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Hawk-Eye to be used at camogie finals for first time

Hawk-Eye was perhaps most famously used to judge John 'Bubbles' Dwyer's late free wide in the 2014 Senior Hurling final
Hawk-Eye was perhaps most famously used to judge John 'Bubbles' Dwyer's late free wide in the 2014 Senior Hurling final

Hawk-Eye is to be used for the first time in women's Gaelic Games for Sunday's Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Camogie finals at Croke Park.

The system, which has been used in both male codes played at Croke Park since 2013, will be used for all three games scheduled for the Dublin venue on Sunday.

Defending champions Cork face Galway in the senior final, with the Rebelettes aiming to win their 25th title overall.

Waterford and Kildare meet in the Intermediate decider, with both sides hoping to win the competition for the first time.

Laois and Roscommon will get the triple-header under way when they meet in the Premier Junior final, with the midlanders hoping to go one better than the last two years when they lost the final.

Camogie Association president Catherine Neary said the data obtained from Hawk-Eye will be useful not only for adjudicating on scores but also detecting ball speed and the areas of the field where shots are taken.

Speaking in Croke Park she said: "It is an exciting element to add to our All-Ireland finals and the data collected will prove valuable from a coaching and games point of view and also an enhanced spectator experience."

The Intermediate and Senior Camogie finals will be shown live on The Sunday Game on RTÉ2 from 1.45pm, while highlights of all three finals will be shown on RTÉ2 at 9.30pm that night.

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