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Despite the financial difficulties that have plagued much of Setanta's summer, the broadcaster will continue to have a football sponsorship deal with an Irish cup competition next season.
After falling into administration, Setanta lost its contracts to show both English and Scottish Premier League games for the upcoming season after initially securing the deals.
However, after recently hanging onto the television rights to air English Premier League games in Ireland, the pay-TV broadcaster will continue its sponsorship deal with the Setanta Sports Cup.
Five clubs from the Republic of Ireland and four from Northern Ireland take part in the competition, with Cork City beating Glentoran in the most recent final.
Milo Corcoran, Setanta Sports Cup chairman, said: "We are all very happy to be continuing with this great cross-community competition for another four years.
"Setanta has been a very good partner of ours for the last four seasons and it is great for football in Ireland and for the two associations that Setanta Ireland will be able to work with us into the future."
Linfield won the first Setanta Sports Cup in 2005.
Written by Terry Mitchell
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