A talented Limerick side overcame Cork by 1-20 to 0-17 at Pairc Ui Chaoimh this evening.

Cathal O'Neill amassed an impressive 0-11 (four from play) for the winners while Cormac Ryan scored the all-important goal in the second-half.

After claiming the scalp of Tipperary in the opening round, the Treaty County entered the contest in a confident frame of mind.

They enjoyed a 0-12 to 0-7 cushion at the halfway stage.

Ryan's goal arrived midway through the second-half and boosted the team in green and white into a seven-point advantage.

They successfully kept a safe distance between themselves and the Rebel County for the remainder of the contest.

Limerick - B Heavey; P Harnett, B Herlihy, M Keane; E O'Mahony (0-2), E McEvoy, J Nicholas; P Kirby (0-2), B O'Connor; C O'Neill (0-11, 6f, 1'65), C Ryan (1-1), D Hegarty (0-3); C Coughlan (0-1), B Purcell, B Nix. Subs: D Riordan for B Nix, D O'Leary for C Coughlan, M Martin for P Kirby, K O'Donnell for B Herlihy, D Hickey for B Purcell.

Cork - C Long; C McCarthy, N O'Riordan, Ciaran O'Brien; L Horgan, Cormac O'Brien (0-4, 3f), Cillian O'Donovan; Cian O'Donovan, O Broderick (0-1); E Twomey (0-2), S Barrett, D Hogan (0-1); P Power (0-2, 1f), P O'Flynn, J Cahalane (0-6f). Subs: A Mulcahy for P O'Flynn, C Hickey for O Broderick, R McCarthy for C McCarthy, F O'Leary (0-1) for D Hogan, P Cooney for J Cahalane.

Referee - J Mullins.

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