ALTHOUGH beaten, 1-11 to 0-10, Limerick showed improvement on their heavy opening round to Kerry in Sunday’s McGrath Cup outing with Tipperary in Templetuohy.
Tipp led 0-5 to 0-4 at the interval and the only goal arrived towards the close of the contest.
James Naughton knocked over five points for Limerick.
Kerry and Cork will now contest the final at the weekend.
The league opens for Limerick with a visit from Antrim to Mick Neville Park, Rathkeale on January 28.
Limerick: Jeffrey Alfred (Adare); Jim Liston (Gerald Griffins), Seán O’Dea (Kilteely/Dromkeen), Colm McSweeney (Gerald Griffins); Bob Childs (Galtee Gaels), Iain Corbett, captain, (Newcastle West), Paul Maher (Adare); Tommy Childs (Galtee Gaels), Tommy Griffin (Gerald Griffins); Andrew Meade (Rathkeale), James Naughton (St. Senan’s), Barry Coleman (Rathkeale); Peter Nash (Kildimo-Pallaskenry), Cillian Fahy (Dromcollogher/Broadford), Shane Costello (Adare).
Substitutes used: Daniel Daly (Monaleen), Darragh O’Hagan (Mungret St. Paul’s), Cormac Woulfe (St. Senan’s), Shane Doherty (Adare) Diarmaid Kelly (Newcastle West), Tony McCarthy (Kildimo-Pallaskenry), Jamie Baynham (Monagea).
