The chairman designate of Eirgrid, the national power grid operator, has admitted that he would not like to live near electricity pylons.

AIRTRICITY LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION:

AIRTRICITY PREMIER DIVISION:

The neutrals might be happy if Sunday’s FAI Ford Cup final provides as much excitement as the last time St Pat’s and Derry City met in the decider — the final of 2006 when, after extra time, Derry won a pulsating game 4-3.

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.

A first-half goal from Christy Fagan was enough to get St Patrick’s Athletic off to a winning start in their Europa League First Qualifying Round First Leg tie against Icelandic side IBV Vestmannaeyjar at Richmond Park last night.

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.

A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison at the Central Criminal Court for the murder of his friend in a row in Co Wicklow last year.

A man accused of murdering his friend using a rock told gardaí “I only hit him about two or three times”.

THESE two teams were level on points at the start of this game but they weren’t even level in numbers by the end as Bohemians had Keith Buckley and manager Pat Fenlon sent off and Derry City made the most of their numerical advantage to register a victory made even more comfortable when Bohs fluffed a penalty with five minutes to go.

ONE-NIL to the Monaghan – you could almost set it to music but just don’t sing it on Leeside.

1. Limerick’s inability to turn dominance and chances into scores

RESILIENT Cork City dealt Shamrock Rovers’ title ambitions a huge setback by coming from behind to win in Tallaght, knocking the Hoops off top spot in the Premier Division and securing their own grip on third place in the table.

WE KNOW about winning ugly but this was more a case of drawing ugly as neither Shamrock Rovers nor Cork City were able to live up to their reputations as sides who like to get the ball down and play.

Shamrock Rovers 1 Derry City 2

Shamrock Rovers 3 Cork City 0

Ireland’s team of Patricia Ryan, Niall Griffin, Geoffrey Curran, Louise Lyons and Austin O’Connor finished eighth with 276.10 points after the showjumping phase of the equestrian competition in Hong Kong today.

OK, so we can still look forward to the InterProvincials, AIB club championships, umpteen county finals, Fitzgibbon, Sigerson, Ashbourne and Purcell Cups, as well as next weekend’s eagerly anticipated All Ireland camogie B final between Cork and Limerick. There’s still lots of GAA activity to keep the fans happy … and angry. However, that trio of women’s football finals in Croker on Sunday effectively means the intercounty scene is over for this year. It’s left us with lots of memories – good as well as bad. To end off our season, we’re handing out An Fear Rua’s Awards for the Ten of the Best moments in the championships and Ten of the Rest. And we respond to some Cork football fans who are still smouldering after their All Ireland defeat by Kerry.

CORK CITY’S Joe Gamble is a serious doubt for this evening’s Intertoto Cup second round meeting with Hammarby at Turner’s Cross (kick off 7.30pm).

Shamrock Rovers 1 Cork City 3

Republic of Ireland 2, Finland 3