St Patrick’s Athletic 4, Cork City 2... Newly-crowned champions Cork City allowed a two-goal advantage slip at Inchicore last night as St Patrick’s Athletic staged a stunning comeback to boost their hopes of avoiding a first-ever relegation.

Dundalk 6 St Patrick’s Athletic 0: Oriel Park might be resigned to saying goodbye to the league title this season but a rampant Dundalk showed they are going to make Cork City take it from them after a six-goal thumping of St Patrick’s Athletic last night.

St Patrick’s Athletic 0 Limerick 2: Limerick showed no adverse affects from their managerial upheaval during the week as interim boss Willie Boland’s side came away from Richmond Park with three big points.

A wonder goal from Patrick McEleney proved enough for holders Dundalk to see off First Division champions Limerick FC at Oriel Park last night as they made it three wins from three so far.

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Limerick FC 1 St Patrick’s Athletic 4: St Patrick’s Athletic boss Liam Buckley lauded his side after they came from behind to retain the EA Sports Cup at a sold-out Markets Fields in Limerick on Saturday.

Sotheby’s is an important springboard to showcase Irish art like The Disasters of War says Des O’Sullivan.

Limerick FC 2 Cobh Ramblers 0: Cobh boss Stephen Henderson reckons no one will catch runaway First Division leaders Limerick FC. 

Des O’Sullivan looks at 20th century Irish art at de Vere’s auction.

Limerick 0 Shamrock Rovers 2: Limerick FC may avoid the drop if they beat Sligo Rovers away in their final game of the season next Friday.

Limerick FC 3 Sligo Rovers 2

Shamrock Rovers 4 Limerick 1: Having opened the scoring with a spectacular strike, Brandon Miele completed Shamrock Rovers’ tally with the goal of the game in an easy win at Tallaght Stadium.

Limerick FC 0 Bray Wanderers 1

Dundalk 6 Limerick 2: Champions Dundalk failed to let the distraction of this week’s Champions League draw affect them as they brushed aside Limerick FC at Oriel Park last night.

Limerick FC 1 Avondale United 0: A last-minute Shane Tracy penalty saw Martin Russell’s Limerick capture the Munster Senior Cup as they edged Avondale United 1-0 at a rain-soaked Askeaton yesterday.

Paul O’Conor’s late, late equaliser ended Dundalk’s winning start to the season as Limerick held the champions to a 1-1 draw at Jackman Park on Saturday evening.

Bray Wanderers 0 Sligo Rovers 1

Kerry 2-15 Kildare 1-08

Sligo Rovers 3 Drogheda United 0

Drogheda United 2 Sligo Rovers 3

Drogheda United 2 Cork City 3

Drogheda United 1 Sligo Rovers 1

UCD 2 Drogheda United 2

Drogheda United 0 Malmo 0

AIRTRICITY PREMIER DIVISION:

THE Irish art market will be tested on the international stage in London next Thursday.

AIRTRICITY LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION

THE art collection of the man who first recorded Rory Gallagher and Van Morrison forms the backbone of Whyte’s sale of Irish and British art at the RDS next Monday at 6pm.

UCD 1 Shelbourne 1

Shamrock Rovers 2 UCD 1

UCD 2 Bohemians 2

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.