The 1997–98 Irish Cup was the 118th edition of the

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's premier football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 2 May 1998 with the final. Glenavon were the defending champions after winning their 5th Irish Cup last season, with a 1–0 win over

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in the 1997 final. This season Glenavon reached the final again for the third year in a row, but were defeated 1–0 after extra time by

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, who won the cup for the 17th time. This was a repeat of the 1995–96 final two years earlier that also ended 1–0 to the Glens.

Fifth round

Replays

Sixth round

Replays

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

References

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