Shamrock Rovers v Ballkani, Besiktas v St Pat's live score updates
Stephen Kenny's St Pat's will be looking to restore some pride after being thoroughly outclassed in the first leg of their UEFA Conference League qualifier against Turkish giants Besiktas.
Ole Gunnar Solskjær rocked into Dublin not only revealing that he nearly replaced Stephen Kenny as Ireland manager, but then further rubbed salt into the wounds by masterminding a performance with former Chelsea star Tammy Abrahama scoring an impressive hattrick.
Losing the first leg 4-1, St Pat's will be looking for a big result in Turkey and although turning the tie around seems unlikely, Stephen Kenny will be hoping for a confidence-boosting performance as the league season run in looms large.
Kenny hasn't had it all his own way since returning to management with Pat's sitting in sixth place domestically.
Today's game kicks off at 7 pm Irish time and will be broadcast on YouTube so we will have all the updates here.
Shamrock Rovers v Ballkani - 8pm
Stephen Bradley did not hold back in his criticism of Shamrock Rovers after their 1-0 loss to Ballkani last week, saying it is one of the worst performances they've produced in Europe during his tenure, and all is not rosey in Tallaght.
Bradley met the media on Wednesday and revealed Jack Byrne will not be in the squad for the crunch clash while multiple media outlets reported a training ground disagreement between the pair.
But Ballkani will care little about Rovers' woes as they look to punch their ticket into the Conference League playoff round.
Today's game takes place at Tallaght Stadium with kick-off set for 8 pm. Those looking to watch it can tune into LOI TV who have obtained the rights for this one. We will have all the live updates here on the Irish Mirror.
18:37 Darragh Culhane
Hello and welcome to live coverage of tonight's two UEFA Conference League qualifiers featuring Shamrock Rovers and St Pat's.
Stephen Kenny and St Pat's saw their European hopes dashed last week when they lost 4-1 at home to Besiktas but will be hoping to put in a performance to be proud of tonight.
Those looking to watch the game can tune into YouTube with local broadcasters streaming the game.
That game kicks off at 7 pm and we will have all the updates here.
Shamrock Rovers host Ballkani at 8 pm in Tallaght Stadium as they look to overhaul their 1-0 first-leg deficit. That game is being shown live on LOI TV and, again, we will have score updates here on the Irish Mirror.
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