Limerick 0-20 Laois 1-14

Limerick needed a strong finish to end Laois’ brave fight in the first of the All-Ireland SHC qualifiers at Semple Stadium.

Laois inspired hopes of an upset, scoring 1-05 in the opening six minutes with Eoin Costelloe the goalscorer.

McNamara, Andrew O’Shaughnessy and Paul Browne closed the gap to 1-09 to 0-09 for Limerick by half-time.

Laois still led by two with 16 minutes left but O’Shaughnessy, Donie Ryan and David Breen claimed the crucial points to set up a quarter-final clash with Dublin.

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