Dónal Óg explains why Dublin shock vs Limerick is so big for hurling

What an upset!

And the task at hand for the Sky Blues was made even harder when Chris Crummey was shown a red card for a challenge on Gearóid Hegarty after just 15 minutes.

The Treaty fought back from a half-time deficit to lead by a point after 52 minutes, but two goals in under a minute, from John Hetherton and Cian O'Sullivan, followed by a miraculous save from Seán Brennan, sent the Dubs on their way to victory.

They will now either meet Kilkenny or Cork in the semis.

Back at Gaelic Grounds ahead of Tipperary's clash with Galway, the RTÉ pundits dissected the contest, with former Cork keeper Dónal Óg Cusack explaining why the win is good for the game.

He said: "Everything deserved.

"How many times have we seen Dublin followers drifting in to see a Dublin hurling team get their last rites.

"It's a great day. It's a great day for Dublin hurling, but it's also good for hurling.

"We've spoken about it for years. It would be brilliant to see a strong Dublin team, a full Hill 16 all there on time supporting Dublin in an All-Ireland final, will only do the game well."

Teams:

Dublin: Seán Brennan; John Bellew, Paddy Smyth, Conor McHugh; Paddy Doyle, Chris Crummey (0-01), Andrew Dunphy; Conor Burke (0-05), Brian Hayes (0-02); Rian McBride (0-02), Fergal Whitely (0-01), Cian O'Sullivan (1-01); Seán Currie (0-09, 0-05f), Ronan Hayes (0-03), Diarmaid O'Dulaing.

Subs: John Hetherton (1-00) for O Dulaing h/t, Darragh power for Whitely 52, Donal Burke for McBride 64, Colin Currie for Ronan Hayes 69, David Lucey for McHugh 75.

Limerick: Nickie Quaid; Sean Finn, Dan Morrissey, Mike Casey; Diarmaid Byrnes, Kyle Hayes, Barry Nash (0-01); Adam English (0-05), William O'Donoghue; Gearóid Hegarty (0-04), Cian Lynch (0-02), Tom Morrissey (0-02); Aaron Gillane (0-09, 0-06f, 0-01 65), Aidan O'Connor (0-03), David Reidy.

Subs: Cathal O'Neill (0-01) for Tom Morrissey 23-24, blood, Barry Murphy for Casey h/t, O'Neill for Morrissey h/t, Declan Hannon for Nash 51, Peter Casey (0-01) for O'Donoghue 58, Shane O'Brien for O'Connor 64.

Referee: Liam Gordon (Galway).