Sport American football’s big day out might kick off the Irish game The Shamrock Bowl, the sport’s biggest annual event on Irish soil, takes place next Sunday – and American Football Ireland is hoping it will spark a new love of the game here
Sport Gridiron spectaculars in Ireland set to become an annual eventThe next match of the college football series, founded by entrepreneurs Padraic O’Kane and John Anthony, will generate an estimated €63m in economic activity
‘I wouldn’t have succeeded in business if I thought that I had to win everything’ – The Big Interview: Pat RyanMultibillionaire insurance tycoon Pat Ryan is proud of both his Irish roots and his alma mater Northwestern University in Illinois, and is thrilled to be able to back the visit of its American football team to Dublin next August
‘Government to target major international sporting events over next decade’ Efforts are ongoing to proceed with a joint bid for the 2030 FIFA World Cup, according to Jack Chambers
College Football Classic to return to Dublin in 2022After games were cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic, the organisers of the American football event confirmed that Northwestern University will play Nebraska here next year
