Dundalk’s treble dream is still on although the champions needed Michael Duffy’s 89th-minute winner to break Sligo Rovers’ resolve in yesterday’s Extra.ie FAI Cup semi-final at The Showgrounds.

Neale Fenn’s managerial reign got off to an inauspicious start as his attacking brand of football was undone by a ruthless Sligo Rovers front-line in this thrilling encounter at Turner’s Cross.

Glen McAuley and Dave Webster were the St Patrick’s Athletic goalscorers once again as they came from behind to secure victory for the second week running.

Graham Cummins missed a host of chances to make himself the hero on his Shamrock Rovers debut as the former Cork City striker suffered the yips in front of goal.

Ronan Coughlan bagged a cool hat-trick as Sligo Rovers coasted to a 5-1 win over bottom of the table UCD at the Showgrounds.

Finn Harps ended a run of five straight defeats with a victory at Finn Park over north west- rivals Sligo Rovers to move above UCD at the foot of the table. Goals for Nathan Boyle in each half did the trick for the Donegal side.

A man has been killed after he was thrown from his quad bike in Co Donegal.

A pair of first-half goals couldn’t be added to as Sligo Rovers and Cork City finished with honours even at the Showgrounds tonight.

Cork City earned their first win of the season as Seán McLoughlin and Gearóid Morrissey were on target to see off Sligo Rovers at the Showgrounds last night.

Galway middleweight Gabriel Dossen insists he’s still not the finished product despite eliminating a defending champion at the National Elite Championships at the National Stadium on Saturday night.

On the night the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division title returned to Oriel Park, Dundalk FC served up a five-star display against managerless Sligo Rovers.

In addition to visual cues, McGinty works closely with his singing voice, to get the tempo just right.

A famous scene adorns the walls of the ACT Brumbies headquarters in Canberra, depicting the dressing room scenes after their first ever victory over the New South Wales Waratahs in Super Rugby. At that stage the Brumbies team were full to the brim with players rejected by their big Sydney neighbours and the win not only sparked emotional scenes but also marked a changing of the guard.

A Cork-based epilepsy outreach service has taken one of the top honours at the annual HSE Health Excellence Awards.

Connacht are suffering yet another injury headache with outhalf AJ McGinty ruled out for a month ahead of Friday’s meeting with Ulster in Belfast.

He’s shown huge perseverance and taken every setback in his stride, whether it was losing a game to win a Grand Slam or lasting only a couple of minutes as the 2005 Lions captain or not making the final Test team on his last Lions tour. But those who know him well underline that Brian O’Driscoll always maintained his poise and dignity.

Three women held prisoner in a run-down home for a decade kept diaries documenting the horrific physical and sexual abuse they suffered on a daily basis, it has emerged, as their captor faces sentence today.

Ibec has attacked the Government for not doing enough to solve the employee pension crisis, and has warned that the point where several schemes will wind up on a weekly basis is fast approaching.

A Co Donegal woman was denied a much-needed job in a nursing home after a Garda vetting form listed convictions she did not have.

A man accused of holding three women captive for a decade is facing 329 charges including kidnapping and rape.

Alleged kidnapper Ariel Castro is the father of a six-year-old girl rescued from his house with three women this week, an official says.

An Ohio prosecutor says he may seek the death penalty against the man accused of imprisoning three women at his home for about a decade for forcing them to suffer miscarriages.

Alex Ferguson will summon Sean McGinty for crunch talks at Manchester United this week after Tranmere Rovers cut short the Irish U21 defender’s loan stay for disciplinary reasons.

Ireland U21 3 Holland U21 0

This afternoon’s U21 friendly against Holland at Tallaght Stadium (1pm) offers new beginnings for many Irish youngsters and Sean McGinty appreciates the chance presented to him by Noel King.

Ibec, the organisation that represents Irish business, has hit out at the Government’s delay in implementing public sector pension reform.

Malahide United 0 Dundalk 4

Many might have come to worship at the shrine of Man U but, on a balmy evening when a packed Turner’s Cross was looking its best, the majority would surely have left at the end imbued with much admiration for Tommy Dunne, his players and what Cork City football club as a whole are doing for the game of football on Leeside.

First Division leaders Longford Town staged a remarkable comeback to snatch victory from the penalty spot against nine-man Mervue in the third minute of injury-time at Fahy’s Field last night, having equalised in the final minute.

First Division leaders Longford Town bagged the points at Finn Park last night.

Limerick FC maintained their promotion drive with a nervy win at Jackman Park last night.

One in three workers can expect a raise this year, two in three can expect a pay freeze, while 4% will endure pay cuts, a survey of employers indicates.

Three second-half goals helped Wexford Youths keep pace with the leaders as they defeated nine-man Finn Harps at Ferrycarrig Park last night.

Goals from Alan Murphy, Jason Molloy and Barry McEntee gave Mervue United their first win of the season against Finn Harps at Fahy’s Field last night.

Plans to move the pension age to 68 by 2028 should be postponed, the trade union umbrella group ICTU has said.

Seven out of 10 firms plan to freeze or cut pay rates this year, it emerged today.

NINE out of ten workers can expect a pay freeze or a slight reduction in pay this year, according to the latest IBEC pay survey.

As the cost of the public service comes under increasing scrutiny, the reforms brought by the Croke Park Agreement may not be enough. The groups involved must work quickly or they will have to consider alternative methods to improve the sector, writes Kyran FitzGerald

EMPLOYERS will no longer receive any relief on contributions made by employees into their pensions — at an annual cost of €90 million to employers.

ALMOST 70% of companies are set to reduce or at least freeze staff pay rates next year, according to research from employers’ representative, IBEC.

IRELAND’S U19’s slipped to a comprehensive defeat against Serbia in Belgrade last night in the first of this week’s friendly away games.

Mary Robinson’s presence in Africa this week focused world attention on the famine in Somalia, demonstrating the crucial role the famous play in highlighting the plight of the poor and dispossessed, says Georgina O’Halloran.