Holders Shamrock Rovers and Drogheda United will play a replay of the last two years’ finals in the second round of the EA Sports Cup.
Rovers versus Drogheda is arguably the stand-out tie of the draw. Drogheda won the 2012 encounter 3-1 and the Hoops won 2-0 in the 2013 final.
The second round is broken into four regional pools, but the eight teams who qualify from this round for the quarter-finals will be in an open draw.
Second-round matches will take place on Monday, 5 May and Tuesday, 6 May with dates and kick-off times to be confirmed later.
The draw is as follows:
Pool 1: Wexford Youths v Cobh Ramblers, Cork City v Waterford United.
Pool 2: Sligo Rovers v Derry City, Galway v Finn Harps.
Pool 3: Bray Wanderers v Dundalk, Drogheda United v Shamrock Rovers.
Pool 4: Bohemians v St Patrick’s Athletic, Longford Town v Mervue United.
