Salthill Devon handed trip to Dublin in First Round of FAI Cup
Drom side face tie with Crumlin United as Connacht Junior Cup semi-finals take centre stage this weekend
Salthill Devon have been handed ana way tie in the First Round of this year's FAI Cup, with Emlyn Long's side facing a trip to Dublin to take on Crumlin United.
The draw saw 24 non-league clubs enter the hat, and the winners of the 12 ties will be joined by the 20 League of Ireland club's for the Second Round draw.
The 12 First Round fixtures which will take place on the week ending Sunday May 17, with full fixtures to be announced in due course.
However, they suffered disappointment in the second round of the FAI Junior Cup over the weekend, exiting the competetion following a penalty shoot-out with Colga.
Corrib Rangers who also departed on spot kicks against lower division East Galway United; West United conceded their game against Bearna Na Forbacha; while two games were called off due to unplayable surfaces as the St Bernard's and Knocknacarra, and Corrib Celtic and Cregmore-Claregalway, ties fell by the wayside, but are rescheduled for Sunday.
The third round draw was released on Monday and the winners of the above two games from this weekend will meet in the next round. Second Division East Galway United will host Colga in Kiltormer; while the remaining tie will see the meeting of Bearna Na Forbacha and Moyne Villa.
In the Women's Connacht Cup semi-final in Sligo, there was disappointment for the last remaining Galway side as Salthill Devon fell to a 3-2 defeat against Glenview Stars, with Eabha Ní Choisdealbha and Isabel Fahey getting their goals.
However, Mervue United were making it a hat-trick of successive Connacht Youth Cup titles, as goals from Kalen Ainsworth, Kian Dooley, and Zarif Abobaker saw them them register a 3-0 win over Castlebar Celtic in the final played in Headford on Sunday.
Meanwhile, the Connacht Junior Cup is down to the last four and it is an all-Galway affair as Mervue United will travel to Clarinbridge for a meeting with Colga, while Salthill Devon will take to the road to Headford and a contest with Moyne Villa. Both games are scheduled for 2pm on Sunday.
Colga and Mervue have met on two occasions in the league this season, with the Kilcornan-based outfit winning 2-1 at home back in January, and drawing 1-1 in their Fahy's Field encounter in September.
Salthill Devon have registered two league successes over Moyne Villa, winning 1-0 with a very late goal in Headford in September, while matters were much more comfortable in a 5-1 success in Drom in January.
Meanwhile Hibernians are in Connacht Shield semi-final action and they travel to face Cloonfad at 2pm on Sunday.