Referee live audio to be part of FRC interpro games' TV broadcasts

The men in the middle will be mic'd up at Croke Park this weekend.

WIRED FOR SOUND: Previously, refs' real-time audio in All-Ireland semi-finals and finals have been made available to commentary teams for information purposes. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

TG4 and RTÉ have confirmed there will be in-game audio from all four referees during their live coverage of this weekend’s interprovincial football games in Croke Park.

Match officials’ microphones are recorded for large championship games but are not broadcasted live. In the past, their real-time audio in All-Ireland semi-finals and finals have been made available to commentary teams for information purposes.