The effort was initially signalled wide after communication between referee Martin Duffy and the nearest umpire. However, that decision was soon corrected and the point was awarded following a consultation between Duffy and linesman Maurice Deegan.

A replay of O'Gara's shot was shown on the big screen at Croke Park almost immediately after the incident, with the ball clearly going through the posts and prompting a noisy reaction from the 69,656-strong crowd.

Dublin manager Pat Gilroy also pointed to the screen as he argued O'Gara's case with Deegan, who had a good view of the angle of the shot, and the fourth official.

Although the GAA are adamant that the TV replay had no influence on the reversal of the decision - a move which is against the current rules of the Association - it was only after its showing on the big screen that the correction was made.

GAA communications manager Alan Milton is quoted in the Irish Independent as saying: "Maurice Deegan brought it to the referee's attention that he was convinced it was a point. It had nothing to do with the big screen.

"Maurice had a very good view from where he was standing and felt straight away that it was a point."

This backs up what was said on RTÉ's 'The Sunday Game' programme a few hours after the match had finished.

Presenter Des Cahill said that they had been in touch with the GAA and they told them that "the linesman clearly saw it from play and went on to tell the referee".

The GAA have been debating the use of video technology in recent years and indeed there was another trial of the Hawk-Eye system taking place during Sunday's clash.

The manner in which O'Gara's score was eventually awarded could prompt further calls for the introduction of video technology.