TV viewers set to learn Hawk-Eye decisions in ‘real time’

Hawk-Eye decisions will be communicated immediately to TV viewers as well as Croke Park patrons, stadium and commercial director Peter McKenna has revealed.

Similar to BBC at Wimbledon, RTÉ and TV3 coverage of this year’s Championship games at GAA HQ will include icons in their broadcast, which will signify when Hawk-Eye is called for and the outcome of the score detection technology’s findings. Hawk-Eye is only being used in differentiating what are and aren’t points in Championship games at Croke Park, starting with the June 1 Leinster SFC quarter-final between Kildare and Offaly.

A press conference is scheduled for three weeks’ time where journalists will be briefed on the exact mechanics of the system. The identity of Hawk-Eye’s sponsor will also be revealed.