Hawk-Eye system to have sponsor

The GAA have confirmed Hawk-Eye will have a sponsor and it will be unveiled next month providing a motion is passed at Congress in two weeks’ time.

The score detection technology, which deals with points only, will begin its long-awaited trial at Croke Park in June as long as the proposal is backed in Derry. GAA commercial and stadium director Peter McKenna confirmed yesterday they are 100% satisfied the product is viable and ready to be corporately backed.

“We launch on June 1 with the first match here. Technically, we’re very pleased with that. The connection with the referee is working well too, so we would be in a position to announce a sponsor of Hawk-Eye perhaps in around six weeks’ time.”