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Shels win FAI Cup to shatter Athlone's double dreams
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- Sep 27, 2026, 4:28 PM UTC
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FAI Cup
Association Football competition in Republic of Ireland
The Football Association of Ireland Senior Challenge Cup, known as the Club Orange FAI Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland. Organised by the FAI, the competition is currently sponsored by Club Orange. It was known as the Free State Cup from 1923 to 1936. Shamrock Rovers hold the record of most wins with 26.
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Athlone
Town in counties Roscommon and Westmeath, Ireland
Athlone is a town on the border of County Roscommon and County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located on the River Shannon near the southern shore of Lough Ree. It is the second most populous town in the Midlands Region with a population of 22,869 in the 2022 census.
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