The Irish Cup is the national cup knock-out competition in Northern Irish football. Inaugurated in 1881, it is the fourth-oldest national cup competition in the world. Prior to the break-away from the Irish Football Association by clubs from what would become the Irish Free State in 1921, the Irish Cup was the national cup competition for the whole of Ireland. Linfield are the current holders after beating Crusaders 4–1 in the 2012 final.
The Irish Cup is currently sponsored by JJB Sports. It was previously sponsored by Nationwide Building Society and Bass Ireland Ltd.
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... He took an unfancied Coleraine side to the Irish Cup Final in 2002/03, in which they beat Glentoran in the final 1-0 ... Quinn had finally won The Irish Cup after coming close to winning the trophy twice with Cliftonville ... Coleraine won the North West Senior Cup three times, twice finished as Irish League runners-up and reached the finals of Gold Cup and Irish League Cup under Quinn's leadership ...
... is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 1 ... Alexander had been a founder member of the Irish Football Association in 1880, contributing to the purchase of the original Irish Cup. 1885 and 1886 the club reached consecutive Irish Cup Finals, losing both to Distillery - the first 3-0 and the second 1-0 ...
... When word of his comments reached the Irish League they immediately suspended the club and demanded that they hand over their accounts for inspection ... for a practice which was widespread among the other clubs in the Irish League ... However, despite these new players and an Irish Cup semi-final appearance, United suffered in their first season finishing a disappointing tenth in the League, their lowest finish to date ...
... team squad playing a total of 25 League and Cup games that season, scoring seven goals ... and scored a goal against Gillingham in the FA Cup during the same season which was another memorable moment ... into one of the top players in the Irish League ...
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“If you desire to drain to the dregs the fullest cup of scorn and hatred that a fellow human being can pour out for you, let a young mother hear you call dear baby “it.””
—Jerome K. Jerome (1859–1927)
“I went to a very militantly Republican grammar school and, under its influence, began to revolt against the Establishment, on the simple rule of thumb, highly satisfying to a ten-year-old, that Irish equals good, English equals bad.”
—Bernadette Devlin (b. 1947)