Limerick advanced to the Munster IHC final courtesy of a 2-11 to 0-15 penultimate stage victory over Tipperary in Thurles this afternoon.

Played as the curtain-raiser to the senior encounter, goals from David Dempsey and Pat Ryan sent Leo O'Connor's charges on the road to victory.

The winners led by 1-6 to 0-7 at the halfway stage and Patrickswell clubman Aaron Gillane finished as his side's top scorer with 0-7 (five frees) and

Limerick's reward is a provincial final date with Clare on July 6.

Limerick - E McNamara; M Casey, B Lynch, J Hannon; C Ryan, A La Touche Cosgrave, M Carmody; W O'Donoghue (0-1), L Lyons; D Dempsey (1-0), M Fitzgibbon, P Ryan (1-2); A Gillane (0-6, 5f), K O'Brien (0-1), D Coleman. Subs: S Flanagan for J Hannon, T Grimes for D Coleman, B Murphy (0-1) for D Dempsey, J Fox for M Fitzgibbon, S Cahill for M Carmody.

Tipperary - B Hogan (0-1f); G Fennelly, J Peters, P Maher; A Coffey (0-1), T Fox (0-1), S Ryan; B Stapleton (0-3), B McCarthy; J Shelly, A McCormack (0-5, 3f), T Nolan; S Quirke (0-2), W Connors, M Russell (0-1). Subs: C Hammersley for T Nolan, P Ryan for W Connors, J Cahill (0-1) for J Shelly, T Gallagher for B Stapleton, J Keane for S Quirke.

Referee - D Fox.

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