Martin Daly contributed eight points, all in the second half, to help Clare to victory in Carron.

Limerick trailed by only a single point (0-5 to 0-6) after an evenly-contested first half, but their only score in the second period came from substitute Derek Ryan. At the other end Daly tapped over points from a variety of angles.

Clare: J Hanrahan; N Hawes, B Rouine, D O'Driscoll; B Keating (0-1), P Gallagher, A Malone; D O'Sullivan, P Cosgrove; J Enright (0-1), F McInerney (0-3), P McMahon (0-1); B Lynch (0-2), S Hehir, M Daly (0-8). Subs: M Liddane (0-1) for Cosgrove; G Quinlan (0-1) for O'Sullivan; E McGuane for Gallagher.

Limerick: R Bowles; Denis Reidy, D Sheedy, P Windle; N Kelly, M McMahon, T O'Loughlin; M Dineen, N Mulvihill; J Allen (0-1), G O'Connor (0-1), C Minihane; N Frewan (0- 2), Damien Reidy, P Galvin (0-1). Subs: D Ryan (0-1) for O'Loughlin; I Bentley for Galvin.

Referees: P Russell (Tipperary) and M O'Sullivan (Kerry).