Limerick IT cruised into the semi-final of the Fitzgibbon Cup yesterday with a comfortable 10-point win over DCU.

The winners were reduced to 14 men 10 minutes from time but by then the game was as good as over as a contest.

Diarmuid Conway was top scorer for the winning side with 2-1 and James McDonald was top scorer for DCU with 2-4, one of his goals coming from a penalty when he beat the Galway goalkeeper, Nigel Murray, who nevertheless had a fine game.

Limerick IT: N Murray; D Reale, A Connolly, N Curran; S O'Brien, M Shanahan, D Hackett; J Meskell, D Higgins (0-2); D Conway (2-1), O Grealish, M Coughlan (1-3); G Hickey, J Pyne (0- 2), K Tobin (0-4). Sub: G Howard (0-2).

DCU: D Kirby; A Ryan, S Barron, G Cullinane; C Ryan, L McGrath, M Cummins; F McMahon, R Brennan; J Gormley, S Ryan (0-1), C Herity (0-2); A Kenny, T O hAilpin, J McDonald (2-4).

Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary).