Fennessy wants help from Hawk-Eye

Clare minor manager Eamonn Fennessy is the latest to call for the application of Hawk-Eye by the GAA following another “point-or-wide” controversy at Croke Park yesterday.

According to Fennessy, Bobby Duggan’s 60th minute free was just inside the upright but with the ball above the height of the post, it was a very difficult call for the umpire.

Fennessy acknowledged that and reckoned if technology would help officials, it should be adopted.

“I definitely think there is a place for technology” Fennessy declared.

“Myself and selectors shouting in ‘it’s a point, it’s a point’ isn’t going to make a difference at the end of the day. I think there is room for it definitely.

“Where I was stood I thought it was just inside. It was a decisive moment and it went Dublin’s way; what can you do?

“I was talking to the linesman. He was stood where I was. Whether he was looking or not I don’t know.

“I don’t want to be disrespectful to referees or officials. It’s a very difficult decision to make. If there was some electronic equipment to call it [it would get the right decision].”

He agreed his charges should have put Dublin away when they held the upper hand.

“We just seemed to be lethargic at some of the breaks. You can name a few things but if you don’t get your breaks then you’re going to be under pressure.

“A lot of the goals and some of the other scores came from breaks we should have won.”

His Dublin counterpart, Shay Boland was a relieved man but hailed his players’ character.

“We were never far enough behind to be out of. The lads never dropped their heads. We were behind against Wexford, we were behind against Kilkenny for a while.

“There is a lot of depth in those lads and we dug it in. We said that before the game if things are getting tight that we do have a great ability to come back and to stay going right until the very end.”