There was a full programme in the premier division on Monday; St Patrick's Athletic stretched their lead at the top of the table, Bohemians and UCD got back to winning ways, and Bray Wanderers secured their first win of the campaign.  Elsewhere, Shamrock Rovers and Sligo Rovers finished level.

Paul Byrne and Stuart Byrne scored the goals as Pat's beat Galway Untied at Terryland Park, and with Bray recording a a 3-2 win over Dundalk at Oriel Park Pat's extend their lead at the top of the Airtricity League to three points. Robbie Doyle scored an injury time winner for Bray.

Shamrock Rovers were held to a 1-1 draw; Gary Twigg gave the home side the lead on six minutes and former Tallaght frontman, Padraig Amond, grabbed the equaliser thirty minutes later.

Two goals either side of half time from Greg Bolger and Cirarn Kilduff gave UCD victory over Drogheda United and Bohemians scored twice just before the break to see off Sporting Fingal at Morton Stadium.  Paul Keegan and Gareth McGlynn scored to secure a welcome three points for Pat Fenlon's team.

SPORTING FINGAL v BOHEMIANS

Gareth McGlynn celebrates his goal

DUNDALK v BRAY WANDERERS

Dundalk's Tom Miller (left) and Bray's Dane Massey vying for possesion

Anto Murphy of Galway (right) under pressure from Gareth Coughlan of St Pat's

Former PFAI Player of the Year Keith Fahey has been named in the Ireland training squad.  Ireland manager, Giovanni Trapattoni, announced a squad that will take part in a training camp in Malahide from 16 to 21 May 2010.  The rest of the Ireland squad will meet up on 22 May ahead of the friendly games against Paraguay and Algeria. Fahey is one of five former League of Ireland players named in the squad.

The other former league players are Brian Murphy and Stephen Ward (ex-Bohemians) and David Meyler and Shane Long (ex-Cork City)

Ireland training camp squad:

Action from the Airtricity League and the Setanta Sports Cup took place between Monday 19 April and Saturday 24 April.

Bohemians booked their place in the Setanta Sports Cup final following a 1-0 win over Linfield at Windsor Park.  Bohs will meet St Patrick's Athletic in the final on Saturday 15 May 2010.

A wonder strike from David McAllister put St Pat's back on top of the premier division with a 1-0 win as they inflicted the first league defeat on Sligo Rovers; Bohemians recorded a third consecutive league defeat as Dundalk beat the champions at Oriel Park, player/assistant manager Wayne Hastwell scored the only goal of the game and two goals from Anto Flood helped Galway United to a 3-1 success over Drogheda United at Terryland Park.

In the first division Waterford United returned to winning ways with a 2-0 win over Finn Harps, Brian Gartland scored three minutes into injury time to record victory over Cork City Foras Co-op at Turner's Cross and Shelbourne suffered their first defeat of the campaign as they lost 1-0 to Derry at the Brandywell.

RESULTS:

Monday 19 April 2010

Setanta Sports Cup Semi-Final, 1st Leg Linfield  0-1  Bohemians

Airtricity League Premier Division Galway United  0-1  Dundalk

Tuesday 20 April 2010

Airtricity League Premier Division Bray Wanderers  0-4 St Patrick's Athletic

Thursday 22 April 2010

Airtricity League Premier Division UCD  0-0 Sporting Fingal

Friday 23 April 2010

Airtricity League Premier Division

Dundalk  1-0  Bohemians

Galway United  3-1  Drogheda United

St Patrick's Athletic  1-0 Sligo Rovers

Shamrock Rovers  1-0  Bray Wanderers

Airtricity League First Division

Cork City Foras Co-op  0-1  Monaghan United

Derry City  1-0  Shelbourne

Limerick  2-0  Wexford Youths

Waterford United  2-0  Finn Harps

Saturday 24 April 2010

Airtricity League First Division

Athlone Town  2-0  Longford Town

Mervue United  2-2  Salthill Devon

ST PATRICK'S ATHLETIC v SLIGO ROVERS

SHAMROCK ROVERS v BRAY WANDERERS

Gary Twigg, Shamrock Rovers and Mark O'Brien of Bray Wanderers battling for control of the ball

UCD v SPORTING FINGAL

Ronan Finn of Sporting Fingal up against UCD's Greg Bolger

Dundalk's Wayne Hatswell celebates his goal against Bohs

BRAY WANDERERS v ST PATRICK'S ATHLETIC

Bray's Richie Baker and Derek Pender of St Pat's

SETANTA SPORTS CUP - LINFIELD v BOHEMIANS

Bohs' Paddy Madden  is tackled by Linfield's Steven Douglas

Here are the latest results and action photographs from the the Airtricity League and Setanta Sports Cup over the past week.

Sporting Fingal go top of the premier division following a 2-1 win over Dundalk while Bohemians recorded their second defeat of the campaign as they were beaten 3-2 at Dalymount Park.

And in the first division Waterford United maintain top spot despite their first defeat of the season as Cathal O'Connor's scored the only goal of the game at Gortakeegan on Friday night.  Shelbourne are the only unbeaten side in the first division as they came from behind to record a 1-1 draw against Cork City Foras Co-op at Tolka Park and Derry put five past Wexford Youths in Ferrycarrig Park.

