Ireland international Robbie Brady, right, draws Shelbourne FC, alongside FAI president Paul Cooke, during the FAI Cup second round draw at the Conference Centre on the Sport Ireland National Sport Campus in Abbotstown, Dublin. Photo: Seb Daly/Sportsfile
Premier Division teams will have full focus on the FAI Cup – and the prospect of unprecedented riches with a guaranteed prize pot of €700,000 in Uefa prize money – after they all avoided each other in the draw for the second round of the competition.
Holders Drogheda United were drawn at home to Crumlin United and Premier Division champions Shelbourne face a trip south to play Limerick non-league side Fairview Rangers.
