemians.

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.

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.

Cork City 3 Bohemians 0

League champions Cork City have a four-point lead at the top of the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division after victory over Bohemians at Turner’s Cross.

And so the wait goes on until at least Monday, when Cork City will have the chance to reprise their last title success, in 2005, by beating Derry City - or, this time, even just drawing with them - at Turner’s Cross.

ST PATRICK’S ATHLETIC 1 - BOHEMIANS 3: A second-half comeback earned Bohemians sweet revenge for a 4-0 reversal at Dalymount Park back in March as they won this frantic Dublin derby to keep St Patrick’s deep in relegation trouble, second bottom of the Premier Division.

Bohemians 0 Shamrock Rovers 2: Goals from Brandon Miele and Trevor Clarke gave Shamrock Rovers victory over bitter rivals Bohemians in this highly entertaining game at Dalymount Park.

The fortunes of Cork’s soccer and Gaelic football fraternities could hardly be more different in recent weeks.

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Over 2,000 images and 100 child pornography movie files were found on the computer of a middle-aged man when his employers carried out a general audit .

Child pornography was found on a 47-year-old man’s computer when his employers carried out a general audit of employees’ computers because of their concerns about the alleged leaking of sensitive company information.

As they watch Dundalk disappearing over the horizon in the league, Cork City and St Patrick’s Athletic have had just a couple of days in which to lick their wounds after their respective unhappy Mondays in Tallaght Stadium and Oriel Park.

Simon Bird says "everyone" is "very keen" for the 'Inbetweeners Movie' sequel to happen.

A woman who concealed the births of four stillborn babies and kept three of them in her wardrobe for two decades was spared a jail sentence today.

BRISTOL CITY and Watford fought out a goalless draw in their top-of-the-table Coca-Cola Championship clash at Ashton Gate.

Republic of Ireland boss Don Givens has admitted his disappointment at seeing his side lose their unbeaten record in the Madeira Invitational Tournament.

Republic of Ireland Under-21 1 Slovakia Under-21 0

The Republic of Ireland Under-21s will field a largely experimental side in this week’s Madeira invitational tournament after losing a host of the original squad members.

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND U21 manager Don Givens has selected a new-look 18-man squad for the friendly International away to Luxembourg, on Wednesday in the Stade Fr Trausch, Mamer.

THE Republic of Ireland Under 19 side were narrowly defeated in their European Elite qualification game against Georgia in Senec, Slovakia, losing 3-2 for the second time this week.

IRISH U19 manager Sean McCaffrey was eager for his victorious players to take the credit after securing their progress to the UEFA Championships elite phase this week.

REPUBLIC of Ireland Under 19 manager Sean McCaffrey has made five changes for the back to back friendly games away to Italy later this month.

THE Federal Reserve, mindful the US economy is struggling to add jobs, will repeat a pledge to leave interest rates low for a "considerable period" at its meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to a survey of the majority of Wall Street's largest bond-trading firms.

Ireland Under-17 manager Sean McCaffrey has included for home-based players in his squad of 20 players for a four team tournament in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, from February 2 – 7 next.

Ryan O’Leary, son of former Irish international Pierce O’Leary and nephew of new Aston Villa manager David O’Leary, has been named in a squad of 18 players for a four-nation tournament in Hungary from August 12 to August 17.

The FAI have named a 15-player Under-16 assessment squad for a match against Drogheda United at the eircom League club's O2 Stadium next Thursday.