VIDEO: Ref vindicated as footage shows Limerick ‘goal’ call correct

The referee at the heart of the disputed goal in Limerick’s All-Ireland SHC qualifier win over Westmeath in Mullingar last Sunday said he never doubted he and his umpire had made the right call in awarding the score.

Footage seen by The Irish Examiner from the main stand in Cusack Park definitely proves Paul Browne found the corner of the net with his shot early in the second half, justifying the call made by the Carlow match officials.

Referee Paud O’Dwyer and umpire Tommy Fitzharris were heavily criticised by Dónal Óg Cusack on The Sunday Game as well as on social media.