Brian Gavin: Limerick penalty could have gone either way from Owens' view

In the Dublin-Galway game earlier in Croke Park, Paud O’Dwyer had a stress-free afternoon but the HawkEye malfunction was a worrying development.

CAT AND MOUSE: Aaron Gillane of Limerick and Sean O'Donoghue of Cork shield their eyes from the sun. Pic: Daire Brennan/Sportsfile

I’ve mentioned a number of times in this column over the years that Limerick and Cork games are easier than others to referee because they both like to move the ball at pace against each other.

This largely came to pass again in Limerick with the game largely without incident other than the Limerick penalty. With the benefit of the camera angles we had, James Owens might not have given it and deemed Aaron Gillane had a hold of Seán O’Donoghue’s arm but then he only had one view of what happened.