Limerick to take minor hurling case to DRA
Limerick's attempts to overturn the result of their recent All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship semi-final against Galway will see them take their case to the Disputes Resolution Authority (DRA).
This is the final avenue available to the Limerick County Board who had their appeal turned down last night by the Central Appeals Committee.
The Shannonsiders went down the appeals route after it was proven that a human error with the Hawk-Eye score detection system - football values were inputted at the Hill 16 end rather than hurling ones - denied Limerick a legitimate point early on in the game against Galway at Croke Park.
With Hawk-Eye incorrectly flashing it up as a 'miss', Barry Nash's first-minute shot was ruled a wide by referee Fergal Horgan. The sides went on to finish level at 0-16 apiece at the end of normal time, before Galway won by 0-23 to 0-20 after extra-time.
The CAC upheld the original decision of the Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) not to process Limerick's objection under Rule 7.10 (n).
That particular ruling states: "No objection or counter-objection may be submitted on grounds that a referee had incorrectly allowed or failed to allow a score."
A Limerick GAA spokesman has confirmed that they will now proceed to the DRA, appealing the decision of the CCCC not to process their objection. "The CAC upheld the decision of the CCCC not to hear our objection. We will now take our case to the Disputes Resolution Authority," he told the Irish Times.
The Disputes Resolution Authority is independent of the GAA and maintains a panel of arbitrators - comprising of solicitors and barristers - from which it establishes arbitration tribunals to deal with disputes referred to it.
Should the DRA rule in Limerick's favour, the All-Ireland minor final between Galway and Waterford - scheduled for Sunday week (September 8) - could be shelved before the appeal is fully dealt with.
