2025 FAI Cup

[Ancient Rush]

Men's Draw:

Shamrock Rovers vs Wexford
Dundalk vs Sligo Rovers
Fairview Rangers vs Shelbourne
Cork City vs Leicester Celtic
Finn Harps vs UCD
Bray Wanderers vs Wayside Celtic
Kerry vs Athlone Town
St Pats vs UCC
Salthill Devon vs St Michael's
Galway United vs Tolka Rovers
Bangor Celtic vs Cobh Ramblers
Castlebar Celtic vs Longford Town
Killester Donnycarney vs Bohemians
Waterford vs St Mochta's
Treaty United vs Derry City
Drogheda United vs Crumlin United

No standout tie, but Dundalk vs Sligo looks intriguing, and of the non-league vs LoI matchups, Castlebar could prove the trickiest banana skin.

Not one but two premier sides in Limerick on the one weekend, should be fairly big. Hope thought goes into timing. That is also all Ireland Hurling final weekend and most would say there is a good chance we will be in that too.

[nr637]

2025 FAI Cup 2nd round single adult ticket prices.

Shamrock Rovers vs Wexford - €20
Dundalk vs Sligo Rovers - €20
Fairview Rangers vs Shelbourne - €12
Cork City vs Leicester Celtic - €12.50
Finn Harps vs UCD - €15
Bray Wanderers vs Wayside Celtic - €15
Kerry vs Athlone Town - €15
St Pats vs UCC - €15
Salthill Devon vs St Michael's - €5
Galway United vs Tolka Rovers - €18
Bangor Celtic vs Cobh Ramblers - €20
Castlebar Celtic vs Longford Town - €10
Killester Donnycarney vs Bohemians - €10
Waterford vs St Mochta's - €18
Treaty United vs Derry City - €14
Drogheda United vs Crumlin United - €5

[Buckett]

A fiver? Is that correct? That's great value even for Salthill, they have no spectator facilities.
I hope there's a few upsets. Castlebar probably have the best chance of causing a shock because they're mid season

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

2025 FAI Cup 2nd round single adult ticket prices.

Shamrock Rovers vs Wexford - €20
Dundalk vs Sligo Rovers - €20
Fairview Rangers vs Shelbourne - €12
Cork City vs Leicester Celtic - €12.50
Finn Harps vs UCD - €15
Bray Wanderers vs Wayside Celtic - €15
Kerry vs Athlone Town - €15
St Pats vs UCC - €15
Salthill Devon vs St Michael's - €5
Galway United vs Tolka Rovers - €18
Bangor Celtic vs Cobh Ramblers - €20
Castlebar Celtic vs Longford Town - €10
Killester Donnycarney vs Bohemians - €10
Waterford vs St Mochta's - €18
Treaty United vs Derry City - €14
Drogheda United vs Crumlin United - €5

Away end in Oriel €15

[2 Year Contract]

2025 FAI Cup 2nd round single adult ticket prices.

Shamrock Rovers vs Wexford - €20
Dundalk vs Sligo Rovers - €20
Fairview Rangers vs Shelbourne - €12
Cork City vs Leicester Celtic - €12.50
Finn Harps vs UCD - €15
Bray Wanderers vs Wayside Celtic - €15
Kerry vs Athlone Town - €15
St Pats vs UCC - €15
Salthill Devon vs St Michael's - €5
Galway United vs Tolka Rovers - €18
Bangor Celtic vs Cobh Ramblers - €20
Castlebar Celtic vs Longford Town - €10
Killester Donnycarney vs Bohemians - €10
Waterford vs St Mochta's - €18
Treaty United vs Derry City - €14
Drogheda United vs Crumlin United - €5

Not sure where you were looking but some of these are incorrect. For example,
Pats vs UCC tickets are €10 adults and €5 kids.

