A stunning strike from Greg Bolger condemned Finn Harps to a relegation play-off following a turgid game at Tallaght Stadium.

Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley wants the FAI to properly promote and market next month’s Cup final in the hope of filling the Aviva Stadium. Rovers face cup holders and league champions Dundalk on November 3 in the decider.

Shamrock Rovers will hope to make the third qualifying round of the Europa League this evening.

The oppressive heat and a wounded Apollon Limassol won’t faze Shamrock Rovers in next week’s Europa League return in Nicosia, insists veteran defender Joey O’Brien.

Shamrock Rovers will take a 2-1 lead to Cyprus for the second leg of their Europa League second-round qualifier with Apollon Limassol.

On the face of it, the failure of any of the four League of Ireland clubs to register a win on their first nights of European football this season doesn’t paint a pretty picture of the domestic game but, as ever in the context of the away goals rule, the good — as well as the devil — is in the detail.

Roberto Lopes found redemption at the death on a humid night in Bergen as Shamrock Rovers twice came from behind to shock SK Brann in their Europa League first qualifying round, first leg.

It was a largely disappointing night for the Irish sides involved in Europa League qualifiers.

There is no change at the top of the Premier Division this evening as both Dundalk and Shamrock Rovers recorded victories tonight.

This was scrappy, tense and far from impressive.

There will be plenty on the line for both sides but for contrasting reasons when Cork City host Shamrock Rovers in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division at Turner’s Cross tomorrow night.

Goals from Roberto Lopes, Dylan Watts, and Aaron Greene had this game won by half-time as Shamrock Rovers breezed past Finn Harps in Tallaght to go top of the Premier Division ahead of Bohemians on goal difference.

Shamrock Rovers 2 Dundalk 5

Shamrock Rovers 3 St Patrick’s Athletic 0

Shamrock Rovers 3 Cork City 0

Shamrock Rovers got their first win since the end of March as they saw off Cork City at Tallaght Stadium on Monday evening.

Shamrock Rovers 1 Limerick 1: Danny Morrissey scored a late equaliser to stun Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium to maintain the pressure on Hoops manager Stephen Bradley.

Limerick FC 0 Shamrock Rovers 1

Shamrock Rovers 0 Dundalk 0: While Shamrock Rovers and Dundalk are still searching for their first win this season, it was the Lilywhites who went back the M1 last night from Tallaght Stadium carrying the regret of Pat Hoban missing a sitter to nick victory on the hour.

Three second-half goals for Shamrock Rovers were enough for the Hoops to get by Shelbourne at Tolka Park in the FAI Cup.

FK Mlada Boleslav 2 - 0 Shamrock Rovers (Boleslav win 5-2 on agg.) Already facing a mammoth task following the first leg, Shamrock Rovers duly bowed out of the Europa League in the Czech Republic last night.

Shamrock Rovers 1 Stjarnan 0 (Shamrock Rovers win 2-0 on aggregate): A winning goal on the night from Graham Burke and several telling saves from goalkeeper Tomer Chencinski at the other end ensured Shamrock Rovers’ safe Europa League passage.

Fourth-placed Shamrock Rovers moved four points ahead of Derry and built up to Thursday’s Europa League test against Icelandic Stjarnan in style by hammering Drogheda last night.

Another game and another night to remember for Cork City, but this time their swaggering winning margin masked the fact they also had to show spirit in coming from behind to beat a Shamrock Rovers who were reduced to 10 men with the score at 1-1.

Shamrock Rovers 2 - Dundalk 1: “Cheerio four-in-a-row,” sang the Shamrock Rovers supporters as the Hoops inflicted a fifth league defeat on Dundalk at Tallaght Stadium last night.

Shamrock Rovers 1 Limerick FC 1: Limerick’s Rodrigo Tosi struck in the last minute of normal time to snatch a draw at Tallaght Stadium.

Shamrock Rovers 1 Cork City 2: Despite the day that was in it, it was the Shamrock that was left wilting in Tallaght as Cork City extended their grand parade at the top of the SSE Airtricity Premier Division table.

Having produced commendable performances against some of the top sides in the country, Shane Keegan wants his Wexford Youths to finally take that major step and garner a first Premier Division victory when Derry City visit Ferrycarrig Park this evening.

Bohemians 3 Wexford Youths 3: Mark Quigley scored a late penalty to cruelly deprive Wexford Youths of a deserved first Premier Division victory.

Bohemians 4 Derry City 2: He may have got a vote of confidence from the club chairman earlier in the week, but the pressure on Derry City manager Peter Hutton mounts as their run without a league win stretched to 12 games at Dalymount Park last night.

Derry City 1  Bohemians 2

Bohemians 2 Longford Town 0: A goal with his first touch from sub Adam Evans sealed a fifth win of the season for Bohemians to lift them to second in the Premier Division.

It might be the penultimate night of the league, but it could turn out to be the ultimate night for Dundalk, as the league leaders by one point travel to Bray with a chance to wrap up the title.

Pitch perfect will be the order of the night for Bohemians, Shamrock Rovers and, of course, Dalymount Park itself as the rescheduled Dublin derby – controversially postponed last month because of concerns about the playing surface – finally goes ahead.

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FAI FORD CUP THIRD ROUND REPLAY

With just three points separating the top four, another night of intrigue beckons in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division.

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AIRTRICITY LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION

AIRTRICITY PREMIER DIVISION

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.