Road Win For Shamrock At Leesiders Expense

At Cork, Ireland:

Ronan Finn (42') and Gary McCabe (61') provided the scoring as Shamrock Rovers overcame an early deficit and upended Cork City 2-1 on the road in Friday action from the Premier Division of the League of Ireland.

Late Goal Gains Road Point For Leesiders

At Dublin, Ireland:


In Friday League of Ireland Premier Division action, John Dunleavy's equalizer in the 88th minute enabled Cork City to gain a 1-1 road draw with Shamrock Rovers.  Gary Twigg scored in the 85th minute for the hosts.

Late Stoppage-Time Goal Robs Cork City Of Home Victory

At Cork, Ireland:


Gary Twigg's stoppage-time goal (90'+4) lifted Shamrock Rovers to a 1-1 League of Ireland Premier Division Friday road draw with Cork City.  Gavin Kavanagh scored in the 63rd minute for the Leesiders.

Shamrock Whack Woeful Galway United To Cap Off Championship Season

At Dublin, Ireland:


As League of Ireland Premier Division play came to a close for the season on Friday, Chris Turner (31'), Billy Dennehy (37'), Karl Sheppard (PK-65'), and Ronan Finn (83') each scored a goal as Shamrock Rovers, who already clinched the league crown and a UEFA Champions League second-qualifying-round berth, demolished basement-occupying Galway United 4-0 on the road.  The visitors finished dead last and will take on the third-place club from the First Division in a two-match playoff for the right to stay in the top flight of Irish soccer.

SHAMROCK ROVERS CLINCH PREMIER DIVISION TITLE

At Dublin, Ireland:


Dean Kelly scored the winning goal at the death (90'+4) as Shamrock Rovers defeated UCD 2-1 on the road in the lone Tuesday League of Ireland Premier Division contest, clinch the league crown for the visitors with one match remaining, and a berth in second-round of qualifying for next season's UEFA Champions League.

Shamrock Rovers Blank Candystripes In Critical League Contest

At Dublin, Ireland:

Rohan Ricketts scored the only goal of the match in the 50th minute as Shamrock Rovers defeated visiting Derry City 1-0 in the lone Thursday League of Ireland Premier Division contest, enabling them to open up a four-point lead on second-place Sligo atop the league standings with two games remaining.  The loss effectively eliminated the Candystripes from the title race with three games left.

Karl Sheppard's Double Carries Shamrock To Top Of League Table

At Bray, Ireland:


Karl Sheppard scored twice (8', 90') as Shamrock Rovers defeated Bray Wanderers 2-1 on the road in the lone Sunday League of Ireland Premier Division contest.  The win carried Shamrock to the top of the league standings, one point ahead of Sligo Rovers.

1-1 Home Draw With Bohemians Keeps Shamrock In Second

At Dublin, Ireland:


In the lone Wednesday League of Ireland Premier Division match, Glenn Cronin's equalizer in the 60th minute gained a 1-1 road draw for Bohemians in their contest with Shamrock Rovers.  The hosts, who currently trail league-leading Sligo by two points, got their goal from Dan Murray at 32 minutes.

Easy Win For Shamrock Rovers

At Dublin, Ireland:


Karl Sheppard (23'), Ciaran Kilduff (41'), Billy Dennehy (PK-70'), and Gary O'Neill (81') each tallied once as Shamrock Rovers found themselves level on points atop the League of Ireland Premier Division standings with league-leading Sligo following their 4-0 Sunday demolition of visiting Drogheda United.

Big Home Win For Shamrock Rovers

At Dublin, Ireland:


Gary McCabe scored twice (44', 58') as Shamrock Rovers defeated visiting Bray Wanderers 4-2 in Sunday League of Ireland Premier Division action.  The win placed Shamrock in second place in the league standings, level on points with front-running Sligo Rovers, with Sligo holding the goal differential advantage (+39 to +34).

