Busy weekend of action awaits Treaty United

Darren Nwankwo, Treaty United in action against Bray Wanderers in the SSE Airtricty Men's First Division Match | Brendan Gleeson

placeholder image — Darren Nwankwo, Treaty United in action against Bray Wanderers in the SSE Airtricty Men's First Division Match | Brendan Gleeson

TREATY United will be looking to build on Friday night’s 2-2 draw with Bray Wanderers when they travel to Leeside to face an in-form Cork City.

Tommy Barrett’s charges travel to Turner’s Cross to face a Cork side who sit on top of the table with 45 points, holding a comfortable 12-point advantage over second placed UCD.

The Shannonsiders will be looking to build on their draw with Bray at the Markets Field on Friday night.

The draw with Bray was a frustrating one as it was a contest where they could’ve taken more than a point away from the Garryowen venue.

Goals from Jason Folarin Oyenuga and Mark Byrne had the hosts 2-0 to the good after nine minutes but Bray managed to salvage a point thanks to goals from Tyreik Sammy and Dean O’Shea.

Treaty hosted Cork last month in Garryowen in what was a re-scheduled fixture with the Super Blues losing out on a scoreline of 1-0 via a Ruairí Keating first half penalty.

Should Treaty win on Leeside on Friday night, it would afford them the opportunity to climb of the foot of the First Division table.

Treaty sit in tenth position, two points adrift of ninth place Finn Harps on 18 points. Kick-off at Turner’s Cross is at 7.45pm on Friday night and the tie will be broadcast live on LOITV.

Elsewhere, the Treaty United Women’s All-Ireland Cup journey came to a frustrating end at the quarter-final stage on Saturday evening as Laurie Ryan's side fell to a narrow 1-0 defeat against Bohemians at the Markets Field.

Despite creating enough chances to progress to the final four, including a missed first-half penalty from Madison McGuane, the Shannonsiders were ultimately punished for their wastefulness in front of goal as Savannah Kane's strike with 15 minutes remaining proved decisive.

Next up for Laurie Ryan’s side is a Premier Division clash against DLR Waves on Saturday at the Markets Field. Kick-off is at 3pm and the tie will be broadcast live on LOITV.

Off the pitch, Treaty have confirmed that they have entered into an agreement, in principle, under which they will acquire the intellectual property associated with Limerick FC.

This is subject to the completion of the necessary formalities and approvals, adopt the historic Limerick FC name at the beginning of the 2027 season.

Ian McMahon, managing director, Treaty United commented: "We are honoured by the opportunity to become custodians of the Limerick FC name and heritage.