Conan Byrne scored four times as St. Patrick's Athletic got back to winning ways to stun nine-man Shamrock Rovers 4-0 at Tallaght Stadium to maintain their one-point lead at the top of the Premier Division table.

Evan McMillan hit a late equaliser for champions Sligo Rovers to deprive St. Patrick's Athletic of a big win as the top of the table clash finished 1-1 at the Showgrounds.

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St. Patrick's Athletic ended champions Sligo Rovers' eight-match winning start to the season with an emphatic 2-0 win at Richmond Park to firmly throw down their own title credentials with a fourth straight victory.

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Derry City threw down their title credentials in style with a rousing 4-0 win over Bohemians at Dalymount Park to edge them to within two points of leaders Sligo Rovers overnight.

Aaron Greene scored twice as Sligo Rovers marched on with a sixth straight win in beating bottom side UCD 3-0 at the UCD Bowl to remain five points clear at the top of the Premier Division table.

Central defender Jeff Henderson scored a late winner as Sligo Rovers came from behind to beat Limerick 2-1 at the Showgrounds to maintain their 100% start to the season.

Limerick FC 3 UCD 1

Sligo Rovers made it three wins from three to move four points clear at the top of the Premier Division table with a comfortable 3-1 victory at Dundalk.

Tommy Stewart scored twice against his former club as Shamrock Rovers rubber-stamped their passage through to the semi-final of the Setanta Sports Cup with a 3-1 win over Linfield at Windsor Park, comfortably winning the tie 7-2 on aggregate.

UCD 3 Bray Wanderers 1

UCD 0 Derry City 1

A resilient young UCD side lifted themselves off the bottom of the Premier Division table with a well-deserved victory over a dreadfully out of sorts Cork City at the Belfield Bowl last night.

Paul Corry scored his first goal of the season to give UCD a classic counter-attacking win at Tolka Park last night.

Champions Shamrock Rovers moved into third place in the Airtricity Premier Division and are now just four points behind leaders Sligo Rovers with a fully deserved victory over bottom-of-the-table UCD at the Belfield Bowl last night.

Shamrock Rovers beat UCD 2-0 at the UCD Bowl to record back-to-back league wins for the first time since March to get their season right back on track.

Declan O’Brien’s first-half goal proved enough for Drogheda as they cut Sligo’s lead at the top to a single point with a hard-earned win at Hunky Dorys Park.

A terrific second half goal from Ronan Finn earned Shamrock Rovers a vital 1-0 win at Derry City to relief the pressure on under fire manager Stephen Kenny.

St. Patrick’s Athletic had to be satisfied with a point against bottom club UCD in yesterday’s entertaining Premier Division clash at the Belfield Bowl.

UCD 1 St Patrick's Athletic 1

Evan McMillan’s first goal of the season beganBohemians’ healing process following their Europa League humbling at Thór Akureyri.

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.

Monaghan United ended Sligo Rovers' two-year grip on the FAI Ford Cup with a stunning 3-1 win over the holders at the Showgrounds.

Davin O’Neill’s second hat-trick of the season saw Cork City maintain their recent run of good form with a deserved victory following late drama against UCD at a wet Turner’s Cross last night.

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.

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.

St. Patrick's Athletic threw down their title credentials in the most emphatic fashion with a rousing 5-1 win over champions Shamrock Rovers at Richmond Park, doubling their goals tally for the season in the process.

Newly promoted Monaghan are still looking for their first Premier Division win after being edged out by UCD at the Belfield Bowl last night.

Dundalk claimed their first Premier League victory of the season as two goals inside four second-half minutes from Chris Shields and Shane O’Neill helped them see off UCD in Oriel Park last night.

Champions Shamrock Rovers stayed top of the Premier Division table after a resounding 4-0 win over old rivals Shelbourne before a packed Tallaght Stadium.

Sligo Rovers 4 UCD 2

JUST minutes after seeing his Shamrock Rovers side secure back-to-back titles in hugely dramatic fashion at the UCD Bowl, manager Michael O’Neill last night gave his strongest hint yet that he is committed to staying with the club — despite speculation linking him to the vacant Northern Ireland job, amongst other roles.

UCD 1 Shamrock Rovers 2

SLIGO ROVERS’ hopes of a first Premier Division title since 1971 received a set-back on Saturday night when they lost 1-0 to St. Patrick’s Athletic at Richmond Park — only their seventh defeat in 34 outings.

Bohemians 2 UCD 0

FRESH from Monday’s impressive display in beating Bohemians, UCD oozed confidence as they equalled their biggest win of the season.

BILLY CLERY is hoping to make it third time lucky and bridge a 12 years gap when his NUIG side take on UCC in today’s Irish Universities Collingwood Cup final at College Park (2.30).