Also Bangor Celtic vs Cobh tickets are €10 adults €5 kids

[Martinho II]

A fiver? Is that correct? That's great value even for Salthill, they have no spectator facilities.
I hope there's a few upsets. Castlebar probably have the best chance of causing a shock because they're mid season

Yeah read somewhere that Castlebar won a trophy recently so no doubt it will be a tough game considering their boss is ex LTFC ,Bohs and Athlone Town player Stephen Gavin.

[WoodquayBoy]

Yeah read somewhere that Castlebar won a trophy recently so no doubt it will be a tough game considering their boss is ex LTFC ,Bohs and Athlone Town player Stephen Gavin.
They retained the Connacht Junior Cup, beat Mervue United 1-0
They beat another Galway side, Maree/Oranmore, 2-1 in last year’s final

[nr637]

From what I've seen online there is no TV game scheduled for this round.

I suppose LOI TV will have all the games covered for league clubs with home fixtures!

[nr637]

Not sure where you were looking but some of these are incorrect. For example,
Pats vs UCC tickets are €10 adults and €5 kids.

Also Bangor Celtic vs Cobh tickets are €10 adults €5 kids

2025 FAI Cup 2nd round single adult ticket prices.

Shamrock Rovers vs Wexford - €20
Dundalk vs Sligo Rovers - €20
Fairview Rangers vs Shelbourne - €12
Cork City vs Leicester Celtic - €12.50
Finn Harps vs UCD - €15
Bray Wanderers vs Wayside Celtic - €15
Kerry vs Athlone Town - €15
St Pats vs UCC - €10
Salthill Devon vs St Michael's - €5
Galway United vs Tolka Rovers - €18
Bangor Celtic vs Cobh Ramblers - €10
Castlebar Celtic vs Longford Town - €10
Killester Donnycarney vs Bohemians - €10
Waterford vs St Mochta's - €18
Treaty United vs Derry City - €14
Drogheda United vs Crumlin United - €5

[nr637]

2025 FAI Cup 2nd Non-League Clubs Home Venues.

Fairview Rangers (Limerick) The Fairgreen capacity 1,500
Salthill Devon (Galway) Drom Soccer Park capacity 2,000
Bangor Celtic (Dublin) Iveagh Grounds capacity 500
Castlebar Celtic (Mayo) Celtic Park capacity 1,500
Killester Donnycarney (Dublin) Hadden Park capacity 500

There are some lovely grounds for League fans to visit in the 2nd round FAI Cup fixtures over the weekend. I reckon The Fairgreen in Limerick is one of the best, but all the home clubs have fine facilities available to all the visiting fans.

That's what's great about the FAI Cup! :)

[Martinho II]

See Iveagh Grounds on the list are St James Gate still playing there?

[Burnsie]

seriously pal are you getting Grok to make these lists for you or something?

Killester Donnycarney v Bohs is at Dalymount. (And it's €15 in, not €10. )

Bangor Celtic v Cobh is at Pearse Park, not the Iveagh Grounds.

[Buckett]

all the home clubs have fine facilities available to all the visiting fans.


No they don't!

[holidaysong]

2025 FAI Cup 2nd round single adult ticket prices.

Shamrock Rovers vs Wexford - €20
Dundalk vs Sligo Rovers - €20
Fairview Rangers vs Shelbourne - €12
Cork City vs Leicester Celtic - €12.50
Finn Harps vs UCD - €15
Bray Wanderers vs Wayside Celtic - €15
Kerry vs Athlone Town - €15
St Pats vs UCC - €10
Salthill Devon vs St Michael's - €5
Galway United vs Tolka Rovers - €18
Bangor Celtic vs Cobh Ramblers - €10
Castlebar Celtic vs Longford Town - €10
Killester Donnycarney vs Bohemians - €10
Waterford vs St Mochta's - €18
Treaty United vs Derry City - €14
Drogheda United vs Crumlin United - €5

A regular ticket for Dundalk is €15, which is what the majority of attendees will pay. €20 is only for the main stand.

[nr637]

seriously pal are you getting Grok to make these lists for you or something?

