Limerick IT 7-21 Queen's University 0-5: The difference in class was glaringly obvious as Limerick IT handed out a hammering to Queen's University in this Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-final at Athlone yesterday.

With the wind at their backs, Queen's actually scored the opening two points but a superb fourth-minute goal by Tipperary's Eoin Kelly set LIT on their way.

Kelly and exciting Galway prospect Niall Healy scored two first-half goals each as LIT built up an unassailable half-time lead of 4-6 to 0-2.

The Limerick side continued to pile on the scores in the second half, with goals from substitutes Michael Farrell and Peter Russell augmenting Kelly's third.

LIMERICK IT: S Hawes; M Cahill, J Coen, R Reilly; M O'Brien, D Reale, B O'Connell (0-1); I Tannion (0-1), S Tierney (0-1); A Quinn (0-6, four frees), C Plunkett (0-1), S McGrath (0-1); C Earley (0-1), E Kelly (3-2, 0-2 frees), N Healy (2-1). Subs: M Farrell (1-0) for Earley; N Callan (0-3) for Healy; B Nugent (0-1) for Plunkett; P Russell (1-2) for Kelly; M Hawes for Reale.

QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY: J Murphy; S Bradley, F McCloy, C Clarke (0-1); M McGill, C Brunton, P Hughes; C O'Grady, N Bradley; A McGill (0-2, one free), E Concannon, B Quinn (0-1, free); J McDaniel, M King (0-1), K O'Connell. Subs: P Murphy for McCloy; G Seely for McDaniel; R McGrattan for Hughes; B Quigley for Quinn; P Quigley for Concannon.

Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath).