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The former Kilkenny defender initially reserved judgement as Lyons attempted to establish where the contact had been made.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t know. We haven\u2019t seen the replay back yet, but Colm Lyons went over and asked Peter Casey, \u2018Was it chest? Was it head?\u2019<\/p>\n
And now he\u2019s going to Chris Mooney. He\u2019s going to James Owens. \u2018What have you got? Did you see something in the head there?\u2019<\/p>\n
So the discussions are thorough here. I\u2019ll give that to the referee.<\/p>\n
As more of the officials\u2019 conversation became audible, however, Murphy quickly realised that Glennon was in serious trouble.<\/p>\n
Before Lyons had even reached for his pocket, Murphy called that the Galway man was about to be dismissed.<\/p>\n
We can hear it, and there\u2019s a lot of discussion going on here. It\u2019s a red card, it\u2019s gonna be red.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s contact to the chin. You can hear him talking. Red card.<\/p>\n
Moments later, Lyons produced the red card and sent Glennon from the field.<\/p>\n
The incident demonstrated the value of the referee microphone to the TV coverage. Viewers could hear the officials working through the decision, while Murphy used the information available to explain exactly what was happening before the card was shown.<\/p>\n
By then, Limerick were already firmly in control of the final. The dismissal ended any faint hope of a Galway comeback and placed another exclamation mark on a dominant performance from Kiely\u2019s side.<\/p>\n
The victory improved Kiely\u2019s extraordinary record as Limerick senior and U21 manager to 19 wins from 20 finals. The sole defeat came against Cork in the 2025 Munster final, which Limerick lost following a penalty shootout.<\/p>\n
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