Killester Donnycarney v Bohs is at Dalymount. (And it's €15 in, not €10. )

Bangor Celtic v Cobh is at Pearse Park, not the Iveagh Grounds.


2025 FAI Cup 2nd round single adult ticket prices.

Bohemians vs Killester Donnycarney - €15


&


2025 FAI Cup 2nd Non-League Clubs Home Venues.

Fairview Rangers (Limerick) The Fairgreen capacity 1,500
Salthill Devon (Galway) Drom Soccer Park capacity 2,000
Bangor Celtic (Dublin) Pearse Park capacity 500
Castlebar Celtic (Mayo) Celtic Park capacity 1,500


There are some lovely grounds for League fans to visit in the 2nd round FAI Cup fixtures over the weekend. I reckon The Fairgreen in Limerick is one of the best, but all the home clubs have fine facilities available to all the visiting fans.

That's what's great about the FAI Cup!

No worries pal :)

[nr637]

No they don't!

As I was referring to the home non-league clubs in the FAI Cup you will find if you check out the following that Fairview Rangers (Limerick) The Fairgreen, Salthill Devon (Galway) Drom Soccer Park, Bangor Celtic (Dublin) Pearse Park & Castlebar Celtic (Mayo) Celtic Park do offer all the required facilities and more.

[TVFBLOCKF]

2025 FAI Cup 2nd Non-League Clubs Home Venues.

Fairview Rangers (Limerick) The Fairgreen capacity 1,500
Salthill Devon (Galway) Drom Soccer Park capacity 2,000
Bangor Celtic (Dublin) Iveagh Grounds capacity 500
Castlebar Celtic (Mayo) Celtic Park capacity 1,500
Killester Donnycarney (Dublin) Hadden Park capacity 500

There are some lovely grounds for League fans to visit in the 2nd round FAI Cup fixtures over the weekend. I reckon The Fairgreen in Limerick is one of the best, but all the home clubs have fine facilities available to all the visiting fans.

That's what's great about the FAI Cup! :)

Where did you get 2000 for Drom? I seriously doubt you'd squeeze 2000 people around the pitches up there! A fine training facility but it's not designed to host a large crowd of people.

[nr637]

Where did you get 2000 for Drom? I seriously doubt you'd squeeze 2000 people around the pitches up there! A fine training facility but it's not designed to host a large crowd of people.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drom_Soccer_Park

[TVFBLOCKF]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drom_Soccer_Park

Yeah, I wouldn't trust that. Especially with no citation. You'd probably have capacity for 2000 people across the 4 pitches but no way you're getting 2000 people around the main pitch, especially as the 4 pitches are quite close to each other. You can see for yourself here - https://www.google.com/maps/@53.2930819,-9.1325863,214m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDcxMy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

[Buckett]

As I was referring to the home non-league clubs in the FAI Cup you will find if you check out the following that Fairview Rangers (Limerick) The Fairgreen, Salthill Devon (Galway) Drom Soccer Park, Bangor Celtic (Dublin) Pearse Park & Castlebar Celtic (Mayo) Celtic Park do offer all the required facilities and more.

I've been to most of those grounds. They do not "offer all the required facilities and more". Fairview is the only one with facilities for supporters. You're talking absolute nonsense and trying to pass it off as facts as usual.

[nr637]

Yeah, I wouldn't trust that. Especially with no citation. You'd probably have capacity for 2000 people across the 4 pitches but no way you're getting 2000 people around the main pitch, especially as the 4 pitches are quite close to each other. You can see for yourself here - https://www.google.com/maps/@53.2930819,-9.1325863,214m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDcxMy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Based on your knowledge of the ground what would you estimate the maximum amount of fans that could watch a game safely at the Drom Soccer Park?

[nr637]

I've been to most of those grounds. They do not "offer all the required facilities and more". Fairview is the only one with facilities for supporters. You're talking absolute nonsense and trying to pass it off as facts as usual.

