AIRTRICITY LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION

An equaliser deep in stoppage time from substitute Graham Rusk earned Drogheda United a 2-2 draw against 10-man Sligo Rovers in a dramatic game at the Showgrounds.

Sligo Rovers 1 Drogheda Utd 0 (Drogheda Utd win 2-1 on agg)

Derry City 1 Drogheda Utd 1

It was once the biggest shopping day of the year, the day when entire families were “rigged out” for Christmas. Now it’s just like any other shopping day in the run-up to Christmas, say retailers.

Derry City 1 UCD 2

Police in Norway believe Irish kayaker Colm Johnson, who died in a river there on Monday, lost his grip on his kayak after capsizing at the bottom of a steep ravine drop and drowned.

Brilliant opportunist goals in each half by evergreen striker Jason Byrne helped Bray secure a vital victory over UCD at the Carlisle Grounds.

Late goals from Danny Ledwith and Graham Rusk eased UCD into the third round as Leinster Senior League side Phoenix were utterly outplayed at the UCD Bowl.

Monaghan United ended Sligo Rovers' two-year grip on the FAI Ford Cup with a stunning 3-1 win over the holders at the Showgrounds.

A Graham Rusk goal gave UCD a shock 1-0 win over league leaders Sligo Rovers at the UCD Bowl to end the westerners’ unbeaten start to the season.

Davin O’Neill’s second hat-trick of the season saw Cork City maintain their recent run of good form with a deserved victory following late drama against UCD at a wet Turner’s Cross last night.

Despite being down to 10 men after just 14 minutes following a red card shown to defender Sean Byrne, Shelbourne ran out deserved winners in last night’s tense Premier Division clash at the Belfield Bowl.

Shamrock Rovers lost further ground on Sligo Rovers as a late PaulO’Connor goal earned UCD a deserved draw in their Airtricity Premier Division encounter at TallaghtStadium last night.

A late header from skipper Alan McNally allowed high-flying Drogheda United to salvage a point in last night’s tense Premier Division encounter with a young UCD side at the Belfield Bowl.

St Patrick’s Athletic maintained their unbeaten start to the campaign with a deserved win over UCD in their Airtricity League Premier Division encounter at Inchicore last night.

Goals in each half from Keith Ward and Danny Corcoran were enough to give Bohemians their second league win of the season after a narrow victory over UCD at the Belfield Bowl last night.

UCD put up a dogged performance last night to frustrate the Candystripes in what proved a very poor game at the Brandywell.

Newly promoted Monaghan are still looking for their first Premier Division win after being edged out by UCD at the Belfield Bowl last night.

Skipper Danny O’Connor was the hero as his two second-half goals earned Bray Wanderers their first PremierDivision points of the season in a five-goal thriller at the Belfield Bowl last night.

JUST minutes after seeing his Shamrock Rovers side secure back-to-back titles in hugely dramatic fashion at the UCD Bowl, manager Michael O’Neill last night gave his strongest hint yet that he is committed to staying with the club — despite speculation linking him to the vacant Northern Ireland job, amongst other roles.

FRESH from Monday’s impressive display in beating Bohemians, UCD oozed confidence as they equalled their biggest win of the season.

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.

Shamrock Rovers 6 UCD 0

St Patrick's Athletic 2 UCD 2

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 all but secured their Premier Division status when edging out basement side Galway United at Terryland Park last night.

Galway United 3 UCD 4

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.

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.

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.

TEENAGER Conor Murphy was the hero for Bray as his dramatic last-minute goal got them back on the winning track after a tense clash at the Carlisle Grounds 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.

UCD 2 Sligo Rovers 1

St Patrick’s Athletic 1 UCD 1

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

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.

Galway United 0 UCD 0

NEWLY-PROMOTED Derry City picked up their first Premier Division points of the season when an early goal from winger Gareth McGlynn set them on the path to victory over UCD in a tense encounter at the Belfield Bowl.

CILLIAN MORRISON struck late to give UCD a victory they just about deserved against Mick Cooke’s new charges at Hunky Dory’s Park.

UCD 0 Lisburn Distillery 0

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