Garry Buckley fires Cork City to FAI Cup final

Cork City 1 - Limerick 0: Cork City are now two league points and one cup final away from an historic double, after a first-half Garry Buckley goal was enough to see them edge out Limerick in a tight and tense semi-final at Turner’s Cross.

It was hardly a vintage performance by the home team, and a bright Limerick side certainly made them work for their win but, as so often in this season of plenty for Cork City, they found a way to prevail in the end.

After heavy showers had doused the turf, kick off arrived with Limerick showing one change from the side which had surprised City in the league with a 2-1 win the previous week, Dean Clarke coming in for Barry Cotter, while Cork boss John Caulfield made two alterations to the team which drew 1-1 with Dundalk on Monday, Kieran Sadlier and young defender Conor McCarthy coming in as Jimmy Keohane and Steven Beattie dropped to the bench.