Day one of this Sports Direct Women's FAI Cup weekend threw a number of League of Ireland sides up against non-league opposition but hope of a giant killing fairytale was clinically crushed by Shamrock Rovers and Cork City.
Gemma McGuinness entered the illustrious company of Paul Ski McGee, Fergal Coleman and Johnny Glynn by scoring the winner for Galway United in a national final in Sligo on Sunday.
Lynsey McKey had barely hoisted the Avenir Sports All-Island Cup when manager Phil Trill beckoned her and his squad to celebrate with the fans who had travelled from Galway to be a part of history.