The 2024–25 Irish Cup (known as the Clearer Water Irish Cup for sponsorship purposes) was the 145th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football since its inauguration in 1881. The winners qualified for the 2025–26 Conference League second qualifying round.
Dungannon Swifts won the cup for the first time, defeating holders Cliftonville 4–3 in a penalty shootout after a 1–1 draw in extra time.
Results First round 107 clubs in Tier 3 and below entered the first round. The draw was held on 2 July 2024.
The following teams received byes:
NIFL Premier Intermediate League (3): Banbridge Town and Oxford Sunnyside Ballymena & Provincial Football League Intermediate Division (4): Belfast Celtic, Desertmartin, and Donegal Celtic Northern Amateur League Premier Division (4): 1st Bangor Old Boys, Ards Rangers, Derriaghy Cricket Club, Dromara Village, Immaculata, Malachians, and Shankill United Mid-Ulster Football League Intermediate A (5): Moneyslane and Seagoe Mid-Ulster Football League Intermediate B (5): Bourneview Mill Northern Amateur League Division 1A (5): Ballynahinch Olympic and St Oliver Plunkett Northern Amateur League Division 1B (6): 18th Newtownabbey Old Boys and Mossley Northern Amateur League Division 1C (7): Bloomfield and Short Brothers
!colspan="3" align="center"|10 August 2024
!colspan="3" align="center"|13 August 2024
Second round The 43 first round winners and 21 teams given byes entered the second round. The draw was held on 13 August 2024.
!colspan="3" align="center"|13 September 2024
!colspan="3" align="center"|14 September 2024
Third round The 32 second round winners entered the third round. The draw was held on 16 September 2024.
!colspan="3" align="center"|26 October 2024
!colspan="3" align="center"|2 November 2024
Fourth round The 16 third round winners entered the fourth round. The draw was held on 28 October 2024.
!colspan="3" align="center"|23 November 2024
!colspan="3" align="center"|30 November 2024
Fifth round The eight fourth round winners, the 12 teams from the 2024–25 NIFL Premiership, and the 12 teams from the 2024–25 NIFL Championship entered the fifth round. The draw was held on 26 November 2024.
!colspan="3" align="center"|3 January 2025
!colspan="3" align="center"|4 January 2025
!colspan="3" align="center"|14 January 2025
Sixth round The 16 fifth round winners entered the sixth round. The draw was held on 4 January 2025.
!colspan="3" align="center"|31 January 2025
!colspan="3" align="center"|1 February 2025
Quarter-finals The eight sixth round winners entered the quarter-finals. The draw was held on 1 February 2025.
!colspan="3" align="center"|28 February 2025
!colspan="3" align="center"|1 March 2025
Semi-finals The four quarter-final winners entered the semi-finals. The draw was held on 1 March 2025.
!colspan="3" align="center"|28 March 2025
!colspan="3" align="center"|29 March 2025
Final The final was held between the two semi-final winners.
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