Dublin 1-11 Carlow 1-11Dublin and Carlow shared the honours in this well-contested round robin game at the O'Toole grounds in Dublin yesterday.
Carlow had shaded the first half, with full forward Karl English scoring 1-3 to leave the visitors a goal ahead at the break.
Dublin began the second half well and were back on level terms when Graham Morris found the back of the net midway through the period.
And despite successive points from Dublin corner forward Michael Griffin, Carlow levelled in the closing stages when English sent over a free from the right.
DUBLIN: G O'Meara; D O'Reilly, F Byrnes, C O'Brien; I Sheedy, R Fallon (0-1, free), T Sweeney; M Carton (0-2), G Morris (1-0); P Fleury, G Keogh (0-1), A Glennon (0-1); M Griffin (0-6, 2 frees and 1 sideline), S Sullivan, S O'Connor. Replacements: C Moynihan for Sheedy (45 mins), B Kennedy for Sullivan (48 mins), P MacDuibhne for Glennon (55 mins).
CARLOW: A Spruhan; S Nevin, J Coady, D Shaw; B Cox (0-1), S Kavanagh, S Watchorn; D Phelan, P Nolan; P Keogh, M Brennan, M Ralph (0-2); R Minchin (0-1), K English (1-6, 4 frees), J Murphy (0-1). Replacements: P'O'Brien for Phelan (40 mins).
Referee: F McGabhann (Meath)
Limerick football boss Liam Kearns has injury worries ahead of Sunday week's Championship clash against Kerry. Michael Reidy limped off injured in a challenge against Clare at the weekend.
