Cork City boss John Caulfield doesn’t expect a repeat of the controversy which marred their recent Premier Division meeting with Waterford when the sides clash in the EA Sports Cup quarter-final at the Regional Sports Centre tonight (7.45pm).

Holders Cork City have been rewarded with a home draw against First Division side Athlone Town in the second round of the 2017 FAI Cup.

After the highs of Thursday night’s European thriller, Seánie Maguire is determined to ensure there’s no Sunday comedown for Cork City at Turner’s Cross tomorrow afternoon.

Defeat by Derry City in the EA Sports Cup might have disrupted momentum but Cork City can still make it four wins on the spin in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division if they overcome Bray Wanderers at the Carlisle Grounds this evening (7.30pm).

Second from top take on the table-proppers in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division this evening as Cork City and Limerick meet in a Munster derby at Jackman Park (6.30pm).

In football, there is an infinite number of reasons why a manager can be asked to pack his bags, but the bottom line when the new man is hired is always the same: do better than the last guy.

Joint league leaders St Patrick’s Athletic and Dundalk meet in a top-of-the-table clash at Richmond Park this evening which will screened live on RTÉ2 (kick-off 7.30pm).

Raffaele Cretaro ended Derry City's reign as FAI Ford Cup holders with the only goal at the Showgrounds as Sligo Rovers, winners of the competition in 2010 and 2011, advanced to the semi-finals, the draw for which will be made on Monday night.

Sligo Rovers 2 Limerick FC 0

A terrific headed goal from Gavin Peers booked Sligo Rovers' passage through to the quarter-finals of the FAI Ford Cup as they beat Cork City 1-0 at the Showgrounds.

Goals from Raffaele Cretaro and Kieran Djilali gave Sligo Rovers a 2-0 win over Bray Wanderers at the Showgrounds to move the champions back up to third place in the Premier Division table.

Richard Brush saved a penalty and made several other top stops to help earn Shamrock Rovers a scarcely deserved point from a 0-0 draw to utterly frustrate Sligo Rovers at the Showgrounds.

Evan McMillan hit a late equaliser for champions Sligo Rovers to deprive St. Patrick's Athletic of a big win as the top of the table clash finished 1-1 at the Showgrounds.

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.

Anthony Elding scored his ninth goal of the season as Sligo Rovers equalled the Premier Division record of eight straight wins in beating Cork City 2-0 in a generally dour contest at the Showgrounds.

Anthony Elding rediscovered his goal touch, hitting a brace, to make it a magnificent seven straight league wins for Sligo Rovers as they beat second-bottom Shelbourne 2-0 at the Showgrounds.

Anthony Elding maintained his goalscoring touch with a double as champions Sligo Rovers beat Bray Wanderers 3-0 before a crowd of 2,684 at the Showgrounds.

Ciaran Kilduff proved Shamrock Rovers’ supersub with a dramatic stoppage time winner as they beat Coleraine 2-0 at the Showgrounds for a 2-1 aggregate victory to set up a cracking Setanta Sports Cup quarter-final tie with Linfield.

As he did on his final home appearance last week, Gary Twigg signed off on the double for Shamrock Rovers as they beat their title successors Sligo Rovers 2-0 at the Showgrounds.

Mark Quigley continued his remarkable goal streak as Sligo Rovers beat bottom side Dundalk 3-0 at the Showgrounds to edge another big step closer to a first league title in 35 years.

Sligo Rovers can take another giant step to capturing their first League of Ireland title in 35 years with victory over bottom-side Dundalk in tonight’s top Premier Division game at the Showgrounds (7.45pm).

Sligo Rovers beat Bohemians 3-1 at the Showgrounds to maintain their relentless march to a first league title in 35 years as they opened up a nine points lead at the top of the Premier Division table.

A Victorian exhibition garden, a sensory garden, and Diarmuid Gavin’s controversial Sky Garden will be installed in Fitzgerald Park in Cork as part of upgrade works starting in October.

In-form Mark Quigley scored for the sixth match running as Sligo Rovers moved a big step closer to a first league title since 1977 with a 3-0 win over UCD at the Showgrounds.

Noel King has challenged his Republic of Ireland U-21 players to pick up where they left off as they prepare to head into European Championship battle with Turkey.

Cork City boss Tommy Dunne is under no illusions as to the task that faces his side when they travel to the North-West tomorrow for the clash with Premier Division leaders Sligo Rovers at the Showgrounds (7pm).

Dogs might have to be kept on a lead but a cow, a calf, a horse, and a pony were let loose in a city park yesterday to help launch the 171st Cork Summer Show.

Ireland can secure second place in their European Under-21 Championship qualification group by beating Turkey at home in August after claiming a draw against leaders Italy yesterday at the Showgrounds in Sligo.

Republic of Ireland Under-21s 2 Italy Under-21s 2

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.

Republic of Ireland U21 boss Noel King has added Ipswich striker Ronan Murray and Carlisle United forward Paddy Madden to his squad for the forthcoming matches against Denmark and Italy.

Sligo Rovers and St Patrick’s Athletic meet in a televised battle of the two unbeaten sides left in the league and a massive crowd is expected at the Showgrounds tonight.

A Colin Coates penalty in extra-time booked Crusaders’ place in the final of the Setanta Sports Cup.

League leaders Sligo welcome Jason McGuinness back after a back problem as they prepare to host north-west rivals Derry City in an intriguing derby game at the Showgrounds tonight (7.05pm).

Sligo Rovers 2 UCD 1

CORK’S city manager has defended what critics have called the “bargain sale” of public land to the GAA.

SHAMROCK Rovers resume the defence of their Airtricity League title tomorrow against Drogheda United at Tallaght Stadium (2pm) with words of praise from Paul Gascoigne ringing in their ears, after Michael O’Neill reunited with his old Newcastle teammate at White Hart Lane on Thursday night.

Sligo Rovers take on bottom of the table Galway United in Saturday’s Airtricity League Premier Division clash at the Showgrounds, kick-off 7.45pm.

Sligo Rovers 3 Bray Wanderers 0

Sligo Rovers will continue their push to be league champions when they take on Bray Wanderers at the Showgrounds tonight (kick-off 7.45pm).

Shamrock Rovers and Sligo Rovers go head to head in tonight’s top of the table clash at Tallaght Stadium, kick-off 8.00pm.

Sligo Rovers 1 Derry City 1