VETERAN goalkeeper Eddie Hickey emerged as the penalty shoot-out hero for Fairview Rangers as the Limerick outfit captured the Umbro FAI Junior Cup for a record eighth time yesterday.

New Republic of Ireland boss Brian Kerr is no stranger to success, with a remarkable record in charge of national under-age teams since his appointment by the Football Association of Ireland six years ago.

THE FAI Junior Cup holders from Limerick, Fairview Rangers, were handed another opportunity to create a sensation when they were drawn at home to Finn Harps in the third round of the FAI Carlsberg Cup in Dublin last night.