Ciarán Whelan has echoed Ger Brennan’s call for video technology to be introduced to the GAA.

The former Dublin midfielder was speaking after three big refereeing decisions went against the Metropolitans in their All-Ireland SFC semi-final loss to Kerry.

David Clifford scored a controversial penalty at the second attempt after Peadar Ó Cofaigh-Byrne was adjudged to have fouled Joe O’Connor in the first minute, while there was more than a suspicion of ‘square ball’ about the Kingdom’s second goal from the fist of Sean O’Brien in the second half.

And Dublin fans were fuming again when replays showed that Ross McGarry’s 57th minute shot crossed the line before it was scrambled away by Mike Breen.

“It’s a no-brainer. There should be something there in goal-line technology,” Whelan said.

“VAR is a broader conversation. We don’t want to be coming back for every foul, but it can be brought in for certain aspects of the game.

“And it is challenging for one referee to referee the game. He has to rely on his umpires and linesmen. But when you have seven, eight games [in] a weekend, it’s not possible to have that [goal-line technology] but when we get to the semi-final stage, it’s hugely important [to have it].”

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