SSE AIRTRICITY PREMIER DIVISION:

Confident St Patrick’s Athletic were firmly in the driving seat against Monaghan United in Gortakeegan last night, winning 4-0 to stay on Sligo Rovers’ heels.

The Irish Seniors Amateur Open Championship at The Royal County Down Golf club.

South African John Bland who has been runner-up three times in the last four years in this £501,000 stg tournament has made a good start again.