2016 President of Ireland's Cup

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{{Infobox football match

| title = 2016 President of Ireland's Cup

| event = President's Cup

| team1 = Cork City

| team1score = 2

| team2 = Dundalk

| team2score = 0

| date = 27 February 2016

| stadium = Turners Cross

| city =

| manofthematch =

| referee = Tomas Connolly

| attendance = 1,850

| previous = 2015

| next = 2017

}}

The 2016 President's Cup was the third President's Cup contested for. The match was played between 2015 League of Ireland Premier Division champions Dundalk and 2015 FAI Cup runners-up Cork City on 27 February 2016, at Turners Cross.{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-ie/news/3942/ireland/2015/12/23/18644182/cork-city-to-face-dundalk-in-2016-presidents-cup|title=The 2016 curtain-raiser will be contested between Stephen Kenny's Lilywhites and John Caulfield's Rebel Army|date=23 December 2015|work=Goal.com|access-date=8 January 2016}}

Cork City won the match 2-0, taking the lead in the 20th minute through Gavan Holohan and doubled the advantage in the second half through Sean Maguire’s header.{{cite web|url=http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/match-reports/cork-city-2-0-dundalk-7454081|title=Cork City 2-0 Dundalk FC: New-look Rebels put Lilywhites to the sword in President's Cup clash|date=27 February 2016|work=Irish Mirror|access-date=7 March 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2016/0227/771215-cork-city-dundalk/|title=Cork claim President's Cup by beating Dundalk|date=27 February 2016|work=RTÉ Sport|access-date=7 March 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/cork-city-make-statement-of-intent-beating-dundalk-to-win-presidents-cup-384592.html|title=Cork City make statement of intent beating Dundalk to win President's Cup|date=27 February 2016|work=Irish Examiner|access-date=7 March 2016}}