Cork's Brian Hayes did not have full possession of the ball, which is required in hurling, when Mark Fitzgerald hauled him down. A yellow card and a penalty would have been the correct decision.

It took referee Michael Kennedy some time to get up to the tempo of the game but when he did, he had full control. The indiscipline in Ennis was all on the part of the two teams.

Jab by former hurler of the year was silly, costly and will serve as a reminder to Kiely and managers that there is less and less chance of the off-the-ball stuff not being picked up on

A heavier sliotar, puckouts having to travel beyond the 45m line, and one-v-one throw-ins are among the rules former inter-county referee Brian Gavin would like to see trialed during the 2027 National Hurling League

At half-time, linesman Thomas Walsh attempted to control the players from entering the Hogan Stand tunnel at the same tunnel but Declan Dalton pushed his way past him. It wasn’t a great look

The Galway man has unquestionably been the leading hurling official in the county this season.

Liam Gordon put himself in pole position for the All-Ireland final by doing an excellent job.

Thomas Walsh had to come off with cramp in extra time in Limerick on Saturday night.

There were four or five of them converted in Páirc Uí Chaoimh and a lot of them didn’t feel justified.

Referee Colm Lyons may come in for criticism in the wake of the Dublin-Galway game.