Stephen Lowry is the first name in the referee's notebook as the Limavady United captain uses all that experience to halt a swift break by Aaron McEneff on the halfway line.

Lyndon Kane wins Coleraine's third corner of the game.

Clever defending from Coleraine's Lyndon Kane who gets himself in a good position to dispossess Sean McAllister just as it looked the Dungannon man was about to shoot.

A brief break in play as Shea Gordon receives treatment in the middle of the pitch.

Thankfully for Swifts supporters he is fit to resume.

Glentoran are inches away from the opener as Ross Clarke tees up Joe Thomson on the edge of the Limavady box, but the midfielder's low drive whistles past the upright.

Paul Heatley gets in behind Jack Scott again but as he bears down on goal, Portadown keeper Aaron McCarey is quickly off his line to block the effort.

Oisin Duffy making his presence felt on his Premiership debut as the Limavady United forward holds off Jack Malone before winning a free-kick on the centre line.

A first sight of goal for the home side as Kealan Dillon tries his luck from distance but his effort goes way over the crossbar.

A controversial moment in the opening couple of minutes as Jack Scott's back-pass falls short of its target, leaving Paul Heatley in on goal.

Heatley and Scott tangle, leaving the clear-breaking Carrick player on the ground but referee Steven Gregg shakes his head.

The hosts start on the front foot and force David Walsh into an early save.

A lovely Linfield move results in Kyle McClean striking on the half volley from the edge of the box, with Walsh reacting well down to his right-hand side to prevent an early goal.

Bright start from David Healy's side.

A second corner is as many minutes for Coleraine.

Ultimately, the pressure comes to nothing.

Fast start from Glentoran as Aaron McEneff breaks into the Limavady United penalty area, his cross is headed clear by Tiarnan Boorman, only as far as Zeno Rossi, who tests Marty Gallagher with a shot from outside the box.

Bright start from the visitors who win the first corner of the match.

Referee Stephen Gregg starts the action at Taylors Avenue.

Can David Jeffrey's return to Irish League management provide a fresh spark for Portadown or will Carrick continue their impressive progress from last season?

Dungannon Swifts midfielder Sean McAllister gets us under way at Stangmore Park in front of a healthy opening day crowd.

Chris McKee kicks proceedings off for the visitors at Windsor Park and we're off!

We are under way at The Oval as Glentoran get the ball rolling on the new season.

"Some of our attacking play was really good, but we switched off twice.

"The goals we conceded were poor and it cost us," he said.

"We threw everything at it in the last 10 or 15 minutes in the game.

"It's the first game, there's things to work on and we'll look forward to a home game [against Ballymena United on Saturday]."