Sounds of summer: The secrets behind the Páirc Uí Chaoimh playlist

Ciarán O’Regan provides the music in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on match days, leaning on his experience with Red FM. Counting down your top 20. He spoke with Michael Moynihan

Ciarán O’Regan provides the music in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on match days, leaning on his experience with Red FM. Counting down your top 20...

1: It’s a long enough day. I’ve to be there two hours before the game, really, because there has to be music playing before the gates open to let people to come in.

There are speakers set up outside the stadium and people gather and meet there before coming in — when there isn’t a pandemic, obviously — so you want to build the atmosphere for them.