Irish Volunteers were trailed around Cork by Royal Irish Constabulary on a miserably wet Easter Sunday 1916, writes Niall Murray

Stephen Bradley says he’s been taken aback by the reaction he’s received to recently speaking of how his promising football career in England never took off.

The bookmakers price them a staggering 18/1 to win but Athlone manager Mick Cooke believes his side can cause an upset as they visit reigning champions St Patrick’s Athletic tonight.

Without having to kick a ball, St. Patrick's Athletic were the main winners on another night of important action in the Premier Division of the Airtricity League.

Cork City boss Tommy Dunne is under no illusions as to the task his side face when they take on Premier Division leaders St Patrick’s Athletic in tonight’s top Airtricity League clash at Richmond Park (kick-off 8pm).

Having claimed sole ownership of top spot on Friday with a convincing win away to Shelbourne, St Patrick’s Athletic will be looking to remain at the summit when they face UCD at Richmond Park tonight.

Having coughed up late goals in three successive games, Cork City will be keen to make life a bit more comfortable for themselves against UCD in their Airtricity League Premier Division meeting at Turner’s Cross tonight (7.45pm).

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.

Sligo Rovers moved five points clear at the top of the Premier Division table, with a game in hand, as they beat Shelbourne 3-1 at Tolka Park.

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

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.

A brace of goals from Christy Fagan saw St. Patrick's Athletic come from behind to beat Bohemians 2-1 in a dramatic late, late show at Richmond Park.

Danny North scored twice for the third game running as Sligo Rovers beat Shelbourne 3-0 to go eight points clear at the top of the table.

UCD host a Drogheda United side that has gone seven games unbeaten since the opening day of the season.

Sligo Rovers are hoping to extend their three-point lead at the top of the Airtricity Premier Division when they play host the only other unbeaten side in the division, St Patrick’s Athletic at the Showgrounds tonight (7.05pm).

St Patrick's Athletic will look to continue their unbeaten start to the new season when they host UCD at Richmond Park this evening.

UCD are without Mick Leahy (hip flexor), Ger Barron (toe) and Chris Mulhall (groin) as they prepare to host Bohemians in tonight's Airtricity League Premier Division clash at the UCD Bowl (7.05pm).

UCD will bid to pick up their second win of the campaign this evening after a disappointing run of three straight defeats following an opening-day victory over Cork City.

Dundalk will look to secure their first victory of the new campaign when they host UCD at Oriel Park.

WORLD amateur boxing chiefs AIBA have strongly indicated they will not make it compulsory for female boxers to wear skirts at the 2012 Olympics.

SHAMROCK ROVERS can stretch their lead at the top of the Airtricity Premier Division table to six points in the Dublin derby game against fourth placed St Patrick’s Athletic at Richmond Park tonight (8.05pm — live on Setanta Ireland).

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).

THE FIRST thing to say was how fantastic to see Plan B going up in lights at Croke Park again yesterday.

WORLD boxing champion Bernard Dunne is to be honoured in Cork this week on the same day a legendary Leeside-born boxer is commemorated.

EAMONN TOUHEY (Moate ABC), a silver medallist at the European Cadet Championships last year, will be hotly fancied to add another title to his growing list at the National Stadium tonight.