FAI Cup draw LIVE updates as quarter-final pairings revealed
Defending champions Drogheda edged past Derry City at the Brandywell on penalties in a repeat of last year's final, with hopes of retaining the cup for the first time ever alive and well.
There's plenty of Dublin interest in today's draw, with Shamrock Rovers and St Patrick's Athletic still in the hunt for the cup. Rovers haven't won the title since 2019, while Pats took home the trophy in 2023 when they beat Bohemians in front of over 43,000 people at the Aviva Stadium, the largest ever attendance for an FAI Cup final.
Here are the teams left in the draw:
Drogheda United (beat Derry 3-0 on penalties after 1-1 draw)
Cork City (beat Waterford 2-1)
Galway United (beat Salthill 4-0)
Kerry (beat Cobh Ramblers 2-0)
St Patrick's Athletic (beat Shelbourne 2-0)
Finn Harps (beat Bray 3-1)
Sligo Rovers (beat Bohs 1-0)
Shamrock Rovers (beat Longford Town 2-1)
Oisin Doherty
The FAI Cup is heating up with only eight teams remaining in the competition ahead of this morning's draw for the quarter-final.
There's been a frantic schedule of European and league matches recently, but play was paused over the weekend to make way for the FAI Cup third round.
And there were some significant upsets, with top-tier teams Bohemians, Shelbourne, Derry City and Waterford all bowing out of the renowned competition.
Shels manager Joey O'Brien even slammed his team's performance as the worst they've delivered since he took over from Damien Duff.
However, O'Brien also expressed that he'd prefer it happened then, rather than in this Thursday's high-stakes European rematch with Linfield.
There's a lot at stake as not only is the FAI Cup one of the most coveted trophies in Irish football, it also comes with the added perk of a valuable European ticket for next season. Can I watch it?
Indeed, the draw will be broadcast live on the FAI's YouTube channel. The semi-final draw for the women's FAI Cup will follow immediately after, on the same link.
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