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.
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).
