Aer Lingus College Football Classic Officially Sold Out – Notre Dame Fighting Irish – Official Athletics Site

The 2023 Aer Lingus College Football Classic featuring Notre Dame and Navy on August 26, 2023 at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland is officially sold out. More than 40,000 international fans are expected to travel for the event, including more than 39,000 fans directly from the United States, representing a new world record for the largest number of Americans traveling internationally for a single sporting event.

The matchup between the Fighting Irish and the Midshipmen will be the third meeting between the two historic Irish college football teams. The first took place on 2 November 1996 at Croke Park in Dublin, a 52-27 win over Notre Dame. The most recent was on September 1, 2012, when the Irish beat the Midshipmen 50-10 at the Aviva Stadium. The 2023 meeting will be Notre Dame’s first home game played in Ireland, as the previous two meetings were Navy home titles in the series.

According to an independent report by Filte Ireland and Grant Thornton, the 2023 College Football Classic is worth more than 147 million to the Irish economy. Data from previous college football events held in Ireland show that American visitors to the game stay an average of seven nights in Ireland and visit three different destinations. The most popular of these destinations are Dublin, Galway, Belfast, Killarney and Cork.

The Aer Lingus College Football Classic Series is a really important event for the tourism and hospitality industry in Dublin and across the island and I am delighted to support the series with funding from Filte Ireland and Tourism Ireland, said Minister for Tourism Catherin Martin TD.

The August game also provides opportunities for business, education and other sector-specific exchanges between Ireland and the United States, further strengthening the cultural, sporting and kinship links between our countries.

The demand for tickets to the 2023 Aer Lingus College Football Classic demonstrates that Ireland is the home of College Football outside of the United States, said Padriac OKane, Founder and Director of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic.

This year’s event in Dublin will see the largest movement of Americans to Europe in peacetime with the game is set to provide a huge boost to Ireland’s economy and hospitality industry.

The game kicks off on August 26 at 7.30pm Dublin time, with other events planned in and around Dublin including pep rallies, pre-game tailgate parties, medical summits, corporate networking opportunities and academic events. Details will be released prior to the game.

The match will be televised live on NBC and Peacock in the US, with Sky Sports also broadcasting the match live to audiences in Ireland and the UK.

The official game week app will be released in early July, when the full official program of events will be published. The app will be launched to all ticket holders, including 40,354 international fans, focusing on recommendations for destinations, attractions, restaurants and bars in Dublin and Ireland. Companies that want to take advantage of the commercial potential of the game application can visit www.collegefootballireland.com More information.