This is two months before Hawk-Eye, which claims to be 'millimetre accurate, ensuring no broadcast replays could disprove the decision', makes it bow in English Premier League football.

Opticians Specsavers have come on board as sponsors of the GAA's Hawk-Eye system. It will be used for both hurling and football matches at Croke Park, and will 'support the decision making of the referee in the eventuality of any ambiguity as to whether a point has been scored or not'.

The Sony-backed and Basingstoke based Hawk-Eye has been trialled over the last two years at Croke Park. Within the stadium there will be six cameras, four located in the stands and one behind each goal.

During play, if there is uncertainty as to whether a point has been scored the referee will refer to Hawk-Eye which tracks the ball in real time.

The height of the posts can be virtually increased if the ball has gone over the height of the posts. The big screen at Croke Park will show the trajectory of the ball and say whether the shot is a point or not.

Commenting on the announcement, GAA President Liam Ó Néill said: "This is an exciting development that we believe will bring further clarity to our games and crucially to the detection of scores.

"We have worked hard to ensure that the system will work for Gaelic games and I'm confident that the technology involved will ensure accuracy and fairness at the heart of the all important score recording process.

"I'm looking forward to our partnership with Specsavers and believe the roll out of the system has the potential to add further intrigue to what are already hugely exciting games, both for those in attendance at Croke Park but also for viewers at home."

Viewers at home will also be able to enjoy the benefit of the Hawk-Eye system as RTÉ will have live coverage of the Westmeath/Carlow v Dublin match on June 1.