With Limerick taking on Dublin this weekend in the All-Ireland hurling championship quarter-final, take a look back at a previous quarter-final meeting between the pair from 2009.
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Dublin got off to a near perfect start leading 1-3 to 0-1 after ten minutes but a superb individual display by Gavin O'Mahony helped Limerick to a four-point victory, Justin McCarthy's side winning on a scoreline of 2-18 to 1-17
The Kilmallock native scored eight points to help guide the Shannonsiders into the final four of the 2009 championship where they where ultimately beaten by Tipperary.
Scorers: Limerick: G O’Mahoney, 0-8 (5 f, 2 sidelines, 1 65), A O’Shaughnessy, 0-5 (5f), J Ryan, 0-4, P McNamara, 1-1, B Murray, 1-0. Dublin: A McCrabbe, 0-8, (7f, 1 sideline), L Rushe, 1-0, D O’Callaghan, 0-2, S Hiney, M Carton, R O’Carroll, L Ryan, D Sweeney, D Treacy, S Durcan, 0-1 each.
Limerick: B Murray; D Reale, S Lucey, M O’Riordan; G O’Mahony, B Geary, M Foley (capt); D O’Grady, S Hickey; J Ryan, D Breen, W McNamara; A O’Shaughnessy, P McNamara. Subs: O Moran for W McNamara, (31 min)
Dublin: G Maguire; N Corcoran, T Brady, S Hiney (capt); M O’Brien, J Boland, M Carton; J McCaffrey, A McCrabbe; R O’Carroll, L Ryan, D Sweeney; D O’Callaghan, L Rushe, D Treacy. Subs: S Durcan for McCaffrey, (28 min), K Flynn for Ryan, (49 min), P Carton for O’Carroll, (55 min).
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