Dundalk skipper Stephen O’Donnell doesn’t miss a beat when asked to nominate a dark horse contender for the new SSE Airtricity Premier Division season which kicks off tomorrow night.

The first 70 bookings are available on Friday, March 17 and the remaining 430 will be available across selected midweek dates in March.

St Patrick's Athletic have won the EA Sports Cup after a 4-1 victory over Limerick FC at Markets Field.

St Patrick’s Drumcondra 0-9 - Waterford IT 1-19, Fitzgibbon Cup DCU Sportsgrounds

The New England Patriots stretched their NFL season-opening win streak to nine games as Stephen Gostkowski’s field goal with one second left lifted them to a 27-26 win over the New York Giants.

It’s the final night of the regular season in the SSE Airtricity League and, at the bottom of the Premier Division, Limerick and Drogheda United will hope to turn the last chance saloon into the second last chance saloon — while Galway United and Sligo Rovers, will be cursing the fates should a miraculous swing in goal difference see either of them dragged back into the relegation mire.

Damien Duff has been swotting up on Cork City ahead of his expected Shamrock Rovers debut against Cork City tonight at Tallaght Stadium (7.05pm).

After last Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Oriel Park saw Dundalk retain their six-point advantage over Cork City, the top two in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division resume their title contest this evening, with the Lilywhites away to Bray Wanderers and the Rebels at home to Bohemians.

St Patrick’s Athletic 2 Shamrock Rovers 1: Holders St Patrick’s Athletic kept their cup ambitions alive when defeating local rivals Shamrock Rovers by 2-1 in their FAI Cup second round encounter at Richmond Park last night.

Bohemians 1 Cork City 1: An away point at Dalymount Park is not to be sniffed at this season but, with rampant Dundalk extending their lead at the top of the table, Cork City will have reason to rue their inability to hold onto an early lead against Bohemians.

With leaders Dundalk and second-placed Cork City not in action tonight, Shamrock Rovers have a chance to leapfrog the Rebels when they host Drogheda United at Tallaght (8pm).

The season might still be young but three games in the next seven days will tell a lot about Dundalk’s ability to successfully defend their Airtricity League title.

There are just three games in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division tonight but no shortage of quality and tantalising sub-plots, as Shamrock Rovers meet Cork City in Tallaght, cup holders St Pats travel to Oriel Park to take on champions Dundalk, and joint bottom clashes with joint top as Galway United host Drogheda United.

Like Jose Mourinho, John Caulfield knows how to look after his own constituency, says Liam Mackey.

If the 2015 SSE Airtricity League Premier Division can somehow pick up where it left off last season, then the faithful should be in for a treat or two over the next 48 hours — and beyond.

Safe in the knowledge that there is interest from clubs back in Ireland, Daryl Kavanagh refutes any sense of déjà vu at being here in Norway at the FIFPro tournament for out-of-contract players.

Derry City 0 St Patrick’s Athletic 2

Tonight’s SSE Airtricity League action is all on the east coast, with the main focus in the Premier Division on the battle to escape relegation.

St Patrick’s Athletic 3 Cork City 2

Waterford United, who earlier this week revealed financial worries at the club, have said an agreement on revised terms and conditions has been reached with most players and staff following a meeting on Wednesday night.

Mark O’Sullivan is the man who has swapped the top of the house for the top of the table, his headed goal and all around man-of-the-match performance helping Cork City see off Shamrock Rovers 3-0 at Turner’s Cross on Friday to go two points clear in the SSE Airtricity Premier Division.

Sarah Walker remembers her family’s friendship with the late artist Patrick Scott

Keith Fahey knows the question is coming and is ready with a firm interception.

Just short of 100 points were scored in an incredible Texas shoot-out between the Denver Broncos and the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday which left Peyton Manning’s Broncos in control of one of the three unbeaten records in the NFL thanks to a 51-48 win.

The Patriots, Saints and Dolphins joined the Kansas Chiefs with their third straight victories of the new season while the New York Giants and Washington Redskins were left wondering where their first wins will come from after embarrassing defeats.

St Brendan’s 1-17 Killarney Legion 2-07

After its brief summer respite, the Airtricity League resumes this evening with Premier Division table-toppers St Patrick’s Athletic at home to Bray Wanderers.

Sligo Rovers moved to within four points of leaders St Patrick’s Athletic after they secured their first win in five, and just second in nine, by comprehensively defeating UCD 5-2 at the Showgrounds on Saturday evening.

They’re top of the table and now they’ve got the top man in the league.

St. Patrick's Athletic ended champions Sligo Rovers' eight-match winning start to the season with an emphatic 2-0 win at Richmond Park to firmly throw down their own title credentials with a fourth straight victory.

Still holding maximum points in the league, but smarting from defeat by Drogheda United in the Setanta Cup, champions Sligo Rovers travel to Richmond Park to take on third-placed St Patrick’s Athletic in the big game of the night in the Airtricity Premier Division (kick-off 7:05pm, live on RTE 2).

Chris Forrester scored a hat-trick, the second a stunning goal, as St. Patrick's Athletic inflicted further woe on Shelbourne with a 4-0 trouncing at Richmond Park.

My earliest memory of Páidí Ó Sé is of a young lad in perpetual motion with ball in hand playing against the gable end of his house in Árd a’ Bhothair or soloing up the cosach, that picturesque little byroad to Dunquin.

Derry City manager Declan Devine was full of praise for his players, young and old, after their thrilling FAI Cup win but, understandably, made special mention of goalkeeper Ger Doherty who had only travelled down from Derry yesterday after carrying the coffin of his 86-year-old grandfather, Jim McDaid.

It’s a super semi Sunday of domestic football tomorrow with live television coverage on RTÉ 2 of the FAI Ford Cup last four games between Derry City and Shelbourne at the Brandywell (1.45pm) and Dundalk and St Patrick’s Athletic at Oriel Park (3.55pm).

With leaders Sligo Rovers eight points clear with just four games remaining in the Airtricity League Premier Division, it looks increasingly like a battle for silver between St Patrick’s Athletic and Drogheda United.

Drogheda United 1 St Patrick’s Athletic 1 (after extra time, Pats won 3-2 on pens)

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.

St Patricks Athletic 1 Derry City 1

St. Patrick’s Athletic 1 Shelbourne 3

Shelbourne 1 St. Patrick’s Athletic 1

AS IF to illustrate just how long they’ve been out of the big time of Irish domestic football, Alan Mathews was yesterday reminded the last time Shelbourne featured live on television was when they were winning the league back in 2006.

Dundalk 0 St. Patrick’s Athletic 2