Shamrock Rovers blew a chance to gain further ground on the Premier Division leaders as they slumped to an eleventh stalemate of the season as UCD came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw at Tallaght Stadium.

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Karl Sheppard hit a late equaliser as Shamrock Rovers salvaged a point from a 1-1 draw - the Hoops' seventh stalemate of the campaign - with champions Sligo Rovers at Tallaght Stadium.

Cork City 2 Shamrock Rovers 2 (Shamrock Rovers win 3-3 on away goals)

Billy Dennehy stunned former club Cork City in the cruellest fashion possible with a stoppage-time goal as Shamrock Rovers twice came from behind to earn a 2-2 draw at Turner’s Cross to squeeze into the Setanta Sports Cup final on away goals.

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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.

Limerick FC 1 Shamrock Rovers 1

Shamrock Rovers 1 Cork City 1

Sligo Rovers maintained their five point lead at the top of the Premier Division table with a comfortable 3-0 win over Bohemians at Dalymount Park.

It's shaping up to be an all Airtricity League last four in the Setanta Sports Cup for the first time in the competition's history following last night's action north and south of the border.

Shamrock Rovers 1 Drogheda United 3

Shamrock Rovers 1 Drogheda United 3

Shamrock Rovers 2 Shelbourne 2

Given their poor domestic form to date this year in defence of their back-to-back titles, the result at the Aukstaitijos Stadium this evening looks set to define Rovers’ season.

A host of missed late chances on a frustrating night for Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium leaves Ekranas holding a distinct advantage ahead of the second leg in Lithuania next week.

Dundalk might be in the doldrums off the pitch but it certainly didn’t affect their performance on it last night, as they held reigning champions Shamrock Rovers at Oriel Park.

Bohemians will be hoping to have Owen Heary back from a hamstring injury when they look for their first win in three games tonight.

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).

Shamrock Rovers returned to winning ways following their deserved 3-1 victory over Drogheda United in their Airtricity League Premier Division encounter at Tallaght Stadium last night.

St Patrick’s Athletic overwhelmed holders and Dublin rivals Shamrock Rovers in the Airtricity League Premier Division encounter at Inchicore last night.

THREE second-half goals at Tallaght Stadium last night ensured Airtricity Premier Division holders Shamrock Rovers saw off Monaghan United, taking all three points from their first home game.

Ace striker Gary Twigg scored a goal in each half to give defending champions Shamrock Rovers a winning start to the new campaign, and it was more comfortable than the scoreline suggests, against an under-strength Drogheda.

Gary Twigg worked the oracle once again for Shamrock Rovers with a brace as the champions came from behind to win 2-1 at Drogheda United.

Shamrock Rovers 0 Tottenham Hotspur 4

AFTER a fairytale 2011, Shamrock Rovers bring the curtain down on their extended season on Thursday when they welcome Tottenham Hotspur to Tallaght Stadium for their final Europa League Group game.

NELSON VALDEZ had the quality to clinically punish bad defending as Shamrock Rovers were frozen out in Kazan last night.

SHAMROCK ROVERS missed the chance of drawing level on points with Premier Division leaders Sligo Rovers when they were held to a draw by a Bohemians side reduced to 10 men for the second-half of a tense Dublin derby encounter at Tallaght Stadium last night.

Harry Redknapp turned his thoughts to Sunday’s London derby against Arsenal and put the Europa League in sharp perspective after his Tottenham side had come from behind to beat Shamrock Rovers in their Group A match at White Hart Lane.

“TO Dare Is To Do” reads one of the inspirational slogans picked out in blue letters against a white background inside White Hart Lane.

Tottenham Hotspur 3 Shamrock Rovers 1

Shamrock Rovers midfielder Stephen Rice will call upon the spirit of Belgrade as he and his team-mates attempt to produce another European shock.

BELIEF in themselves and the confidence garnered from their adventures in Europe to date are what will give Shamrock Rovers every chance of causing an early upset in Group A of the Europa League tonight.

AN injury-time goal from John Dillon gave Sligo Rovers a vital win over nine-man Shamrock Rovers in their absorbing Premier Division encounter at Tallaght Stadium last night.

MICHAEL O’NEILL is adamant his Shamrock Rovers players won’t be intimidated by the cauldron of heat and hostility in the Partizan Stadium in Belgrade tonight.

Shamrock Rovers 6 UCD 0

A FORTUITOUS Gary Twigg goal midway through the second half allowed Shamrock Rovers to register a deserved win over Bohemians in their Airtricity League Premier Division encounter at Dalymount Park last night.

Bohemians 0 Shamrock Rovers 1

SHAMROCK ROVERS go into tonight’s Champions League third qualifying round clash against FC Copenhagen with a massive task. They must overcome a club that made the knockout stages of the competition last year, emerging from the group stages behind Barcelona before being eliminated in the last 16 by Chelsea.

SHAMROCK ROVERS moved back to the top of the Airtricity League Premier Division table when a brilliant 52nd-minute goal from Gary Twigg gave them a narrow victory over previous leaders St Patrick’s Athletic at Tallaght Stadium yesterday.

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.