HAWK-UP LEADS TO REMOVAL

IT remains to be seen if Hawk-eye will be in action at Sunday’s All-ireland hurling final after the score detection system malfunctioned over the weekend.

But it has also emerged that referees had warned of a Croke Park issue with the technology, specifically at the Hill 16 end, and at the right hand post.

This was the area where Shane Walsh’s 45 (above) was wrongly ruled out by Hawk-eye after being awarded by the umpires.

That decision was subsequently overturned at the start of the second half.

However, there were also doubts over whether the score detection system wrongly denied Derry’s Conor Glass (below) a 17th-minute point.

That came at a critical juncture with Galway wobbling without a score and Derry 0-3 to 0-0 ahead.

But the decision wasn’t reversed despite the graphic on the big screen appearing to indicate the Glass kick was a point.

Hawk-eye has been particularly slow at

Semple Stadium this year and there have been other issues in highprofile games at Croke

Park with long delays in awarding scores.

GAA chiefs have announced a full review of the score detection technology this week after decommissioning it for yesterday’s Kerry versus Dublin All-ireland semifinal.

Derry boss Rory Gallagher had no qualms about the decision to award Walsh’s 45 as a point as he said: “The referee Brendan Cawley asked were we happy enough with that and if it was a point, it was a point.

“There’s no doubt. Our players thought it was over the bar. It was a score and we’re not going to try and rob them of a score.”

Galway manager Padraic Joyce said he had no fears about Hawk-eye going into the All-ireland final: “Officials do their job. Croke Park are Croke Park.

“It’s been in the game for numerous years and they’ve never had too many issues. I’m sure they’ll iron them out.”