I suppose most visiting fans at these venues will just like a good view of the game, toilet facilities and food & drink options. I think all these clubs have a bar & clubhouse and will probably put a lot of work into providing the necessary facilities. I think you are getting all worked up as usual and have very negative comments and opinions. Hope you are not travelling to one of these fixtures as you might be surprised at what is available and possible on the day.

[Martinho II]

Based on your knowledge of the ground what would you estimate the maximum amount of fans that could watch a game safely at the Drom Soccer Park?

https://www.extratime.com/articles/9732/salthill-devon-0---5-longford-town/
Judging by this piece **** all!

[TVFBLOCKF]

Based on your knowledge of the ground what would you estimate the maximum amount of fans that could watch a game safely at the Drom Soccer Park?

A couple of hundred at most. It's not something Salthill have ever had to worry about mind!

[EalingGreen]

https://www.extratime.com/articles/9732/salthill-devon-0---5-longford-town/
Judging by this piece **** all!Nerdy curiosity has got the better of me - again! - so I couldn't help but google it;

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gps-cs-s/AC9h4no2XppjmLZUg9gICWxGDcy5QdPHKH_7NZgsG7KTCZ5tt1 1Q9FPsbmR3R7qrLeEKaG8VcW7WY1J98UFbx6ytu5OxOAuCHOlB xQmjb85PTANLYvrR3ekOZD4jOlY2V_GPdUDXVQGwCA=s1360-w1360-h1020

As a Junior soccer centre, that seems excellent.

But never mind how many people you could fit in physically, when it comes to staging Intermediate, never mind Senior, events, imo it doesn't come close to meeting the minimum (stands, cover, facilities, turnstiles, parking, accessibility etc)

[TVFBLOCKF]

Nerdy curiosity has got the better of me - again! - so I couldn't help but google it;

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gps-cs-s/AC9h4no2XppjmLZUg9gICWxGDcy5QdPHKH_7NZgsG7KTCZ5tt1 1Q9FPsbmR3R7qrLeEKaG8VcW7WY1J98UFbx6ytu5OxOAuCHOlB xQmjb85PTANLYvrR3ekOZD4jOlY2V_GPdUDXVQGwCA=s1360-w1360-h1020

As a Junior soccer centre, that seems excellent.

But never mind how many people you could fit in physically, when it comes to staging Intermediate, never mind Senior, events, imo it doesn't come close to meeting the minimum (stands, cover, facilities, turnstiles, parking, accessibility etc)

It's a fine facility but is primarily a training one. Not sure what Salthill's plan is for the third tier as it's probably not really suitable for hosting senior football on a regular basis.

[Elfman]

It's a fine facility but is primarily a training one. Not sure what Salthill's plan is for the third tier as it's probably not really suitable for hosting senior football on a regular basis.
Agreed, I used to love playing there as a teenager and Galway United used the same facilities.

Great photo EG but it's a bit old now. They've added floodlights and fencing to pitch 3 and rotated the Astro pitch 90 degrees at a cost of x4 of the eight 5-a-side cages. Still no spectator stand AFAIK but you'd imagine they lost a bit of income removing those cages so the 3rd tier might be their ambition...

Have a look on Google Maps (satellite view) at these coordinates: 53.293608,-9.133287

[Buckett]

I suppose most visiting fans at these venues will just like a good view of the game, toilet facilities and food & drink options. I think all these clubs have a bar & clubhouse and will probably put a lot of work into providing the necessary facilities. I think you are getting all worked up as usual and have very negative comments and opinions. Hope you are not travelling to one of these fixtures as you might be surprised at what is available and possible on the day.

EalingGreen gets it. Read his post again

[outspoken]

I'm buzzing to visit Castlebar on Sunday, mainly because they have a bar. Hopefully it stays dry and there's a good view of the pitch.

[outspoken]

A couple of hundred at most. It's not something Salthill have ever had to worry about mind!

The wind used to tear through ya, horrible place to watch football.

