Derry City’s legendary striker Mark Farren is seeking public support after six years of fighting against life-threatening illness.

It was a birthday to remember for Ruaidhrí Higgins as the Dundalk midfielder got his hands on a first league winner's medal following his side's 2-0 victory over Cork City at Oriel Park last night.

Dundalk 3 Shamrock Rovers 2

St Patrick’s Athletic 1 Dundalk 0

Premier Division:

Substitute David McDaid hit a second half winner as Derry City bounced back from two league defeats and their Europa League exit to Trabzonspor midweek to beat Limerick 1-0 at Thomond Park to move back up to third place in the Premier Division table.

Derry City 0 Trabzonspor 3

Derry City 0 Trabzonspor 3

Cork City have been fined by the FAI after one of its supporters racially abused Bray Wanderers player Ismahil Akinade at last week’s home game at Turners Cross.

St Patrick’s Athletic 1 Derry City 1

AIRTRICITY PREMIER DIVISION:

The 2013 campaign gets underway later tonight.

Having been a late call- up to play in and lose the emotionally charged final of 1997, Declan Devine appreciated all the more his subsequent success in the FAI Cup, albeit in a coaching capacity, when Derry City won the cracking decider with tomorrow’s opponents, St. Patrick’s Athletic, in 2006.

Sligo Rovers 4 Derry City 1

Derry City 0 Cork City 1

Bray Wanderers moved further out of the relegation zone in a tight encounter with Derry City at a near deserted Carlisle Grounds.

Stephen Kenny will live to fight another day as Rovers boss having recorded a vital victory at his former stomping ground last night.

Derry City and Shamrock Rovers will each be looking to return to winning ways after recent frustrations when they meet at the Brandywell tonight (kick off: 7.45pm).

Cork City will look to extend their 10-game unbeaten Airtricity League of Ireland Premier Division run when they host Shelbourne at Turner’s Cross tonight (kick-off 7.45pm).

Dundalk looking to end a five-game winless streak as they welcome Derry City tonight (kick off: 7.45pm).

Two goals in the final nine minutes saw Cork City come back from two goals down to claim a point against 10-man Derry City in a rip-roaring encounter at Turner’s Cross last night.

Derry City head to Turner’s Cross for tonight’s Premier Division clash with Cork City desperate for a win to stay in touch with the leading pack in the Airtricity Premier Division.

A 77th-minute David McDaid goal earned 10-man Derry City a share of the points against Shamrock Rovers in their absorbing Airtricity Premier Division encounter at Tallaght Stadium last night.

Dundalk stunned Derry City at the Brandywell last night, the Lilywhites recording their first win on the road since last June.

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.

Derry City host Dundalk this evening having drawn their previous two league encounters.

Cork City boss Tommy Dunne was quick to insist there was much room for improvement after last week’s rousing 6-0 win over Monaghan United at Turner’s Cross.

BRAY WANDERERS severely dented Derry City’s title hopes following the northern club’s second successive draw at the Brandywell last night.

Derry City 1 Bray Wanderers 1

CORK CITY and Derry City have a lot in common.

Cork City 0 Derry City 1

Derry City 2 Drogheda United 2

DERRY CITY returned to the summit of the Premier Division table last night, but they found UCD a tough nut to crack at the Brandywell.

A CHEEKY Patrick McEleney goal helped Derry City move three points clear at the summit of the Airtricity League Premier Division following their 1-0 victory over Bohemians at Dalymount Park last night.

Derry City will be looking to move clear at the top of the table when they travel to Dublin to take on Bohemians at Dalymount Park tonight, kick-off 7.45pm.

Derry City can go top of the table with victory over Dundalk at the Brandywell tonight, kick-off 7.45pm.

Bray Wanderers and Derry City go head to head in the Airtricity League Premier Division at the Carlisle Grounds tonight, kick-off 7.45pm.

DERRY eased past a disappointing Drogheda side in this totally one-sided Premier Division contest at Hunky Dorys Park last night.

DAMIEN RICHARDSON is confident his Airtricity League XI can hold their own against Scottish club Celtic and Premier League giants Manchester City in next month’s inaugural Dublin Super Cup.

UCD ended a dismal run of seven league defeats in a row to ease their relegation worries when picking up a vital point in last night’s entertaining Premier Division clash with Derry City at the Belfield Bowl.

DERRY CITY and Sligo Rovers strikers, Eamon Zayed and Matthew Blinkhorn, will both be cursing their luck following this thriller at the Brandywell last night.

ST PATRICK’S Athletic extended their unbeaten run to 10 games last night as Danny North’s goal cancelled out a Stephen McLoughlin opener for Derry.

St. Patrick's Athletic 1 Derry City 1

Dundalk 1 Derry City 0