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1 week ago | 
rte.ie | Darryl Geraghty
Treaty United came from behind to overcome 10-player Bohemians in a thrilling clash at Dalymount Park. Aoibhe Brennan had Bohs ahead at the break before a second-half rally from the visitors saw Lisa Murphy head into her own net before Katie Lawlee broke the home side's hearts with a 93rd-minute stunner to take all three points back to Limerick.
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1 week ago | 
rte.ie | Darryl Geraghty
In a repeat of the scoreline from when the sides last met in Dublin back in April, Shamrock Rovers swept aside bottom club Cork City to extend their lead at the summit to an ominous 11 points as 4,355 watched on at a balmy Tallaght Stadium. Michael Noonan's double either side of a powerful Roberto Lopes header had the hosts cruising at the interval. Rory Gaffney quelled any doubts after the break despite an Alex Nolan consolation.
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2 weeks ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Darryl Geraghty |Tolka Park
Damien Duff and Stephen Bradley renewed rivalries on Friday night as the league leaders came out on top in a feisty 2-1 win at a sold out Tolka Park. Dan Cleary had put the Hoops ahead before Josh Honohan put into the back of his own net with the game finely poised at the break.
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2 weeks ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Darryl Geraghty |Tolka Park
League leaders Shamrock Rovers overcame Champions Shelbourne to open up a 12-point gap over their title rivals. An excellent Dan Cleary header put the visitors ahead early on, but recent Ireland International call-up Josh Honohan put into his own net with the game finely poised at the break. But with six minutes of normal time left, Honohan smashed home the winner to secure bragging rights.
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1 month ago | 
rte.ie | Darryl Geraghty
John Martin was the hero as Shelbourne got back to winning ways in a 3-2 thriller at Tolka Park. Gareth McElroy had given his side a surprise lead early on, but Martin hit back with a match-winning hat-trick, despite star in the making Owen Elding set up an extremely nervy ending. The impressive visitors, who made just the one change from the side that brilliantly overcame Galway United last week, got the dream start in the third minute.
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1 month ago | 
the42.ie | Darryl Geraghty
DAMIEN DUFF DOUBLED down on comments on the now infamous images of him at Dalymount Park last week, describing it as “a deeply embarrassing photo for the league”. The Shelbourne boss was suspended for the 1-0 defeat to Bohemians last Friday and watched the game from a hill overlooking the School End of the Phibsborough ground, with the photos quickly going viral on social media.
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1 month ago | 
rte.ie | Darryl Geraghty
It was the defences who came out on top as both Shelbourne and Drogheda played out an entertaining goalless stalemate at Tolka Park in which both teams will feel they had chances to take all three points. The champions, who welcomed back Damien Duff to the dugout after his suspension, were desperate to bounce back from Friday's costly defeat to rivals Bohemians, in which they lost their skipper Mark Coyle and Ali Coote to dismissals at Dalymount, but showed no signs of ring-rust early on.
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1 month ago | 
echolive.ie | Darryl Geraghty
Recently appointed Cork City manager Gerard Nash is optimistic at what the future holds having seen his new team in the flesh for the first time on Friday night. Nash was in the stands as his side suffered heartbreak away at St Pats as Jamie Lennon smashed home a 96th minute winner in Inchicore. “I have been in this situation before, it's never over until the final whistle, you're never sure, so it's a disappointing result undoubtedly. It was my first 90 minutes at the club.
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1 month ago | 
rte.ie | Darryl Geraghty
Shamrock Rovers league hoodoo continued over their arch enemy Bohemians as they took bragging rights in a keenly contested Dublin derby. Fiona Donnelly's second half own goal proved the difference in a game of fine margins as the hosts rattled the crossbar late on. In the sweltering heat that baked Dublin 7 throughout, both sides were certainly fired up on the field as they went toe-to-toe in an open encounter with a real derby feel as they both went close in the opening few minutes.
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1 month ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Darryl Geraghty
Recently appointed Cork City manager Gerard Nash is optimistic at what the future holds having seen his new team in the flesh for the first time on Friday night. Nash was in the stands as his side suffered heartbreak away at St Pats as Jamie Lennon smashed home a 96th minute winner in Inchicore. “That's football,’ said the 38-year-old. “I have been in this situation before, it's never over until the final whistle, you're never sure, so it's a disappointing result undoubtedly.
