The long road to the final next May began this weekend with the first round of the Tennent's Irish Cup.
Results so far:-
Friday, 19th August, 2016
Newington 3-2 Bangor
Windmill Stars 5-0 Tullyvallen Rangers
Saturday, 20th August, 2016
Abbey Villa 5-0 Holywood
Ballynure OB 4-1 Albert Foundry
Ballywalter Rec. 1-2 Ardstraw
Banbridge Rangers 4-4 (3-4p) Derriaghy CC
Bloomfield 3-4 Seapatrick
Brantwood 3-3 (1-3p) Comber Rec.
Chimney Corner 0-5 Crewe United
Coagh United 2-1 Malachians
Craigavon City 1-6 Grove United
Desertmartin 2-0 Newcastle
Donegal Celtic 1-3 Oxford United Stars
Dollingstown 4-2 Newbuildings United
Downshire YM 4-0 Rathfern Rangers
Dungiven 1-0 Saintfield United
Dunloy w/o Wellington Rec.
East Belfast 5-2 Dundonald
Fivemiletown United w/o Killymoon Rangers
Glebe Rangers 4-0 Iveagh United
Islandmagee 4-1 Ballymacash Rangers
Limavady United 2-0 Banbridge Town
Lisburn Distillery 4-0 Rosario YC
Lurgan Town 2-1 Laurelvale
Moneyslane 6-1 Magherafelt Sky Blues
Newry City AFC 7-0 Oxford Sunnyside
Portaferry Rovers 2-3 AFC Silverwood
Queen's University 14-0 Dromore Amateurs
Rathfriland Rangers 3-3 (4-2p) Moyola Park
Shankill United 0-4 Crumlin United
Sirocco Works 2-2 (4-1p) Hanover
Sport & Leisure Swifts 3-2 Ballynahinch Olympic
St. Patrick's YM 5-4 Markethill Swifts
Trojans 3-1 Immaculata
Valley Rangers 3-1 Newtowne
Sunday, 21st August, 2016
Sofia Farmer 2-1 Lower Maze