Name: Portadown's Irish Cup derby with Annagh United hit by weather woes
Uploaded: 2026-01-10T14:06:49.000Z
Duration: 30 s
Description: The scene at Shamrock Park on Saturday as Portadown's derby date with Annagh United in the Clearer Water Irish Cup fell victim to the harsh weather conditions along with a number of other scheduled fifth-round ties

Saturday’s Clearer Water Irish Cup programme was set to feature no fewer than 15 ties over the fifth-round schedule – but continued harsh weather conditions across Northern Ireland put the programme at risk.

One of the most popular weekends in the domestic football calendar kicked off on Friday night as Coleraine eased into the next round with a 4-0 victory over 10-man Crusaders at The Showgrounds.

Here’s the full list of Saturday ties planned in the showpiece knockout competition, with updates over the morning on pitch inspection timings and decisions in our at-a-glance guide:

KICK-OFF 1.30pm

placeholder image — Shamrock Park following news of a postponed Clearer Water Irish Cup tie between Portadown and Annagh United. (Photo by National World)

Comber Rec v Ballymacash Rangers - (GAME SWITCHED - Ballymacash Rangers v Comber, today, 3pm)

Knockbreda v Loughgall - OFF

Lisburn Distillery v Warrenpoint Town - OFF (NEW DATE - Tues, Jan 13, Milltown, 8pm)

Strabane Athletic v Glentoran - OFF (NEW DATE - Tues, Jan 20, The Oval, 7.45pm)

KICK-OFF 3.00pm

Armagh City v Drumaness Mills

Ballinamallard United v Institute - OFF

Ballymena United v Larne - OFF (NEW DATE - Tues, Jan 20, Ballymena, 7.45pm)

Carrick Rangers v Queen’s University

Cliftonville v Dundela

Dungannon Swifts v Ards

Glenavon v Newington - OFF

Limavady United v Lisburn Rangers

Linfield v Bangor

Moyola Park v Harland and Wolff Welders

Portadown v Annagh United - OFF (NEW DATE - Tues, Jan 13, 7.45pm)

In Coleraine’s win on Friday, a red card for the Crues’ Brendan Hamilton offered the hosts a key advantage – with January signing Mark Connolly opening the scoring off a close-range header from a free-kick delivery.

Will Patching and James Akintunde each added goals inside a number of minutes before Joel Cooper made it 4-0 by the final whistle.

COLERAINE: Schofield, Jarvis, Boyle, Patching, Shevlin, Cooper, Dunne, McDonald, Wylie, Okoro, Connolly.

Subs: Webb, McGonigle, Stewart, Coyle, Akintunde, Watson, Devine.

CRUSADERS: Nimaga, Hamilton, Brooks, Thorndike, Dunlop, O'Rourke, Williamson, Bryden, McCart, Anderson, Barr.

Subs: Tuffey, Jewitt-White, Easton, Nixon, Bruce, Donnelly, James.

Saturday’s football schedule also features two games in the Playr-Fit Premier Intermediate League:

Banbridge Town v Portstewart (2pm kick-off) – pitch inspection 9.45am

Rathfriland Rangers v Dergview (3pm kick-off) – pitch inspection 10.30am

Last week’s weather hit a number of Irish League games across all three divisions over Saturday, January 03 in the Sports Direct Premiership, Playr-Fit Championship and Playr-Fit Premier Intermediate League.