GAA explains Hawk-Eye problem during Tipperary v Cork clash

Referee Seán Stack was informed the ball had gone wide 30 seconds after Darragh Fitzgibbon's effort but there was a problem displaying that information on the screen
Between Darragh Fitzgibbon's eighth minute strike and the game restarting, communicating that the ball had gone wide took 99 seconds. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Between Darragh Fitzgibbon's eighth minute strike and the game restarting, communicating that the ball had gone wide took 99 seconds. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

An imagery issue was the reason behind Hawk-Eye’s extended delay communicating a Cork wide in Thurles on Sunday, the GAA has explained.

Referee Seán Stack had been informed by the score detection official Dickie Murphy less than 30 seconds after Darragh Fitzgibbon’s effort in the eighth minute that it had gone wide.

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