'He showed massive cajones to leave Dundalk': Robbie Benson repaid for believing in St Pats

Benson was the manager’s first major recruit at the start of his first full season, a serial league winner with Europa League group experience joining a club without European football.

St Patrick's Athletic captain Ian Bermingham lifts the FAI Challenge Cup after his side's victory over Bohemians. Picture: Michael P Ryan/Sportsfile

After waiting 53 years to end their FAI Cup hoodoo, along came a second seven years later in the most dramatic of fashions for St Patrick’s Athletic.

Robbie Benson knows all about the drama of the competition. Seán Maguire’s late winner for Cork City against his Dundalk side 2016 seemed cruel but worse was to come with two penalty shootout defeats in deciders.