Shelbourne 0 Derry City 3

Vinny Faherty scored a hat-trick as St. Patrick’s Athletic beat UCD 5-0 at Richmond Park tonight to keep their tenuous title hopes alive, reducing Sligo Rovers lead at the top of the table to five points with their biggest win of the league season.

Shamrock Rovers' bad week continued as the record holders of the FAI Cup were beaten 2-1 at Shelbourne.

Shelbourne 3 Cherry Orchard 2

Sligo Rovers moved nine points clear at the top of the Premier Division table with a 0-0 draw at St. Patrick's Athletic.

In-form Mark Quigley scored for the sixth match running as Sligo Rovers moved a big step closer to a first league title since 1977 with a 3-0 win over UCD at the Showgrounds.

Paul Corry scored his first goal of the season to give UCD a classic counter-attacking win at Tolka Park last night.

Declan O'Brien's first half penalty was enough to get Drogheda United's title aspirations back on track as they beat Bohemians 1-0 at Hunky Dorys Park.

Turner’s Cross has been a place of real entertainment so far this season, with 27 goals in eight league games, but last night, with arch-rivals Shelbourne in town, the fervent Cork support were forced to endure their first blank of the season.

Gavin Brennan scored a last gasp winner as Drogheda made it five wins on the spin to maintain their brilliant season.

A late Mark Quigley goal, his first of the season, gave Sligo Rovers a big 2-1 win against Derry City at the Brandywell to open up a seven point lead at the top of the Premier Division table.

Philip Gorman scored twice as Shelbourne recorded their biggest win of the season to heap further misery on hapless Dundalk at Tolka Park.

With his 14th and 15th goals of the season, Gary Twigg helped Shamrock Rovers twice come from behind to beat 10-man Shelbourne in a pulsating derby at Tolka Park.

Shelbourne 2 Shamrock Rovers 3

Airtricity League Premier Division football, minus the now defunct Monaghan United, returns after the brief summer break, with tonight’s big Dublin derby clash of Shelbourne and Shamrock Rovers at Tolka Park (8pm).

Philly Hughes was the Shelbourne hero at the Brandywell last night, having taken advantage of a Derry defensive howler to plunder the points.

League leaders Sligo Rovers had captian Jason McGuinness sent off as they had to settle for a 0-0 draw at Bohemians.

It was a happy case of déjà vu for Cork City last night, as they returned to the scene of their First Division title win last season and, with an identical scoreline — and a near identical winning goal — this time secured just the second victory of their Premier Division campaign.

Christy Fagan missed a late penalty for St. Patrick's Athletic as they had to settle for a 1-1 draw in the match of the night at top of the table Sligo Rovers.

Shamrock Rovers had to come from two goals down to salvage a point from a frenetic 2-2 draw with second from bottom Bray Wanderers at the Carlisle Grounds.

Against the team he scored the bulk of his goals for over the seasons, Jason Byrne hit his 183rd league goal of his career for Bray Wanderers last night to go second in the all-time League of Ireland goalscoring charts.

They’ll be reeling in the years at Tallaght Stadium tonight as the current top two in the Airtricity Premier Division meet in league action for the first time in six years.

Gary Twigg was once again the goalscoring hero for Shamrock Rovers with a stoppage time equaliser earning them a 1-1 draw at Cork City to put the champions top of the Premier Division table.

Rory Patterson scored twice as Derry City cruised to a 4-0 win over Bray Wanderers at the Carlisle Grounds to take an early lead at the top of the Premier Division table.

SHELBOURNE’S Stephen Paisley might have been the man of the match but there was no doubt who was, in American football parlance, the Most Valuable Player in yesterday’s FAI Ford Cup final.

Shelbourne 1 Sligo Rovers 1 (Sligo win 4-1 on pens)

IT will be a childhood friendship lost in the heat of battle, temporarily at least, at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday. Sligo Rovers’ central defender Jason McGuinness will be eager not to give Shelbourne’s 26-goal striker Philly Hughes a kick — as he hopes to avoid getting one back.

Shelbourne 1 Cork City 2

A PERFORMANCE of determination, skill and pace powered Shelbourne back to the top flight in style to thrill their long-suffering fans at Tolka Park last night.

St. Patrick’s Athletic 1 Shelbourne 3

HAVING not been good enough to put First Division Shelbourne away at Tolka Park on Friday night, St Patrick’s Athletic midfielder Stephen Bradley wants a massive improvement at Richmond Park tonight for the FAI Cup semi-final replay (7.45pm).

THE search for their holy grail of an FAI Cup win after half a century’s wait continues for St Patrick’s Athletic as their jinx in the blue riband reared its head again at Tolka Park last night.

Shelbourne 1 St. Patrick’s Athletic 1

Shelbourne 4 Limerick FC 3

THERE were 3,205 in Turner’s Cross last night and, barring only the small travelling band of shell-shocked Shels supporters, they should all be back asking for more of the same please, after Cork City fashioned a devastating four-star comeback to leave the league leaders’ reputation as near invincibles in tatters.

SHELBOURNE moved seven points clear in the First Division but it took a controversial Philly Hughes penalty to separate them from nearest rivals Monaghan in a tense duel at Gortakeegan.

GOALS from Kevin Dawson and Philly Hughes gave Shelbourne victory at Tolka Park last night as Alan Mathews’ men extended their lead at the top of the First Division to seven points.

SHELBOURNE were obliged to come from behind against Cork City to maintain their lead in the First Division, although the Leesiders had the consolation of leaving Tolka Park with their unbeaten record intact.

WATERFORD UNITED lost their fourth game of the season last night as 10-man Shelbourne moved to the top of the Airtricity League of Ireland First Division thanks to a Philly Hughes strike at the RSC last night.

Monaghan United 0 Bray Wanderers 0

Sligo Rovers 1 Monaghan United 0

Cork City 0 Monaghan United 1

Limerick 0 Monaghan United 3