In 1970, Richmond Park in Inchicore, Dublin, hosted Ireland's first ever outdoor rock music festival. An audience of 1,500 paid to see a one-night bill headlined by Mungo Jerry and also featuring a handful of emerging Irish “beat groups”, a nascent Thin Lizzy among them.
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Colm O'Callaghan
RTÉ
