Hawk-Eye scores as profits soar by 14.5% to €4.3m

Pre-tax profits at the technology firm that determined the fate of the 2014 Hurling All-Ireland final increased by 14.5% to £3.25m (€4.23m) last year.

On All-Ireland final day last year, thousands of Tipperary supporters believed John ‘Bubbles’ O’Dwyer had won the Liam MacCarthy Cup with a last-gasp, long- range free against Kilkenny.

However, the Hawk-Eye technology deployed in Croke Park made its most momentous call yet when it ruled the free wide, resulting in the final being a draw, and leading the match to become known as the Hawk-Eye final.