Ben Doherty was just four years old when he celebrated his dad’s Derry City side winning the 2002 FAI Cup final against Shamrock Rovers.

Athlone Town's women's team are set to take on Sligo Rovers this weekend in the FAI Cup semi-final as they seek to defend their status as current cup champions.

Derry City deservedly progressed to the semi-finals of the FAI Cup by beating Shelbourne 2-0 at the Brandywell on Saturday evening. In a battle of the top two in the League of Ireland Premier Division,

While it was a night to forget for Treaty Boss Tommy Barrett, the homesides manager, James Keddy, saw his side thump the Shannonsiders as they extended their unbeaten run to eight games in all competi

Archie Meekison sent Rooney away down the right. With UCD momentarily switching off thinking the ball had gone out of play, Rooney kept it in to cross where Grant and James Clarke set up Tierney to calmly shoot past Moore for his well-taken second goal.

Bohemians' clash with Derry City and Drogheda United's encounter with Wexford in the semi-finals of the the Sports Direct FAI Cup will both be broadcast live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player on the week ending 6 October.

ATHLONE TOWN 1 DROGHEDA UNITED 4  Drogheda United are into their first FAI Cup semi-final since 2013 when they avoided a giant killing act by beating First Division Athlone Town. Athlone went into the tie having lost their last four league games with their most recent win coming in the last round of the cup versus Waterford.

Manager Ruaidhrí Higgins believes if Derry City reach the Sports Direct FAI Cup Final in November, then his side will have done it the extremely hard way. Having knocked out cup holders St Patrick’s Athletic at the Brandywell in the first round,

DERRY City fans were served up a fantastic performance against their league title rivals Shelbourne as they knocked the Dubliners out of the FAI Cup in Saturday’s quarter-final tie at Brandywell.