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.

Sooner or later Limerick hurling will stop breaking mirrors, walking under ladders or whatever superstition it is they seem to keep doing.

GAA president Liam O’Neill has suggested he would not be uncomfortable with match officials referring to replays on a giant TV screen when making major calls — so long as the decision reached proved to be correct.

PREMIER League chiefs will urge the sport’s rule-makers this weekend to consider using video technology pioneered by Hawk-Eye to end uncertainty over goal-line decisions.