Limerick FC 0 Shamrock Rovers 1

Limerick 1 - Cork City 1: While they sit top of the table on their own after Dundalk’s late win over Waterford, Cork City found themselves frustrated by a strong Limerick performance at Markets Field last night.

Cork City moved into sole ownership of the Premier Division lead, but had to be content with a draw against Limerick at the Markets Field.

The Beast from the North-East is up and running at the third time of asking after Dundalk hit Limerick FC for eight to claim their first win of the season at Oriel Park last night.

Arsenal 5 Huddersfield 0: The Herbert Chapman derby ended in an emphatic victory for the more illustrious of his two former clubs.

Three Irish stars made it through to the second stage of the European Tour qualifying school after top-20 finishes at Frilford Heath, Oxfordshire.

Cork City 1 - Limerick 0: Cork City are now two league points and one cup final away from an historic double, after a first-half Garry Buckley goal was enough to see them edge out Limerick in a tight and tense semi-final at Turner’s Cross.

The Leesiders will have to wait to claim the League.

Nine of the eleven-strong Irish team that achieved a Grand Slam in last year’s Home Internationals and in the process completed a hat-trick of successes in the championship have entered for the Pierse Motors South of Ireland, starting with the first of two qualifying rounds at Lahinch next Wednesday.

Ireland are on course to secure a top-eight place at the European Men’s Team Championships today after a solid start at Diamond in Austria.

Caolan Rafferty showed his title credentials as he beat Frenchman David Ravetto to cruise into the last 32 of the 122nd Amateur Championship at Royal St George’s, Sandwich on the Kent coast.

Conor O’Rourke will spearhead the Irish attack as 16 stars travel to Scotland for the start of St Andrews Links Trophy today.

Huddersfield 0 Reading 0 (Huddersfield win 4-3 on penalties): David Wagner was drenched in champagne as he toasted his Huddersfield heroes following their dramatic Wembley win.

Scott Jamieson recovered from a nightmare start to his second round to claim a share of the halfway lead in the BMW PGA Championship, an event he labelled the “pinnacle” of his season.

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.

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St Patrick’s Athletic 0 Limerick 2: Limerick showed no adverse affects from their managerial upheaval during the week as interim boss Willie Boland’s side came away from Richmond Park with three big points.

Priority number one for Limerick as the league leaders came to town on the back of six straight wins from their first half-dozen games must have been the need to make John Caulfield’s side work for every single opening.

A wonder goal from Patrick McEleney proved enough for holders Dundalk to see off First Division champions Limerick FC at Oriel Park last night as they made it three wins from three so far.

Man City 5 Huddersfield 1: Sergio Aguero struck twice as Manchester City came from behind to ease into the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 5-1 win over Sky Bet Championship Huddersfield.

WITH an excerpt in the New York Times, a place in Oprah Winfrey’s Book Club and with it now being named Amazon’s book of 2016, Colson Whitehead’s latest novel The Underground Railroad arrives with a silo of hype and a bar set particularly high. Thankfully, the New York writer more than manages to meet these high expectations with a powerful, relentless novel that is tightly wrapped around a gripping story.

Castle’s Alex Gleeson shrugged off some late resistance from Whitehead’s John-Ross Galbraith to win the AIG Irish Amateur Close title 3 and 1 on the majestic Glashedy Links at Ballyliffin.

Castle’s Alex Gleeson is dreaming of landing his maiden “major” after breaking the heart of Tramore’s Robin Dawson for the second year running in the AIG Irish Amateur Close Championship.

Irish Amateur champion Colm Campbell saw both sides of tour life this week. While he could look back on his Irish Open debut and lament missing the cut after being put on the clock completely destroyed his rhythm, he will remember it fondly instead thanks to Martin Kaymer.

Ireland suffered an agonising tie with England as they opened the defence of their Amateur Home International series at Royal Portrush yesterday.

Dundalk 6 Limerick 2: Champions Dundalk failed to let the distraction of this week’s Champions League draw affect them as they brushed aside Limerick FC at Oriel Park last night.

Limerick FC 1 Avondale United 0: A last-minute Shane Tracy penalty saw Martin Russell’s Limerick capture the Munster Senior Cup as they edged Avondale United 1-0 at a rain-soaked Askeaton yesterday.

A former Conservative parliamentary candidate now standing for Ukip in the general election has claimed he was fired in a “pre-emptive strike” because the Tories knew he planned to leave.

There will be a new name on the cup at the Radisson-sponsored West of Ireland Golf Championship in Rosses Point this year.

The mother of a two-month-old, who police suspect was beaten to death over the weekend by a friend’s 11-year-old daughter, said it was the girl who asked that the baby stay overnight with her and her mother.

Whitehead’s John-Ross Galbraith made a small killing with the bookies as he put Pat Murray to the sword with a one-hole win in the AIG Irish Amateur Close Championship final at Seapoint.

Sinn Féin's Lynn Boylan has been elected in the Dublin constituency European elections after the third count.

Cork City 4 Limerick FC 0

Nottingham Forest 5 West Ham 0

Sam Allardyce faces fresh questions over his future as West Ham manager as an unrecognisable side were routed by second-tier Nottingham Forest in the third round of the FA Cup.

A 72-year-old woman has lost her civil action in a land dispute involving a Government minister and his father.