[Elfman]

seriously pal are you getting Grok to make these lists for you or something?

Killester Donnycarney v Bohs is at Dalymount. (And it's €15 in, not €10. )

Bangor Celtic v Cobh is at Pearse Park, not the Iveagh Grounds.
Burnsie, any idea what happened with the Bangor & Greenhills merger? Seems they have quietly dropped the Bangor GG name & crest but still play some games out of Walkinstown?

[Burnsie]

I don't know the details but it was abandoned very quickly - I don't think it even lasted a full season. Bangor have tended to move around the place for home games - it's not long ago they were based in Churchtown/Nutgrove - so I wouldn't read too much into that

[trevy]

Waterford announced during the week tickets were reduced to €12 for adults game v St Mochtas. Anyone who had already paid the higher price could get a refund on the difference.

[redobit]

Waterford announced during the week tickets were reduced to €12 for adults game v St Mochtas. Anyone who had already paid the higher price could get a refund on the difference.

Does the club have to get agreement with FAI and away team for a change like that. Givem they get a % of the gate.

[Straightstory]

Looking forward to Drogheda v Crumlin tonight - a welcome break from the league and seeing the same teams over, and over and over and over again....

[nr637]

Games weekend 18th/19th/20th JulyFAI Cup 2nd Round

Friday 18th July

Shamrock Rovers v Wexford
Dundalk v Sligo Rovers
Finn Harps v UCD
Bray Wanderers v Wayside Celtic
Kerry vs Athlone Town
Galway United v Tolka Rovers
Killester Donnycarney v Bohemians
Waterford v St Mochta's
Treaty United v Derry City
Drogheda United v Crumlin United

Saturday 19th July

Cork City v Leicester Celtic
Salthill Devon v St Michael's

Sunday 20th July

Castlebar Celtic v Longford Town
St Pats v UCC
Bangor Celtic v Cobh Ramblers
Fairview Rangers v Shelbourne

[nr637]

2025 FAI Cup 2nd Non-League Clubs Home Venues.

Fairview Rangers (Limerick) The Fairgreen capacity 1,500
Salthill Devon (Galway) Drom Soccer Park capacity 500
Bangor Celtic (Dublin) Pearse Park capacity 500
Castlebar Celtic (Mayo) Celtic Park capacity 1,500


There are some lovely grounds for League fans to visit in the 2nd round FAI Cup fixtures over the weekend. I reckon The Fairgreen in Limerick is one of the best, but all the home clubs have fine facilities available to all the visiting fans.

That's what's great about the FAI Cup!

[Shearer]

Does the club have to get agreement with FAI and away team for a change like that. Givem they get a % of the gate.
I think there is a minimum ticket price in the competition rules. I'm not sure if any price changes have to be negotiated though.

[Martinho II]

The wind used to tear through ya, horrible place to watch football.

didnt help matters that their pitch is the middle of nowhere!

[TVFBLOCKF]

didnt help matters that their pitch is the middle of nowhere!

That's quite something from a Longford fan! :D

[redarmyfaction]

OMFG the surface in Dundalk

[legendz]

Kerry concede a sloppy goal. Keeper let's the balls slip through his grasp.

[legendz]

Kerry admittedly then get away with one when not conceding what seemed like a stonewall penalty.

[Another Bohemia]

Some goal by James McManus for Sligo.

[legendz]

Kerry force the game into extra time with a goal from a free kick with the last kick of the game in normal time!

[culloty82]

Joe Adams equalises with a superb free kick in the seventh minute of injury-time, so extra-time beckons!

[pineapple stu]

The only game of the night that seems to have been remotely competitive

[legendz]

Kerry take the lead just over a minute into extra time!

[Bunny Kelly]

What happened the students, I thought they had finally sorted themselves out over the last few weeks but that was quite the beating. Maybe it's just there something to the new Harps signings

[pineapple stu]

Well, plus we had Seán Brennan on fire last week, but he's since left!