Slow-motion evidence no CCCC quick fix
Ex-Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) chairman Tony O’Keeffe said while the committee is entitled to look at video evidence as they see fit, there is a danger of reading too much into slowed down footage as it is similar to video stills and photographs, which are deemed inadmissible by the CCCC.
O’Keeffe was speaking in general terms, not referencing the James McCarthy-Martin McElhinney incident in the Dublin-Donegal Division 1 game in Croke Park last Saturday.
“Too much can be made of slow motion,” said O’Keeffe, who preceded current CCCC chairman George Cartwright as head of the group.
“In a way, it is like looking at video stills and photographs, which are not reliable. However, it is within the powers of the committee to look at a video like that (slo-mo) if they see fit.
“The procedure is based on the referee’s report. If the committee has a query about a particular incident, they will contact the referee to see if he has dealt with it. If he communicates that he hasn’t, then they can take a look at the matter themselves.”
McCarthy is not expected to face any retrospective proposed punishment for making contact with McElhinney’s face. The Dublin defender was sent off for a second yellow card arising from the altercation in the second-half.
