Foyle Harps to begin Burkey Cup defence against Greencastle this week

The sixth running of the Thomas Burke Perpetual Cup (Burkey Cup) kicks off on Wednesday, May 6 when holders Foyle Harps begin the defence of their title against Inishowen representatives, Greencastle. 

Vaporlinq are the main sponsors of the Burkey Cup, this year.

A spokesman for the company said: "We wanted to sponsor this great cup as we knew Thomas and his family growing up and we had a great bond with Thomas (Burkey), so it is a privilege and an honour to do this for the Burke family".

Our secondary sponsor is Impact-Ni Complete Accident Management. The company has been a great supporter of the Burkey Cup and have come on board again this year, for which we are extremely grateful. Another of our sponsors who have supported the competition from it's outset is Eamon McKeever, owner of The Crusty Bap, Beechwood Avenue.

The fixtures for this year's competition are as follows:

Wednesday 6th May

Match (A) Foyle Harps v Greencastle 

KO 7.00pm 

Sunday 10th May 

Match (B) Trojans v Northcoast United KO 3.30pm

Tuesday 12th May 

Match (C) Creggan Swifts v Maiden City KO 7.00pm 

Thursday 14th May 

Match (D) Rosemount v Phoenix Athletic KO 7.00pm 

The semi-final draw was also made and resulted as follows 

Winner of (A) v Winner of (D)

To be played on Sunday 17th May KO 2.00pm 

Winner of (C) v Winner of (B)

To be played on Wednesday 20th May KO 7.00pm 

The final of the 2026 Burkey Cup is scheduled for Sunday 24th May KO 6.30pm

Some dates and times have had to be slightly tweaked to accommodate FA Cup and Scottish Cup Finals.

All matches will be played at Oakland Park, Creggan.

Entry to the ground is free but a voluntary collection will be taken up during each game with all the proceeds donated to a well known local man who is battling a serious illness.

Refreshments will be available from the club shop located in the clubhouse. Please support this summer competition which has now become a regular fixture in the local football calender.