UCD 1 Drogheda United 0

Derry City 0 UCD 1

Cork City 2 UCD 1

UCD 0 Shamrock Rovers 2, Premier Division

Dundalk 5 UCD 2

UCD 2 Drogheda United 2

St Patrick’s Athletic 5 UCD 0

UCD 2 Shamrock Rovers 0

AIRTRICITY PREMIER DIVISION:

Limerick FC 3 UCD 1

Shamrock Rovers 2 UCD 1

UCD stay rooted to the foot of the Premier Division despite earning a draw against fellow strugglers Dundalk at a windswept Belfield Bowl last night.

Late goals from Danny Ledwith and Graham Rusk eased UCD into the third round as Leinster Senior League side Phoenix were utterly outplayed at the UCD Bowl.

Despite being down to 10 men after just 14 minutes following a red card shown to defender Sean Byrne, Shelbourne ran out deserved winners in last night’s tense Premier Division clash at the Belfield Bowl.

Shamrock Rovers lost further ground on Sligo Rovers as a late PaulO’Connor goal earned UCD a deserved draw in their Airtricity Premier Division encounter at TallaghtStadium last night.

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.

St Patrick’s Athletic maintained their unbeaten start to the campaign with a deserved win over UCD in their Airtricity League Premier Division encounter at Inchicore last night.

Goals in each half from Keith Ward and Danny Corcoran were enough to give Bohemians their second league win of the season after a narrow victory over UCD at the Belfield Bowl last night.

UCD put up a dogged performance last night to frustrate the Candystripes in what proved a very poor game at the Brandywell.

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.

Gary Twigg worked the oracle once again for Shamrock Rovers with a brace as the champions came from behind to win 2-1 at Drogheda United.

Mark Langtry kept UCD hopes alive with an equaliser five minutes from time to send their Irish Universities Collingwood Cup first round tie against DCU into extra-time and penalties on the opening day of this years’ competition at UL.

JASON BYRNE’S late strike helped Dundalk keep up their unbeaten home record against UCD in Oriel Park last night.

Coronation Stakes heroine Lillie Langtry looks set to pit her wits against the older fillies for the first time in the Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket next month.

Aidan O’Brien and Johnny Murtagh finally got off the mark for Royal Ascot 2010 as Lillie Langtry ran out an impressive winner of the Coronation Stakes.

AIDAN O’BRIEN’S St Nicholas Abbey, the incredibly impressive winner of the Racing Post Trophy and 100-30 favourite with the sponsors, was among the entries revealed yesterday for the StanJames.com 2000 Guineas.

Aidan O’Brien has admitted he faces a race against time to get Lille Langtry fit for the stanjames.com 1000 Guineas on May 2.

LILLIE Langtry was made favourite with some firms for next year’s 1,000 Guineas after cutting down her rivals inside the final furlong to land the Group 2 Debutante Stakes over seven furlongs at Leopardstown.

TODAY’S Avonmore Munster Schools Senior Cup final (Dooradoyle, 3pm) between Castletroy College and Christian Brothers College (CBC) could well be billed the second David and Goliath clash of the tournament.

WOMEN must be made aware of the risk factors for breast cancer as the number of cases detected increases rapidly, it was warned yesterday.

A man in his 20s is recovering in hospital today after he became impaled on railings in south Belfast.

A NEW breast cancer drug shown to cut the risk of the disease returning by almost a third is available in Ireland, it was learned yesterday.

More than 100 homeowners forced forced to flee after a major fire broke out at a derelict garage were tonight allowed to return to their homes in Northern Ireland.

YOUNG women diagnosed with cancer face the added trauma of fertility problems caused by the treatment of advanced forms of the illness, the Irish Cancer Society said yesterday.

The diagnosis of pop star Kylie Minogue with breast cancer should not alarm young women, an Irish health group said today.

A MAJOR independent landmark study has confirmed that a new drug is highly effective at boosting the survival rate of breast cancer sufferers.

YOUNG Irish women who develop breast cancer are more vulnerable to the physical and psycho-social effects of their treatment because they have fewer resources to turn to, Action Breast Cancer (ABC) has claimed.

More support structures must be developed to aid the growing numbers of young women battling breast cancer each year, it was said today.

UP to 65,000 Irish women using hormone replacement therapy (HRT) have been urged not to panic after a study showed the most common form of treatment doubles the risk of breast cancer.

IRISH cancer experts have spoken out strongly against a study which claims extreme preventative surgery cuts the risk of cancer in some women.

MORE than one in four Irish women never check their breasts for symptoms of breast cancer, the Irish Cancer Society has warned.