TV3 has expressed surprise at the criticism levelled against it following its coverage of last Saturday's Munster SFC semi-final replay between Cork and Kerry in Pairc Ui Chaoimh. The independent station failed to provide footage of the off-the-ball incident that led to Paul Galvin and Noel O'Leary receiving straight red cards in the first half, while it was also criticised for showing too many replays while the game was in full flow. "We're obviously disappointed that we didn't catch the incident that led to the sending-offs," said TV3 Championship Live series producer Ciarán O'Hara. "We checked all the angles but didn't have it. Yet that can be said of several incidents over the last 20 years. We were following the play and that way you could always miss stuff. But I can understand why it's frustrating for the viewers." He added: "We're surprised about the criticism of the replays. We are very conscious of the viewer and we would keep an eye on any e-mails, and listen to any feedback. But we don't have more or less replays than other stations like RTÉ, TG4 or Setanta. "Our standard protocol is to follow the play and we might show replays when there's a score, but we get back to the action as soon as possible." Tweet

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