Hurling officiating is currently a whirlwind, while football is a breeze.

I have no doubt that if Murphy had seen the foul on Robbie O’Flynn, he would have blown for it but there was silence, O’Flynn’s strike went wide and the Limerick man soon followed it with the final whistle.

My timekeeping in the 2013 All-Ireland against Clare has been a talking point in Cork down through the years but I was completely happy with how I handled it.

It looks right now to be between Brendan Cawley and Seán Hurson to referee the All-Ireland final. 

Thomas Walsh added to the All-Ireland semi-final as a contest and a spectacle

Had Tipperary not rallied, the verdict on Thomas Gleeson and his linesman would have been pretty damning.

The first booking may have been slightly harsh but the referee was forced to make a call. 

Fines to punish teams for spending too long in the dressing room at half-time don't seem to be working. 

It was his fourth time in three championships, his second in this one, and his knowledge of what he was facing came in so handy. 

Pushing the use of technology to assist referees really should be a pressing matter for Cork now having felt the sting of that call in the Munster U20 final.