Irish Cup draw

[Sir Moses Hill]

Irish Cup fifth round draw

Glentoran v Ards
H&W v Glenavon
Linfield v Ballymena United
Armagh City v Portstewart or Moyola Park
Immaculata v Cliftonville (at Solitude)
Dergview or Sport & Leisure Swifts v Institute or Newtowne
Dungannon Swifts v Warrenpoint Town
Lisburn Distillery or Knockbreda v Annagh United
Portadown v Wakehurst
Crumlin Star v Oxford United Stars
Tobermore United v PSNI
Loughgall v Larne or Limavady United
Coleraine v Ballinamallard United
Lurgan Celtic v Bangor or Coagh United
Banbridge Town v Carrick Rangers
Abbey Villa or Rathfriland Rangers v Crusaders (at Seavew)

[bigearl79]

As I don't follow Irish football, can you tell me the highlights please of the draw.

[bisphamseasider]

Not sure about the TV aspect of games in the Irish Cup but Immaculata v Cliftonville would no doubt be one the BBC would like to televise.

Unfortunately it seems the tie has been switched to Cliftonville.

[Sir Moses Hill]

bigearl79 wrote:

As I don't follow Irish football, can you tell me the highlights please of the draw.

The fifth round of the Irish Cup is the equivalent of the third round of the FA Cup i.e. when the top flight teams join a competition that has otherwise been running for months.

This is a remarkably unremarkable draw. Only three all-NIPL ties (Linfield v Ballymena United, Dungannon Swifts v Warrenpoint Town, and Coleraine v Ballinamallard United) although none involving two top six sides.

Potential upsets, Glentoran v Ards, and Harland and Wolff Welders v Glenavon.

Whatever happens, there'll be plenty of lower league clubs in the sixth round.