Three Musketeers are ready to rule the Aviva Stadium but who can strike the all-important blow?

Amond, Lonergan and Duffy have that wow factor ahead of Sunday’s FAI Cup final

Cathal Dervan, Editor

It takes a special player to light up an FAI Cup final, it takes a special player to heighten the expectations and the excitement levels leading up to an FAI Cup final. Sometimes it takes a really special player to win the FAI Cup final.

Thankfully we have three contenders in the frame, at the very least, to be that special player when the 2026 Club Orange FAI Cup final welcomes Derry City and Waterford FC to the Aviva Stadium.

This is a Cup final for the people - the people outside Dublin that is. Like the 2024 decider, when Drogheda beat Derry, and the 2018 final, when Dundalk overcame Cork City, this is a capital club free zone on Sunday.

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4 November 2026; John Tamen of Munster celebrates after scoring his side’s third goal during the UEFA Regions’ Cup group 8 match between Munster, Ireland, and Malta at Munster FA Turners Cross in Cork. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

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