Cork City 0 St Patrick's Athletic 0: Cork City lost further ground in the title race tonight after being held to a scoreless draw by St Pat's at Turners Cross.

The defending champions had been hoping for three points to get their title push back on track against a struggling St Pat's side but were unable to break down the visitors in a frustrating 90 minutes.

Damien Richardson's side have now taken just four points from a possible 12 since their defeat in the Champions League and, with 32 points find themselves nine points off Shelbourne's lead.