2024/25 draw for Bank of Ireland Towns Cup confirmed

With the 2024/25 season well underway, the draw for this year’s Bank of Ireland Towns Cup has taken place.

The draw was conducted by Ulster Branch president, Laurence Rocke and William Thompson from Bank of Ireland.

This year's competition sees a refreshed format with 10 Championship 1 teams, 8 Championship 2 teams and 10 AIL 2nd XV league teams participating.<br>
The draw sees the 4 teams that qualified for the AIL Junior Cup receive a bye to the second round and the remaining teams battle it out in 12 first round ties on 7 December.

The McCrea Cup will now become the subsidiary competition for first round losers.

The draw for the first round of the 2024/25 Bank of Ireland Towns Cup is as follows:

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<colgroup><col><col><col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p><strong>HOME&nbsp;</strong>​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p><strong>AWAY</strong>​</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Match 1​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>MONAGHAN​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>CAVAN​</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Match 2​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>COLERAINE​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>CITY OF ARMAGH 2&nbsp;​</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Match 3​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>LURGAN​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>QUEENS 2&nbsp;​</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Match 4​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>ARDS​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>BALLYCLARE 2&nbsp;​</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Match 5​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>ACADEMY​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>BANGOR&nbsp;​</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Match 6​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>CLOGHER VALLEY 2​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>BALLYNAHINCH 2&nbsp;​</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Match 7​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>GROSVENOR​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>INSTONIANS 2&nbsp;​</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Match 8​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>BANBRIDGE 2​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>CARRICKFERGUS&nbsp;​</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Match 9​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>LIMAVADY​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>MALONE 2&nbsp;​</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Match 10​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>LISBURN​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>BALLYMENA 2&nbsp;​</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Match 11​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>PORTADOWN​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>BALLYMONEY&nbsp;​</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Match 12​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>RAINEY 2​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>RANDALSTOWN&nbsp;​</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Match 13​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>ENNISKILLEN​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>BYE​</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Match 14​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>DROMORE​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>BYE​</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Match 15​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>COOKE​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>BYE​</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Match 16​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>CITY OF DERRY&nbsp;​</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>BYE​</p></td></tr></tbody>
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