Overview

• Graham Burke hit a first-half brace and Michael Noonan added two after the interval, with Dylan Watts scoring from the spot and Cian Barrett finishing late.
• Joe Adams netted Kerry’s lone goal from a penalty after Roberto Lopes fouled Daniel Okwute.
• Rovers advanced to their first FAI Cup final since 2020, where Cork City await at Lansdowne Road on November 9.
• A last-minute Michael Duffy header earned Derry City a win over Sligo Rovers, delaying confirmation of Rovers’ league crown and keeping a double in play.
• Burke avoided a dismissal for shoving Adams as both were booked, and the crowd of 5,438 included about 1,200 traveling Kerry supporters.