Cork City XI 1 Wolves 2: With Thursday night’s massive Europa League second leg tie against BK Hacken looming, an understrength Cork City XI went down to Championship side Wolves in last night’s friendly in front of a small crowd at Turner’s Cross.

Wexford Youths 0, Cork City 1: Cork City maintained their pressure on leaders Dundalk with a hard-earned victory over a battling Wexford Youths side at Ferrycarrig Park yesterday afternoon.

Cork City 1 Derry City 2 (after extra-time): A Dean Jarvis goal six minutes into extra-time saw Derry City come from a goal down to qualify for the EA Sports Cup semi-finals after a hard-fought victory over Cork City at Turners Cross last night.

Cork City 3 Finn Harps 1

Cork City 7 Waterford United 0: Cork City went goal crazy at Turner’s Cross last night as they banged seven second-half goals past a hapless Waterford United outfit to book their place in the third round of the EA Sports Cup.

Galway United 2 Cork City 2: Cork City became the first side this season to score, and take a point, from Eamonn Deacy Park, but John Caulfield won’t be happy as his side dropped points for a third successive game last night to fall further off the pace.

Cork City 6 Longford Town 0: A magnificent Steven Beattie hat-trick was the highlight as Cork City warmed up for Friday night’s massive game with champions Dundalk with an emphatic rout of Longford Town at Turner’s Cross last night.

Finn Harps 2 Limerick 0 Finn Harps win 2-1 on agg

Taking a 1-0 lead into the deciding promotion/relegation game at Finn Park tonight, Limerick have doubts over their forward trio of Ian Turner, Dean Clarke and Vinny Faherty, all of whom picked up knocks in Monday’s first leg.

Limerick 0 Shamrock Rovers 2: Limerick FC may avoid the drop if they beat Sligo Rovers away in their final game of the season next Friday.

Cork City 2 Limerick 3: A rejuvenated Limerick put a major dent in Cork City’s title challenge and gave their survival hopes another major boost as they claimed all three points in a rip-roaring Munster derby at Turners Cross last night.

Limerick FC 3 Sligo Rovers 2

Shamrock Rovers 4 Limerick 1: Having opened the scoring with a spectacular strike, Brandon Miele completed Shamrock Rovers’ tally with the goal of the game in an easy win at Tallaght Stadium.

League of Ireland round-up: Bray Wanderers’ players defied the club’s off-the-field problems once again to beat Derry City 1-0 at the Carlisle Grounds on Saturday night.

Limerick FC 0 Bray Wanderers 1

Not for the first time this season, confusion surrounded Bray Wanderers last night with manager Trevor Croly understood to have quit ahead of this evening’s Airtricity League fixture in Limerick (6.30pm).

Limerick FC 1 Avondale United 0: A last-minute Shane Tracy penalty saw Martin Russell’s Limerick capture the Munster Senior Cup as they edged Avondale United 1-0 at a rain-soaked Askeaton yesterday.

Bohemians 2 Limerick 1

Stephen Bradley says he’s been taken aback by the reaction he’s received to recently speaking of how his promising football career in England never took off.

Women attending a hen party in Kinsale who became ill in their rooms at the Trident Hotel thought at first that their drinks might have been spiked at the party but it transpired that carbon monoxide poisoning was the issue.

Limerick FC 1 Sligo Rovers 0

Cork City will be hoping to use their game in hand to cut Dundalk’s lead at the top to three points when they travel to Thomond Park tomorrow to face Limerick in a Premier Division Munster derby.

Limerick FC 0 Derry City 4

Pat Hoban’s 16th goal of the season could prove to be one of the most crucial of Dundalk’s season as his header six minutes from time earned the Louth men a huge victory over Limerick FC at Oriel Park last night.

Cork City 2 Waterford United 0

The first time out for reigning champions will always attract attention but there’s a lot more to the appearance of St Patrick’s Athletic at Turner’s Cross tonight to guarantee the fixture’s billing as the stand-out opening game of the 2014 SSE Airtricity League Premier Division season.

Without having to kick a ball, St. Patrick's Athletic were the main winners on another night of important action in the Premier Division of the Airtricity League.

Goals from Gavin Peers and Aaron Greene earned champions Sligo Rovers a 2-0 win at Bohemians to move them to within five points of leaders St. Patrick's Athletic who were held to a 0-0 draw at Limerick.

Bray Wanderers 1 Cork City 2

A first half goal from midfielder Stephen Maher gave St. Patrick's Athletic a 1-0 win over Shelbourne to keep Liam Buckley's side a point clear at the top of the Premier Division table in a dramatic night of Airtricity League action.

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Caretaker manager Stuart Ashton faces his biggest test yet as Cork City take on Bohemians at Turner’s Cross this evening in a game which could have major significance on the race away from the bottom of the Airtricity League Premier Division.

Cork City 3 Kilbarrack United 1

Declan ‘Fabio’ O'Brien scored twice to help catapult holders Drogheda United into the EA Sports Cup final after a 3-1 semi-final win over Derry City at the Brandywell.

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