THE GAA’S CENTRAL Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) this evening issued a statement saying they were ‘precluded’ from considering an objection from Limerick in relation to last weekend’s All-Ireland minor hurling semi-final at Croke Park.
During the game a malfunction in Hawk-Eye meant a Barry Nash score early in the game was signaled as a miss by the technology despite a host of evidence to the contrary.
After the sides finished level at full time, Galway went on to win by three points in extra time and book their place in the minor decider on 8 September.
However, after a meeting of the Limerick County Board, they decided to press ahead with an appeal saying: “Luimneach CLG can confirm that we will be lodging an appeal with the CCCC based on the failure of the Hawk-Eye Score Detection System.”
This evening though, the CCCC said they were unable to process the appeal under Rule 7.10 (n) which states:
“No objection or counter-objection maybe submitted on grounds that a referee had incorrectly allowed or failed to allow a score.”
When contacted by TheScore.ie, a spokesperson for the Limerick County Board said they were currently meeting to discuss the decision of the CCCC and consider what their next course of action will be.