Tuesday 13 April 2010

Setanta Sports Cup Semi-Final, 1st Leg

St Patrick's Athletic    4-1       Sligo Rovers                Richmond Park

Friday 16 April 2010

Premier Division

Bohemians                  2-3       Galway United           Dalymount Park

Drogheda United        0-2       Shamrock Rovers        United Park

Sporting Fingal           2-1       Dundalk                      Morton Stadium

First Division

Monaghan United       1-0       Waterford United       Gortakeegan

Shelbourne                  1-1       Cork City Foras Co-op Tolka Park

Saturday 17 April 2010

First Division

Finn Harps                  0-0       Athlone Town             Finn Park

Salthill Devon             2-3       Limerick                      Drom

Longford Town          2-1       Mervue United            Flancare Park

Setanta Sports Cup Semi-Final, 2^nd Leg

Sligo Rovers                2-1       St Patrick's Athletic    The Showgrounds

St Patrick's Athletic win 6-2 on aggregate

Sunday 18 April 2010

First Division

Wexford Youths         1-5       Derry City                   Ferrycarrig Park

* The fixtures and league tables can be found at www.pfai.ie/League of Ireland

On Monday 19 April 2010, St Patrick's Athletic defender Conor Kenna was named the Soccer Writers' Association of Ireland (SWAI) Player of the Month for March, sponsored by Airtricity.

Paul Byrne scores the first of St Pat's four goals against Sligo in the Setanta Sports Cup Semi-Final, 1st Leg at Richmond Park

Ronan Finn in action for Sporting Fingal as they beat Dundalk 2-1 at Morton Stadium to go top of the league

The ball hits the back of the net to leave goalkeeper Barry Murphy beaten in the Bohs goal as Karl Sheppard of Galway United celebrates his second goal in United's 3-2 win over Bohemians' at Dalymount Park

Shamrock Rovers captain Dan Murray in an arial battle with Drogheda United's Joe Kendrick as Rovers record a 2-0 win at Hunky Dory's Park

Pat's captain Damian Lynch celebrates his team's second goal of the game with Paul Byrne who scored the first goal in the second leg of the semi-final game against Sligo at the Showgrounds

There was action in the Airtricity League and the Setanta Sports Cup.  Here are some of the pictures behind the headlines.

The game that grabbed the most attention was the Dublin derby between Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians at Tallaght Stadium on Friday 9 April.  A single goal from Billy Dennehy gave Rovers victory over their big rivals as Bohemians recorded their first league defeat of the campaign.

Bohemians also featured in the Setanta Sports Cup against Linfield and further action from the league saw Drogheda United in action against Bray Wanderers and Shamrock Rovers meeting with Sporting Fingal in Santry.

AIRTRICITY LEAGUE - FRIDAY 9 APRIL 2010

Action from the Premier Division

SHAMROCK ROVERS  1-0  BOHEMIANS, TALLAGHT STADIUM

Bohemians' forward Raffaele Cretaro tackles Shamrock Rovers defender Aidan Price - shouldn't it be the other way around!

Billy Dennehy celebrates scoring the winning goal for Shamrock Rovers

AIRTRICITY LEAGUE - TUESDAY 6 APRIL 2010

BOHEMIANS 1-1 ST PATRICK'S ATHLETIC, DALYMOUNT PARK

The midfield battle as Paul Keegan of Bohemians tackles St Pat's Stuart Byrne

AIRTRICITY LEAGUE - MONDAY 5 APRIL 2010

DROGHEDA UNITED 0-0 BRAY WANDERERS, HUNKY DORY'S PARK

Bray forward Robbie Doyle in action against Drogheda's Brian King

SPORTING FINGAL 1-1 SHAMROCK ROVERS, MORTON STADIUM

Shaun Williams of Sporting Fingal is tackled by Stephen Rice of Shamrock Rovers

A plane takes off from Dublin Airport close to Morton Stadium, Santry

SETANTA SPORTS CUP, SEMI-FINAL, 1st LEG - SATURDAY 3 APRIL 2010

BOHEMIANS  2-1  LINFIELD, DALYMOUNT PARK

Bohemians' Aaron Greene eludes Linfield's Damien Curran

Linfield's Jim Ervin tackles Bohemians' Raffaele Cretaro

Raffaele Cretaro (not in shot) scores the winner for Bohemians v Linfield

The action - and lack of action due to the inclement weather - on the pitch this week.

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MATCH POSTPONEMENTS, MONDAY 29 MARCH 2010

The Setanta Sports Cup game betwen St Patrick's Athletic and Sligo Rovers was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch at Richmond Park.

The Airtricity League game at the Carlisle Grounds between Bray Wanderers and Bohemians, and the Leinster Senior Cup tie Shamrock Rovers v Shelbourne, at Tallaght Stadium, also fell foul of the unseasonal weather on Monday.

AIRTRICITY LEAGUE - FRIDAY 26 MARCH 2010

Action from the Premier Division

BOHEMIANS  0-0  SLIGO ROVERS, DALYMOUNT PARK

Stephen Maher of  Dundalk sandwiched between Ryan Guy (left) and Stuart Byrne

UCD  1-0  BRAY WANDERERS, UCD BOWL, BELFIELD

Jake Kelly of Bray Wanderers tackles UCD's Robbie Creevy