FAI Intermediate Cup

When Paddy McConigley was growing up kicking football for his local Fanad Gaels club at Triaghalough in north-west Donegal, little did he know where the wind on the gusty peninsula would take him.

Cork City will face Limerick in the Munster Senior Cup semi-final after putting six past Munster Senior League Division Two outfit Cobh Wanderers in Cobh on Saturday. 

FAI Intermediate Cup: A Roy Long-inspired Avondale United moved to within three games of an historic five FAI Intermediate Cup titles in-a-row after a deserved 3-1 win over College Corinthians in their fourth round clash at Avondale Park on Saturday.

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Representatives from two of Donegal’s leading soccer clubs are to attend a Football Association of Ireland hearing this afternoon following an allegation of racial abuse.

College Corinthians exacted quick revenge on neighbours Douglas Hall as the Castletreasure outfit advanced to the third round of the FAI Intermediate Cup with a 3-0 victory at Moneygourney on Saturday.

Avondale United’s players wake up in Sligo today, having broken the back of one of the longest journeys in Irish football as they head for Ballybofey and an FAI Ford Cup quarter-final replay against Finn Harps.

John Caulfield admits he is taking a risk in becoming the new Cork City manager, but it was a chance he could not turn down.

Bluebell United 1 Avondale United 4

Drogheda United defender Shane Grimes is said to be “distraught” after testing positive for a banned substance.

It’s 32 years since their last cup win, but Waterford United overcame their first hurdle in this season’s competition yesterday thanks to a 37th minute David Breen penalty while sinking 10-man Everton’s hopes of extending their season beyond May.

FAI Intermediate Cup winners Avondale United progressed to the third round proper of the FAI Cup thanks to a 3-1 win over Kildrum Tigers in Donegal yesterday.

Munster Senior League duo Douglas Hall and Everton will be seeking to upset Airtricity League opposition in their FAI Ford Cup second round ties tomorrow.

Fermoy will be playing Premier Division football next season after defeating Carrigaline United 1-0 in the Munster Senior League First Division play-off decider at Carrig Park yesterday.

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AFTER going out of the FAI Intermediate Cup last week, Beamish Stout Munster Senior League champions Rockmount got their season back on track with an emphatic 5-1 victory over College Corinthians on Saturday.

THIS coming Sunday is a third FAI Intermediate Cup final with Avondale United for Eoghan Lougheed.

DEAN KELLY denied Donegal side Bonagee United a shock victory over Crumlin United in the FAI Ford Senior Cup second round yesterday.

IF Avondale are to take back the FAI Intermediate Cup they last won in 2007, they will probably never have surmounted a greater set of obstacles.

CORK’S stranglehold on the FAI Intermediate Cup ended yesterday when the last remaining Munster Senior League club in the competition, Rockmount, bowed out in the last four.

THE funeral took place yesterday of Willie Cotter, a former sports editor of the Cork Examiner, and a leading League of Ireland player in the 1940’s and 50’s who died over the weekend.

The semi-final draws for this year’s Umbro sponsored FAI Intermediate Cup, FAI Youth Cup, FAI Under 17 Cup and FAI Youth Interleague Cup was made this evening at the Radisson Hotel, Dublin Airport.

JOHN COTTER was the toast of Avondale United last night after his last-gasp winner helped the Leesiders retain the FAI Intermediate Cup at rain-swept Turner’s Cross.

Avondale United have won the FAI Intermediate Cup.

AVONDALE United manager, John Caulfield, reckons his team possess the hunger to repeat the glory of 2006 and retain the FAI Carlsberg Intermediate Cup against first-time finalists, Bangor Celtic, at Turner’s Cross tomorrow (kick-off 3pm).

THE SOUTHERN capital may no longer host basketball’s blue riband weekend, but Cork is making a clear statement of intent with its overwhelming representation on cup final weekend.

Avondale United 1 Blarney United 0

The FAI has announced the Intermediate Cup Final between Rockmount and Wayside Celtic will be held this Sunday in the Carlisle Grounds.

ROCKMOUNT, the holders of the FAI Intermediate Cup will have to travel to the winners of the Belgrove v Mount Merrion replay after the draw for the semi-finals was made last night.

Waterford United defender Pat Purcell has been ruled out of action after damaging ankle ligaments last night.

FAI Intermediate Cup winners Rockmount bid for a place in the last four of the senior equivalent tonight when they travel from Cork to Munster rivals Waterford United (7.30pm).

FAI Carlsberg Cup holders Longford Town, will leave last season’s decider hero, Shane Barrett, on the bench for their match against the Cork MSL team, Leeds, at Turner’s Cross tomorrow (Kick off 2.30 pm).

THE best feature of the FAI Carlsberg Cup final on Sunday was the fact that the two finalists, Rockmount of Cork and Bluebell United of Dublin, are clubs in the real sense of the word.

The third round draw for the FAI Intermediate Cup has thrown up some exciting ties, with the added bonus winners in this round reach the FAI Carlsberg Senior Cup competition.

WATERFORD UNITED captain John Frost will spend tonight’s FAI Carlsberg Cup second round tie against Everton in a hospital bed rather than at Turner’s Cross as doctors strive to locate a leak in his lung.

CORK CITY manager Pat Dolan yesterday paid tribute to his goal-scoring hot-shots John O’Flynn and George O’Callaghan and quickly emphasised the part played in their exciting start to the season by City’s defence.