The 1997–98 Irish Cup was the 118th edition of the Irish Cup, Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 2 May 1998 with the final.
Glenavon were the defending champions after winning their 5th Irish Cup last season, with a 1–0 win over Cliftonville in the 1997 final. This season Glenavon reached the final again for the third year in a row, but were defeated 1–0 after extra time by Glentoran, who won the cup for the 17th time. This was a repeat of the 1995–96 final two years earlier that also ended 1–0 to the Glens.
Results First round
Replays
Second round
Replay
Third round The following teams were given byes into the third round (A): Albert Foundry, Comber Recreation, Dromore Amateurs and Roe Valley.
Replay
Third round (A)
Fourth round
Replays
Fifth round
Replays
Sixth round
Replays
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
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