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Tierney torments Athlone

Athlone Town 0-3 Limerick 37
On-loan Cork City forward John Tierney scored twice and set up a third as Limerick 37 eased to victory over Athlone Town on Monday night.
 
  Athlone-Limerick fixture rescheduled
The eircom League of Ireland First Division fixture between Athlone Town and Limerick 37 will take place on Monday night after its postponement on Saturday evening.
 
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Shels move second with Longford mauling

Shelbourne 5-0 Longford Town
Shelbourne moved ahead of Waterford United into second place in the eircom League of Ireland First Division table with an emphatic victory over Longford Town at Tolka Park on Friday.
 
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Youths off bottom with Gortakeegan win

Monaghan United 1-2 Wexford Youths
Wexford Youths climbed off the bottom of the eircom League of Ireland First Division table with victory over Monaghan United at Kingspan Century Park on Friday.
 
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County dent Sporting ambitions

Kildare County 1-1 Sporting Fingal
Kildare County put a major dent in Sporting Fingal’s ambitions of securing promotion in their first year in existence with a draw at Station Road on Friday night.
 
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Crowley brace helps Dundalk five clear

Dundalk 2-1 Waterford United
Paul Crowley scored twice as First Division leaders Dundalk stole a march on second-placed Waterford United to move five points clear at the top of the table.
 
  PREVIEW
Friday’s First Division games

Shelbourne and Sporting Fingal will hope to make inroads on second-placed Waterford United when they take on bottom half sides on Friday night, while Monaghan United host bottom of the table Wexford Youths.
 
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Dundalk host Blues in crunch encounter

eircom League of Ireland First Division leaders Dundalk welcome second-placed Waterford United to Oriel Park on Thursday evening in a colossal encounter which could go a long way towards deciding the outcome of the title race.
 
    Keane rues Sunderland pre-season
Sunderland manager Roy Keane has indicated that the club may reconsider its pre-season programme after defeat to Liverpool in the opening game of the new Barclays Premier League season.
 
    Kildare players threaten strike action
The players of eircom League of Ireland First Division club Kildare County have threatened to strike if money owed is not paid in full within the next month.
 
    Limerick announce fundraising events
Limerick 37 have announced details of a series of fundraising events to take place in the city this coming weekend.
 
  Waterford announce Grincell extension
Waterford United striker David Grincell has signed a two-year extension to his existing contract after a blistering start to his career at the RSC.
 
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  first division standings 26/8/2008
P W D L F A GD Pts
  1. Dundalk 24 15 6 3 41 14 27 51
  2. Shelbourne 24 13 7 4 41 17 24 46
  3. Waterford Utd 24 13 7 4 40 20 20 46
  4. Sporting Fingal 24 12 7 5 37 21 16 43
  5. Limerick 37 24 9 4 11 31 33 -2 31
  6. Monaghan Utd 24 8 5 11 17 36 -19 29
  7. Longford Town 24 6 5 13 23 34 -11 23
  8. Athlone Town 24 4 9 11 18 35 -17 21
  9. Wexford Youths 24 5 5 14 18 35 -17 20
  10. Kildare County 24 4 7 13 22 43 -21 19

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