Late Goal Prevents Shamrock Rovers From Taking Over Top Spot In League Standings

At Dublin, Ireland:


On Monday, Danny North's 68th-minute equalizer lifted St. Patrick's Athletic to a 1-1 home draw with local rivals Shamrock Rovers, preventing the guests from taking over first place in the League of Ireland Premier Division table.  Stephen O'Donnell scored at 19 minutes for Rovers.  The draw left Shamrock one point behind Derry City in the standings while the Pats are four points off the lead in fourth place.

Shamrock Loses Battle of Rovers To Sligo----And Hold On First Place

At Dublin, Ireland:


John Russell (81') and John Dillon (90'+2) provided the scoring touch that enabled Sligo Rovers to come from behind and knock off Shamrock Rovers 2-1 on Friday, knocking the hosts out of the League of Ireland's Premier Division lead (taken over by Derry City following their home win over UCD).  Sligo find themselves in third place, three points behind the league-leading Candystripes and two points in back of Shamrock.

Shamrock Rovers Hold Off Dundalk To Climb Atop League Standings

At Dundalk, Ireland:

With their 2-1 road win over Dundalk on Saturday, Shamrock Rovers took over first place in the League of Ireland's Premier Division standings.  Billy Dennehy (59') and Stephen O'Donnell (PK-74') provided the scoring for the Rovers.

Comeback Road Win For Shamrock Rovers

At Galway, Ireland:


Ronan Finn (17'), Craig Sives (52'), and Ciaran Kilduff (57') each scored once as Shamrock Rovers came back from a 2-1 deficit to upend basement-occupying Galway United on the road in Sunday League of Ireland Premier Division action.

Shamrock Rovers Go On Second-Half Tear To Demolish UCD

At Dublin, Ireland:


Following a scoreless first hour of action on Friday, six different goal scorers----Gary Twigg (62'), Dan Murray (65'), Billy Dennehy (67'), Gary O'Neill (69'), Ciaran Kilduff (84'), and David O'Connor (OG-90'+2)----each tallied once as Shamrock Rovers, remained in second place in the  League of Ireland Premier Division standings following their 6-0 home demolition of UCD.  Only goal differential (+30 as opposed to +33 for Derry City) kept Rovers off the top of the table.

Dean Kelly's Tally Makes The Difference For Rovers

At Dublin, Ireland:


Dean Kelly scored the only goal of the match in the 66th minute on Friday as Shamrock Rovers defeated Bohemians 1-0 on the road in League of Ireland Premier Division action.

Gary Twigg Goal At The Death Nets Three Points For Shamrock Rovers

At Drogheda, Ireland:


Gary Twigg scored the game's lone goal at the death (90'+4) on Friday as Shamrock Rovers defeated Drogheda United 1-0 on the road to stay within a point of League of Ireland Premier Division-leading Sligo Rovers.

Candystripes Move Up To Second After Beating Shamrock

At Derry (Londonderry), Northern Ireland:

Daniel Lafferty scored the only goal of the match at 52 minutes on Friday as Derry City defeated visiting Shamrock Rovers 1-0 to climb up to second place in the League of Ireland's Premier Division standings, one point in back of the front-running Rovers.

Gary Twigg Fires Shamrock Past St. Pats And Back Atop League Standings

At Dublin, Ireland:


Gary Twigg provided the lone goal of the match at 53 minutes on Sunday as Shamrock Rovers defeated visiting St. Patrick's Athletic 1-0 to move past the visitors back atop the standings in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland by one point.

In Battle Of Rovers, Sligo Knock Off Shamrock (And Knock Them Off League Lead)

At Sligo, Ireland:


Gavin Peers (38') and Owen Doyle (90'+1) provided the scoring that carried Sligo Rovers to a 2-0 home win over Shamrock Rovers, which, combined with St. Patrick's 1-0 home win over Bray Wanderers, knocked the visitors out of the top of the League of Ireland's Premier Division standings.