RTÉ GAA pundit Cora Staunton has said that it's "not acceptable" that incorrect Hawk-Eye calls are impacting on major games in the All-Ireland Championship.
Speaking on The Sunday Game, the AFLW star was reflecting on the controversy surrounding Shane Walsh’s '45 in Galway’s semi-final win over Derry on Saturday.
Although the ball was clearly inside the post, Hawkeye intervened and ruled it out before match officials re-awarded it ahead of the start of the second half.
The 11-time Mayo All-Star also said that the decision to rule out a Conor Glass effort for Derry early in the first half also looked like an incorrect call on review.
Hawk-Eye was subsequently stood down for the second half of the Galway Derry match, and all of Sunday’s second semi-final between Kerry and Dublin. It is unknown at this point whether it will be in operation for the football and hurling finals.
"What happened at Hawk-Eye was not acceptable at that level," Staunton said.
"You’re in an All-Ireland semi-final, you’re training all year and things like that are happening. It [Walsh’s ‘45] couldn’t have been a clearer point, you didn’t need Hawk-Eye to tell you that.
"The umpire had put it through and for Hawk-Eye to come and say it was wide was crazy.
"It’s a concern ahead of the hurling final and matches previously played in the weeks before, whether hurling or football. They’re massive turning points."
Fellow pundit Oisín McConville agreed that it cast doubt on decisions made by Hawk-Eye in previous games.
"Even the Tailteann Cup game beforehand [Westmeath v Cavan], they went to Hawk-Eye I think three times.
"You question everything now. All of the teams that have been beaten by a point, you question all along."
"It's not a correct science and it’s something that needs to be looked at," added the 2002 Armagh All-Ireland winner.
Donegal footballer Michael Murphy also said that it was an important issue to sort out – and quickly.
"We want the right decisions, that’s the number one thing. Referees, players, supporters, fans, we want the correct decisions.
"If that can be supported by technology, I think we’re all for it.
"We need to find the reasons why those decisions went wrong, whether that was today, a couple of weeks back in the hurling, find the decisions and why they went wrong, move on and if we can use it, well and good."
