The opening games in the 2026 FAI Junior Cup take place in March as the journey to reach this year's Final gets underway.

Fixtures are taking place across all four provinces with six rounds of play plus the Quarter-Finals and Semi-Finals to get through before the Final in October.

Fairview Rangers went all the way in 2025, but any one of 358 teams can do just that this year. The path is clear and the prize is known, it's not about who will make it all the way.

See below for the fixtures for Round 1 & 2, which take place in March.