North End United begin with a bang

Kilmore United 0, North End United 5: North End opened their shield campaign with a win when they eventually overcame a hard-working Kilmore side, running out 5-0 winners.

Nicola Davitt scored twice for the visitors, with Niamh Butler, Aoife Kelly and Natasha Walsh also all finding the net.

Players from both sides would like to wish Kilmore United player Julie Benson a speedy recovery as she ended up in A & E with a nasty hand injury.

St. Joseph’s 1, Ferns United 10: Ferns opened their campaign in defence of their shield title with a comfortable win away to a youthful St. Joseph’s side.

Pamela Walsh was on target for the home team.

Forth Celtic 1, Adamstown FC 1: The big game of the day saw these two potential Premier title challengers clash in the first major meeting of the season.

In a very close, hard-fought encounter, Natasha Byrne-Rossiter gave the home side the lead with a well-struck free-kick, but Adamstown showed their character to battle back and equalise through Julie Colfer in the second-half.

Cloughbawn AFC 4, Bree United 1: The home side opened their season with a win when overcoming near neighbours Bree United 4-1 in this Premier One shield tie.

Tara Doyle scored twice for Cloughbawn, with Gina Foley and Kate Cullen adding a goal each.

Bunclody AFC 5, St. Cormac’s 0: The home side had to use all their experience to overcome St. Cormac’s, with the game deadlocked 0-0 at the break.

However, Bunclody pulled away in the second-half, with Britney Conroy and Geri Rose O’Connor scoring two each while Mikayla Farrell also got her name on the scoresheet.

Shelburne United 1, Corach Ramblers 4: Two goals from Geraldine Curtis and one each from Niamh Miller and Sinéad O’Connor set Ramblers up for a comfortable 4-1 win away to Shelburne. Becca Foley was on target for the home side.

Cushinstown AFC 1, All Blacks 3: All Blacks marked their return to women’s soccer with a win away to Cushinstown in a well-contested game.

Eimear Whelan scored for the home side while Tanya O’Brien, Seren Ward and Niamh Rees all hit back for the visitors.

New Ross Town 6, Wexford Bohs 3: The home side took the points as they overcame Bohs in this high-scoring encounter.

Holly Hynes, Tanya Kavanagh and Aoife O’Keeffe all scored for the visitors, but a Jenny Canning hat-trick, two goals from Lina Smitate, and one from Sandra Murphy, gave Town the win.