Finn Harps 2 Derry City 1

Galway United 3 Finn Harps 2

Drogheda United 2 Finn Harps 0

Cobh Ramblers 0 Finn Harps 4

Fermanagh 2-15 Donegal 2-7

A PERFORMANCE of determination, skill and pace powered Shelbourne back to the top flight in style to thrill their long-suffering fans at Tolka Park last night.

A GRAHAM CUMMINS-inspired Cork City maintained their push for promotion as they cashed in against nine-man Finn Harps at Turner’s Cross last night.

FINN HARPS and Longford Town must do it all again on Monday evening in Finn Park, after neither side could break the deadlock in a lacklustre affair.

CORK CITY marched to the top of the Airtricity First Division following an emphatic victory over Mervue United at a windy Turner’s Cross last night.

Shelbourne 1 Finn Harps 0

Athlone Town 1 Finn Harps 0

IT was total domination from Waterford United in their opening game in the Airtricity League of Ireland First Division but Stephen Henderson’s side came unstuck by a very defensive Athlone Town outfit that held out for a share of the spoils at the RSC last night.

Sporting Fingal 4 Finn Harps 1

Catholic parents today breathed a huge sigh of relief after loyalists called off protests outside the Holy Cross primary school in north Belfast.

Parents of pupils at Holy Cross girls’ school who have faced weeks of abuse by loyalist protesters in north Belfast today called on Taoiseach Bertie Ahern to travel to Belfast and join them on the school run.

Parents of Catholic children caught up in the Holy Cross dispute in north Belfast may take legal action in a bid to end the protest.

Pupils at a north Belfast Catholic primary school were expected to return to school today despite the violence which plagued the start of the new term.