Big full-forward Brian Begley goaled twice as Limerick fought off a determined Dublin side to advance to the All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals, winning tonight's qualifier clash by 2-16 to 1-13.
It took an injury-time goal from Begley to confirm the result. Cork or Kilkenny await the Shannonsiders in the last-eight.
Begley fielded a Mark Foley delivery and kicked it to the visitors’ net. Dublin, for whom David Curtin scored 0-05, replied in first half injury-time when their number 14 Kevin Flynn netted for a 1-05 to 1-08 deficit.
The Dubs, who now face Westmeath in a relegation play-off, had a number of goal chances saved by Brian Murray, while Pat Tobin pointed for Limerick before Begley bagged his second goal in injury-time.
Points from Donie Ryan, Conor Fitzgerald and Barry Foley raced Limerick 0-03 to no score ahead before Curtin, Dublin's championship top scorer with 0-23 before the throw-in, hit over a free.
Corner forward Carton had a good sighting of Murray's goal on seven minutes but he flicked his shot to the right and wide.
Mark Foley also had a blistering shot saved by Dublin net minder Maguire before Begley plucked Foley's long ball out of the sky in the 32nd-minute and scrambled it over the goal line.
The Dubs bounced back to close the gap to 1-06 to 1-09 by the interval as Flynn got onto a long ball and flashed it past the unsighted Murray for his goal.
Dublin were still very much in the hunt at 1-13 to 1-16, thanks to points from the excellent Liam Ryan and Curtin, when Begley decided the tie with a crisply-hit shot at the death.
There was still time for Murray to deny Kelly and Curtin to wrap up his personal tally.
Limerick: B Murray; D Reale, TJ Ryan, S Hickey; W Walsh, P O'Dwyer (0-01), M Foley; B Foley (0-04 (4f)), D O'Grady; N Moran (0-02), M O'Brien, C Fitzgerald (0-02); D Ryan (0-01), B Begley (2-02), A O'Shaughnessy (0-04 (4f)).
Subs used: P O'Grady for D O'Grady (45 mins), E Foley for Walsh (49), M Keane for Fitzgerald (50).
Dublin: G Maguire; G O'Meara, K Ryan, P Brennan; M Carton, R Fallon, T Brady; D Sweeney, J McCaffrey; S Mullen (0-01), L Ryan (0-05), D Curtin (0-05 (4f)); P Carton, K Flynn (1-00), J Kelly (0-01).
Subs used: C Reilly for Mullen (52 mins), P. O'Driscoll (0-01) for Carton (54).
Referee: Michael Wadding (Waterford)
