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).

Kevin O'Connor scored a late equaliser - but was then sent off - as Bray Wanderers earned a deserved point from a roller-coaster 4-4 draw with Limerick at Thomond Park.

Captain Dave Mulcahy salvaged a big point for Bohemians as they came from behind to utterly frustrate title contenders St. Patrick’s Athletic in snatching a 1-1 draw at Richmond Park.

A brilliantly taken brace of goals each from Axel Bossekota and Shane Tracy earned Limerick their biggest win of the season as they heaped further misery on hapless Bray Wanderers to beat Pat Devlin's strugglers 4-0 at the Carlisle Grounds.

The 2013 campaign gets underway later tonight.

Republic of Ireland right-back Stephen Kelly last night completed his move from Fulham to Reading on a two-and-a-half year deal.

Keith Costigan is still on Dublin time, having just returned to Los Angeles from a trip home.

Bray Wanderers 1 Shamrock Rovers 3

Bray Wanderers 0 Sligo Rovers 0

Sligo Rovers moved seven points clear at the top of the Premier Division table, even though they had to settle for a frustrating 0-0 draw at second-bottom Bray Wanderers.

With Drogheda United contesting the EA Sports Cup final tomorrow, Sligo Rovers will seek to take advantage in the Airtricity League tonight by extending their lead at the top of the Premier Division to nine points when they take on Bray Wanderers at the Carlisle Grounds (kick off 7.05pm, live on RTÉ 2).

Despite finishing the game with nine men, Cork City climbed to fifth in the Airtricity League Premier Division after a deserved 2-0 victory over a poor Bray Wanderers side at Turner’s Cross last night.

Drogheda United can move within six points of leaders Sligo Rovers if they beat Bray Wanderers at the Carlisle Grounds in the pick of tonight’s programme of Airtricity League Premier Division games (7.45pm).

Sligo Rovers’ hopes of lifting their first league title since 1977 were dealt a serious blow last night with the news that striker Danny North is out for the remainder of the season.

Champions Shamrock Rovers’ hopes of a third successive title took another major knock when held to a scoreless draw by battling Bray Wanderers in an entertaining encounter at Tallaght Stadium last night.

Shamrock Rovers will be looking to build on their impressive Champions League display against Ekranas in midweek and end a run of three successive draws in all competitions as they host Bray Wanderers tonight (kick off: 7.05pm).

Drogheda United can move within three points of Premier Division leaders Sligo Rovers with victory over Shelbourne in tonight’s crucial clash at Tolka Park (8pm).

Bray Wanderers and Shelbourne face off at the Carlisle Grounds tonight after both sides ended a run of two defeats with impressive results last week (kick off: 7.45pm).

Dundalk manager Sean McCaffrey has left the club.

Bray Wanderers will bid to get back to winning ways when they host a Cork City side that has drawn its last three league games.

Bray Wanderers and Shelbourne must fight it out again in a replay at Tolka Park on Monday after the teams had to settle for a share of the spoils in last night’s FAI Ford Cup second round tie at the Carlisle Grounds.

Bray Wanderers made it three leagues win in-a-row as penalties in either half from Jason Byrne proved enough to sink his former club at Oriel Park last night.

Dundalk will seek to return to winning ways after two defeats in a row.

Cork City boss Tommy Dunne will be looking for a fourth win in five league games when his side travel to take on unbeaten St Patrick’s Athletic in the pick of tonight’s Airtricity Premier Division fixtures at Richmond Park (7.45pm).

Bray Wanderers will be looking to escape a relegation dogfight as they face seventh-placed Bohemians tonight, but history is against them.

Sligo Rovers, three points clear at the top of the Airtricity Premier Division, will be hoping to get back to winning ways when they travel to take on third-placed Drogheda United at Hunky Dory Park tonight (7.45pm).

Monaghan United will host Bray Wanderers looking to secure a second victory of the campaign to build on their impressive win at Bohemians last week.

Bray Wanderers host champions Shamrock Rovers tonight as they look to secure their second win of the season after a run of four games without a victory.

Shelbourne host Bray Wanderers at Tolka Park for the first time since 2006 tonight (8pm) with both sides looking to end a brief winless streak.

Bray Wanderers proved their battling quality in holding Cork City last week but face a real test against Sligo Rovers tonight (kick off: 7.45pm).

Jason Byrne joined Cork legend Pat Morley in second place on the all-time League of Ireland goalscorers’ list as his 182nd goal saw Bray Wanderers come back from a goal down to earn a deserved point at Turner’s Cross last night.

Cork City will bid to secure their first victory of the season when they host Bray Wanderers at Turner’s Cross at 7.45pm this evening.

It’s the biggest Dublin derby of them all — but not as we know it.

Bray Wanderers will go into their clash with Drogheda full of confidence after securing their first win of the season last week against UCD.

UCD will host Bray Wanderers looking to refuse a dreadful run of form against the Seagulls that saw the Students end on the losing side four times last term when they faced their near neighbours.

Derry eased top of the Premier Division in a game Bray will promptly want to forget.

Bray Wanderers will look to get off to winning ways in their first home league game, but expect a tough test against a Derry City side that has won on its last three visits to the Carlisle Grounds.

They say that you need to be up early to achieve anything in life, which means that Setanta Cup newcomers Bray Wanderers should have at least some kind of edge on all the rest when they open their competitive season with a home game against Glentoran on February 13.

Bray Wanderers finish off their league campaign with the visit of Dundalk to the Carlisle Grounds, kick-off 7.45pm.

Galway Utd 0 Bray Wanderers 6

Galway United and Bray Wanderers go head to head in tonight’s Airtricity League Premier Division clash at Terryland Park, kick-off 7.45pm.

Drogheda United 1 Bray Wanderers 4

Drogheda United entertain Bray Wanderers in tonight’s Airtricity League Premier Division clash at Hunky Dorys Park (kick-off 7.45pm).

Shamrock Rovers will be looking to keep their title defence on track as they take on Bray Wanderers at the Carlisle Grounds on Sunday afternoon (kick-off 3pm).