The GAA’s HawkEye review official Dickie Murphy has confirmed the score detection technology employee on duty for Sunday’s All-Ireland SHC final twice analysed Brian Hogan’s catch before announcing the sliotar had passed his crossbar.

Not for the first and hopefully not for the last time, Seamus ‘Cheddar’ Plunkett once again flew in the face of the mainstream.

Dublin’s double goal-scoring hero in the 2018 TG4 All-Ireland senior final, Carla Rowe, is hoping to repeat her ‘dream come true’ performance when the champions face Cork in Croke Park on Sunday.

A baptism of fire is de rigueur in becoming the GAA’s national match officials manager. Nine years ago, Pat Doherty stepped into the role the day after Martin Sludden awarded Joe Sheridan that goal in the Leinster final.

In Australia's National Rugby League a number of dubious decisions have meant that they are considering bringing in HawkEye technology to determine forward passes.

Last Sunday was one of those days when Croke Park began to look its age. The bucket seats on the Lower Cusack Stand sat a faded shade of bluey gray and the concrete holding up any sporting edifice takes on a gloomy hue when the sky spits and coats the walls with damp.

The GAA’s plans to launch a smart sliotar have been put back to next year, at the earliest, as it undergoes a further battery of tests.

In this era of marginal gains, the GAA has made its own with the implementation of HawkEye. There can be little doubt it had a valuable impact to the feast of hurling produced last weekend.

HawkEye is unlikely to be in operation at Páirc Uí Chaoimh for any stage of this year’s provincial or All-Ireland championships.

As Alan Kelly returns to action as a linesman in next Saturday’s Kilkenny-Wexford Round 5 Leinster SHC game, GAA referees chief Willie Barrett wants to see HawkEye score detection technology extended to the goal-line.

Video replays might provide an essential tool in diagnosing concussion in games, says Dr Kevin Moran.

Our hopes for the 2017 GAA season? They read as follows...

The decision of the Dublin ladies football board not to request a replay of Sunday’s All-Ireland final has taken the heat off under-fire LGFA bosses.

UPDATE: This morning Cork manager Ephie Fitzgerald dismissed talk a rematch with Dublin, telling Red FM that the referee's report is final.

Cork 1-7 Dublin 1-6: A merited sixth consecutive All-Ireland senior title for Cork ladies and one that should not be tainted by an umpiring mistake that denied Dublin a first-half point.

Noel O’Donoghue, from the Cuala club in Dublin, enjoyed a stellar refereeing career that spanned over 30 years, taking charge of the 1980 and 1982 All-Ireland SHC finals in that time. Today, the 76-year-old will operate the HawkEye score detection technology when Tipperary and Kilkenny lock horns at GAA HQ...

Limerick GAA could be rocked to its foundations tonight as speculation mounts that county board treasurer Donal Morrissey is on the verge of resigning his post.

The duration of most inter-county football and hurling games is expected to increase from tomorrow’s Allianz Football League openers because of new time-keeping guidelines.

After a season’s delay, HawkEye is expected to come into operation at Semple Stadium in time for this year’s Munster championship.

Dublin chairman Sean Shanley said they will in all likelihood contest Diarmuid Connolly’s red card in an attempt to make him available for Saturday’s All-Ireland semi-final.

Dublin 2-12 Mayo 1-15: Seven electric minutes at the end couldn’t overshadow the caution and cynicism that preceded it, but Mayo may well have saved something of football’s soul — not to mention their season and sanity — by clawing back a seven-point deficit to claim a replay from this tempestuous All-Ireland semi-final.

At the behest of a reader and a Kilkenny friend of ours, we took another look at Barry Kelly’s decision to overturn a Tipperary 65 last Sunday week. 

The “massive costs” associated with HawkEye is the primary deterrent to the installation of the score detection system at Clones, according to Ulster Council chairman Martin McAviney.

One-sided games usually have no major talking points and that was more or less the case for the three televised hurling games this weekend.

The last men to leave the arena in 2014 and the last men to enter it in 2015. 

There are increasing doubts that the HawkEye score detection system will be ready for the Munster SHC quarter-final between Clare and Limerick in Thurles on May 24.

HawkEye will have its final battery of tests in Semple Stadium on Sunday before its anticipated debut there next month.

Munster will be one of the guinea pigs this weekend, as World Rugby tries out decision review system Hawkeye during the Guinness Pro12 clash with Scarlets in Llanelli.

The first steps towards implementing HawkEye score detection technology at Semple Stadium will take place on Thursday.

Limerick GAA chiefs last night rubber-stamped the controversial appointment of John Kiely as U21 hurling manager.

And… Breathe. The neutrals may welcome another shot at an All-Ireland hurling final after that stunning draw but can the locals in Kilkenny and Tipperary bear it? Will their hearts be able for that sort of tension again?

The goal-line technology system for the Premier League and Wembley Stadium was unveiled yesterday and hailed as one of the most important developments in the 150 years since football rules were laid down.

A German firm is set to provide goal-line technology at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

FIFA have appointed German company GoalControl to provide goal-line technology at the Confederations Cup in Brazil this summer.

QPR boss Mark Hughes accused the Football Association of using their support for goal-line technology to cover up the poor performance of the officials in today’s controversial 2-1 defeat at fellow Barclays Premier League strugglers Bolton.

The Football Association today repeated their “strong desire to see goal-line technology introduced as soon as possible”.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter insists he would “die” if he witnesses another World Cup goal-line blunder such as Frank Lampard’s disallowed goal for England.

IRELAND’S hopes of making the 2015 Cricket World Cup have taken a massive turn for the better after the International Cricket Council (ICC) yesterday overturned a decision to exclude non-Test playing nations.

Goal-line technology could be implemented in time for next year’s All-Ireland championships if a presentation on the Hawkeye system is received favourably by the GAA’s Management Committee next month.

Rob Styles has apologised to Liverpool after admitting he was wrong to award a penalty to Chelsea during the 1-1 draw at Anfield on Sunday.