Dundalk and Shamrock Rovers will be watching closely when the draw for the second qualifying round of the Europa League is made this week.
The Hoops enter the second round after a dramatic penalty shootout win over Ilves Tampere, while Dundalk, under new Italian interim head coach Filippo Giovagnoli, dropped down into the Europa League qualifiers following their humbling 3-0 Champions League defeat to Celje.
NIFL Premiership sides Linfield and Coleraine are also in the hat for the second qualifying round.
Here is everything you need to know ahead of the draw.
When is it?
The draw for the second qualifying round is on Monday, August 31 at 12pm Irish time, with the third qualifying round draw taking place a day later.
How can you watch it?
The draw will be streamed live on uefa.com and Irish Mirror Sport will bring you live updates on Monday.
How many teams are in the draw and who could Irish clubs face?
The draw consists of 94 teams, with the winners going on to the third qualifying round.
Dundalk enter the draw in the 'champion's route' so face less tricky potential opponents than their League of Ireland rivals Rovers.
Potential opponents for Shamrock Rovers: Tottenham Hotspur, Basel, Copenhagen, VfL Wolfsburg, APOEL, BATE Borisov, Galatasaray, Malmö FF, Partizan, Standard Liège, FCSB, Granada, Milan, Rangers, Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Rosenborg, Apollon Limassol, Reims, Fehérvár, Rio Ave, Dynamo Moscow, Slovan Liberec, Hajduk Split, Shkëndija, Kolos Kovalivka, Willem II, Jablonec, The New Saints, Lech Poznań, Hartberg, Aberdeen, Zrinjski Mostar, Kairat, Žalgiris, AGF, Motherwell.
Potential opponents for Dundalk: Connah's Quay Nomads, Europa, Ararat-Armenia, KuPS, KR, Sileks, Floriana, Tre Fiori, Drita, Inter Club d'Escaldes.
