GAA gives Hawkeye the all clear for first Championship game

The days of dodgy scores, or non-scores, are numbered in the GAA as technology will be used to adjudicate at Croke Park this summer.

It has been talked about for a very long time but after many months of trials, reports and meetings, Croke Park has finally given the go ahead for Hawkeye technology to be used in the GAA.

If the all-powerful Congress passes it next month, the June Bank Holiday double header at HQ, which should feature Dublin v Westmeath/Carlow, and Offaly v Kildare in the Leinster football championship, will utilise the technology.

Already widely used in cricket and tennis this news should take some pressure off umpires and result in zero errors in the scoring process.

For the first two years, for cost purposes, the gizmos that track the ball will be limited to Croker, but it should, in time, be rolled out across grounds around the country.

So if something like this happens at Croke Park this summer, it should be dealt with properly.