1988–89 Irish Cup

Annalong Swifts, Downshire Young Men, RUC, Queen's University and Blue Circle all received byes into the second round.

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Armagh City||0–1|Orangefield Old Boys}}

{{OneLegResult|Armoy United||3–1|Dromara Village}}

{{OneLegResult|Ballynahinch United||2–2
(2–3 p)|Civil Service}}

{{OneLegResult|Bangor Amateurs||3–1|Larne Tech Old Boys}}

{{OneLegResult|Barn United||0–2|Park}}

{{OneLegResult|Comber Recreation||0–4|Harland & Wolff Sports}}

{{OneLegResult|Crewe United||6–1|Cullybackey}}

{{OneLegResult|Cromac Albion||2–0|Annagh United}}

{{OneLegResult|Dundela||6–2|Ballymoney United}}

{{OneLegResult|GEC||2–1|Loughgall}}

{{OneLegResult|Harland & Wolff Welders||3–0|UUC}}

{{OneLegResult|Institute||0–1|Ards Rangers}}

{{OneLegResult|Islandmagee||2–1|Kilmore Recreation}}

{{OneLegResult|Killyleagh Youth||6–1|Armagh Town}}

{{OneLegResult|Limavady United||2–1|Standard Telephones & Cables}}

{{OneLegResult|Macosquin||4–0|Saintfield United}}

{{OneLegResult|Moyola Park||4–0|Oxford United}}

{{OneLegResult|Portstewart||0–1|1st Bangor Old Boys}}

{{OneLegResult|POSC||2–1|A.F.C. Craigavon}}

{{OneLegResult|Rathfriland Rangers||2–2
(6–3 p)|Newtownabbey Town}}

{{OneLegResult|Shorts||2–1|Sirocco Works}}

{{OneLegResult|Star of the Sea||5–1|UUJ}}

{{OneLegResult|Tandragee Rovers||2–5|Roe Valley}}

|}

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Annalong Swifts||1–2|Limavady United}}

{{OneLegResult|Bangor Amateurs||1–0|Orangefield Old Boys}}

{{OneLegResult|Cromac Albion||2–1|Shorts}}

{{OneLegResult|Downshire Young Men||1–2|Rathfriland Rangers}}

{{OneLegResult|Dundela||4–3|Killyleagh Youth}}

{{OneLegResult|GEC||2–4|Ards Rangers}}

{{OneLegResult|Harland & Wolff Welders||5–0|Crewe United}}

{{OneLegResult|Islandmagee||2–1|POSC}}

{{OneLegResult|Macosquin||0–1|Armoy United}}

{{OneLegResult|Moyola Park||1–2|Harland & Wolff Sports}}

{{OneLegResult|Park||3–0|1st Bangor Old Boys}}

{{OneLegResult|Queen's University||3–0|Civil Service}}

{{OneLegResult|Roe Valley||5–1|Blue Circle}}

{{OneLegResult|RUC||2–2
(6–5 p)|Star of the Sea}}

|}

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Armoy United||3–1|Rathfriland Rangers}}

{{OneLegResult|Cromac Albion Youth||2–1|Bangor Amateurs}}

{{OneLegResult|Dundela||6–0|Islandmagee}}

{{OneLegResult|Harland & Wolff Welders||1–0|Queen's University}}

{{OneLegResult|Limavady United||2–1|Ards Rangers}}

{{OneLegResult|Park||0–0
(4–3 p)|Harland & Wolff Sports}}

{{OneLegResult|Roe Valley||3–1|RUC}}

|}

The 14 top flight clubs entered in this round, along with the seven third round winners, and 11 non-league clubs given byes to this round.

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Ards||0–1|Cromac Albion }}

{{OneLegResult|Banbridge Town||3–0|Roe Valley}}

{{OneLegResult|Carrick Rangers||1–0|Bangor}}

{{OneLegResult|Cookstown United||1–4|Ballyclare Comrades}}

{{OneLegResult|Coleraine||1-3|Linfield}}

{{OneLegResult|Crusaders||2–0|Dungannon Swifts}}

{{OneLegResult|Distillery||1–4|Ballymena United}}

{{OneLegResult|Dunmurry Rec.||0–1|Donegal Celtic}}

{{OneLegResult|Larne||3–0|Chimney Corner}}

{{OneLegResult|Portadown||1–0|Coagh United}}

{{OneLegResult|Glenavon||4–2|Dundela}}

{{OneLegResult|Glentoran||5–1|Armoy United}}

{{OneLegResult|Newry Town||1–2|Cliftonville}}

{{OneLegResult|Omagh Town||2–0|Brantwood}}

{{OneLegResult|Park||2–0|Harland & Wolff Welders}}

{{OneLegResult|Tobermore United||3–0|Limavady United}}

|}

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Ballyclare Comrades||2–2|Ballymena United}}

{{OneLegResult|Carrick Rangers||2–1|Portadown}}

{{OneLegResult|Cliftonville||1–0|Park}}

{{OneLegResult|Crusaders||1–0|Banbridge Town}}

{{OneLegResult|Larne||6–1|Donegal Celtic}}

{{OneLegResult|Glenavon||0–3|Linfield}}

{{OneLegResult|Omagh Town||2–3|Glentoran}}

{{OneLegResult|Tobermore United||1–1|Cromac Albion}}

|}

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Ballymena United||5–1|Ballyclare Comrades}}

{{OneLegResult|Cromac Albion||0–1|Tobermore United}}

|}

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Cliftonville||0–0|Tobermore United}}

{{OneLegResult|Crusaders||2–3|Ballymena United}}

{{OneLegResult|Larne||0–0|Carrick Rangers}}

{{OneLegResult|Glentoran||0–3|Linfield}}

|}

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Carrick Rangers||2–3|Larne}}

{{OneLegResult|Tobermore United||0–1|Cliftonville}}

|}

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Cliftonville||1–1|Larne}}

{{OneLegResult|Linfield||1–1|Ballymena United}}

|}

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Ballymena United||2–1|Linfield}}

{{OneLegResult|Larne||2–1|Cliftonville}}

|}

{{football box

|date=6 May 1989

|time=

|team1=Ballymena United

|score=1 – 0

|aet=

|report=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nil89.html Report]

|team2=Larne

|goals1=Hardy {{goal|73}}

|goals2=

|stadium=The Oval, Belfast

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:1988-89 Irish Cup}}

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