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.

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).

Cork City can start climbing up the Airtricity League Premier Division table when they host to fellow strugglers Monaghan United at Turner’s Cross tonight (7.45pm).

Derry City will look to put last week’s disappointing loss to Drogheda United behind them tonight when they host a UCD side that won 3-2 at home to Monaghan (kick off: 7.45pm).

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.

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.

It won’t be what pretenders to their throne want to hear on the eve of the new season, but three-in-a-row-chasing Shamrock Rovers are as driven as ever, according to striker Gary Twigg.

Sligo Rovers 4 UCD 2

UCD 5 Drogheda 4

BRAY WANDERERS ended a run of four successive league defeats to move into sixth place in the Premier Division table with a narrow victory over a battling UCD at Belfield last night.

UCD 1 Bray Wanderers 2

RECENT signing Tiarnan Mulvenna scored in each half to hand Drogheda their first home league win of the season — but they had to work hard for it after playing the final 13 minutes with 10 men.

Cherry Orchard 1 UCD 2

ST PATRICK’S ATHLETIC made it nine league games unbeaten to keep their title hopes with very much alive with a comprehensive victory over UCD at the Belfield Bowl last night.

DUNDALK got back on the winning trail when two late goals by in-form striker Mark Griffin gave them a vital victory over UCD in a tense Premier Division clash at the Belfield Bowl last night.

GOALS in each half from Robbie Benson and Graham Rusk earned UCD their second league win of the season in a tense encounter withSligo Rovers at the Belfield Bowl last night.

JASON BYRNE’S late strike helped Dundalk keep up their unbeaten home record against UCD in Oriel Park last night.

Dundalk 3 UCD 1

DANNY O’CONNOR’S header midway through the second half was enough to give Bray Wanderers their first away league victory over UCD in a decade after a closely-contested Premier Division encounter at the Belfield Bowl last night.

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).

Sporting Fingal 4 UCD 1

Galway United 1 UCD 4

Shamrock Rovers can take a step closer to securing the league title with victory over UCD at the UCD Bowl tonight, kick-off 7.45pm.

The Republic of Ireland Under-23s boosted their chances of qualifying for the semi-finals of the International Challenge Trophy with a well deserved 1-0 win over Estonia in Tallinn last night.

Bohemians 3 UCD 1

UCD will be looking to get back to winning ways when they take on Bray Wanderers at the UCD Bowl tonight, kick-off 7.45pm.

UCD entertain Sporting Fingal in tonight’s Airtricity League Premier Division clash at the UCD Bowl, kick-off 7.45pm.

UCD 0 Bohemians 2

Sporting Fingal 1 UCD 2

UCD 3 Dundalk 1

UCD 1 Shamrock Rovers 2

UCD 1 St. Patrick’s Athletic 0

UCD could go joint second in the Premier Division table with victory over Galway United at the UCD Bowl tonight (kick-off 7.45pm).

Shamrock Rovers welcome UCD to Tallaght Stadium for Friday’s Airtricity League Premier Division clash, kick-off 8pm.

WITH Bohemians distracted by Setanta Cup duties this weekend, joint-leaders St Patrick’s Athletic have a chance to go clear at the top of the Airtricity League this evening.

UCD take on a full-strength Bray Wanderers side in tonight’s Airtricity League clash at the UCD Bowl, kick-off 7.45pm.

St Patrick's Athletic take on newly promoted UCD in the Airtricity League at Richmond Park tonight hoping to maintain their 100% league record, kick-off 7.45pm.

FORMER Smart Telecom chief executive Oisin Fanning is opposing a bid by a bank to take possession of his home because of an alleged failure to keep up payments on an €8 million loan, the High Court heard yesterday.

Anti-drug and alcohol campaigners have branded George Michael "stupid and naïve" for his recent comments promoting drug use.

A mental health charity has called George Michael “stupid and naive” after he was pictured smiling and lighting what appeared to be a cannabis joint.