Carlow inflicted a third successive league defeat on Limerick at Dr Cullen Park tonight, 1-10 to 0-10.

The win moves Turlough O'Brien's charges up to joint-third place on the table overnight - level with Westmeath, with whom they drew with in the first round.

Limerick, meanwhile, remain rooted to the bottom of the lowest tier, alongside Wicklow, who have a game in hand.

Midfielder Brendan Murphy delivered a Man of the Match display for the winners, notching four points, while John Murphy netted the game's only goal from the penalty spot in the 38^th minute after a foul on Ciaran Moran.

The Treaty County led by seven points to five at the interval but the hosts - who'd lost centre back Daniel St Ledger to injury before the break - made a decisive burst in the first eight minutes of the second half, when they struck 1-2 to establish a three-point lead that they refused to surrender.

Carlow - C Kearney; C Crowley, C Lawlor, K Nolan; D Moran, D St Ledger, S Redmond; B Murphy (0-4), S Murphy (0-1); A Kelly, D Foley (0-2, 1f), E Ruth (0-1); S Clarke, C Moran, J Murphy (1-1, 1-0pen). Subs: S Gannon (0-1) for D St Ledger, M Rennick for D Moran, J Kenny for S Clarke, S O'Neill for C Moran.

Limerick - D O'Sullivan; G Noonan, J McCarthy, S O'Dea; P White, C Fahy, B Fanning; D Treacy, I Corbett (0-1); B Donovan, C Sheehan, S O'Carroll (0-2, 1'45); G Collins (0-3, 2f), D Neville (0-2), J Lee (0-2f). Subs: P Nash for D Neville, J Naughton for D Treacy, P Quinn for I Corbett, S McSweeney for P White, P Scanlon for B Donovan, D Ward for C Sheehan.

Referee - B Cawley.

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