After a winter basking in the warm glow of a brilliant treble, it's back to the drawing board for Wexford Youths.
Tom Elmes' all-conquering side swept to the Women's National League, the FAI Women's Cup and the National League Shield in 2018.
That magnificent campaign is already in the rear-view mirror though, with captain Kylie Murphy braced for testing season in which they will very much be the side everyone else wants to take down.
"It's going to be a tough year," she told the RTÉ Soccer Podcast ahead of their league opener against DLR Waves at Ferrycarrig Park this Saturday.
"It's always harder to retain a title than win one. We're looking forward to it.
"We were back at the start of February so everyone is looking forward to that first game kicking off. We've all the hard running - hopefully - done!
"You're looking at Peamount and Shelbourne again. You can't put anything past the both of them. They're extremely good with very talented players. Then again we played Galway towards the end of the season last year and they gave us a serious game. I'd be hoping every team makes strides."
There's been a bit of coming and going at Wexford. Midfielder Emma Hansberry, so impressive in the FAI Cup final, has moved to England to study, but some new recruits have freshened things up.
"We've lost Emma. She's a massive a loss, a fantastic dead-ball specialist," Murphy added.
"But we've signed a couple of players. Young Jenny Clifford, she went away and played a bit of camogie with Kilkenny but she's back in this year. It's going to be interesting."
Listen to the full interview below.
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