Wexford Youths 0 Cork City 2: Cork City grabbed goals towards the end of each half as they ensured there was no cup fairytale for First Division Wexford Youths at Ferrycarrig Park last night.

Waterford United 1 Manchester United XI 2

The protracted saga of the hunt for a new manager of Limerick will finally end later this week when Stuart Taylor is unveiled as the successor to Pat Scully.

“This is now our cup final,” is how Waterford captain David Breen sums up what’s at stake tonight as the Blues host Dundalk in the second and decisive leg of their Airtricity League promotion/relegation play-off.

Dundalk 2 Waterford United 2

Dundalk 2 Waterford United 2

Waterford United 1 Longford Town 1

Goals from Peter Higgins, Seani Maguire and Jack Doherty helped Waterford United to their seventh win on the spin at the RSC last night.

A brilliant second half performance saw Waterford came from behind to stun Limerick at rain soaked RSC last night.

They say a week in a long time in politics and in front of local TD John Halligan at the RSC last night, Waterford United showed that a week is even more longer in football as the Blues shocked Limerick FC in a passionate Munster derby.

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.

The National Boy 1,2 & 3 Championships commenced at the National Stadium in Dublin yesterday with thirty seven preliminary round and quarter final bouts in the Boy 1& 2 categories.

Gaelic football star Graham Geraghty will run on the Fine Gael ticket at the next election in Meath West.

A community was in shock tonight following the death of a 15-year-old girl at a community school in Meath.

HOUSEHOLDERS have been warned that they could face up to two years in jail, and fines of over €30,000, unless they paint and tidy up their properties.