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South Dublin launches The Gathering American football games

Tallaght Stadium to host visiting college teams from North America


American football set for South Dublin celebration of the Gathering after success of Notre Dame V Navy at Dublin's Aviva Stadium
American football set for South Dublin celebration of the Gathering after success of Notre Dame V Navy at Dublin's Aviva Stadium
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The games will be played in Tallaght Stadium, a newly constructed ‘bijou’ stadium with capacity for 8,000 spectators. The stadium is the only one in Ireland permanently equipped to host games up to NCAA Division 1 standard. It is a UEFA Category 4 stadium that is used to hosting major sporting events across a variety of sports. The IAFA and staff at Tallaght Stadium will work in tandem to ensure that everything is perfect for the football games.

The Joe O’Reilly Travel Group in partnership with South Dublin Tourism will put together the travel packages for each team and their supporters. Packages can be tailor made to the visitors’ requirements and budget in terms of duration and itinerary. They can include visits, including overnight stays, in any part of Ireland as required. The County can provide Irish cultural classes covering dance, history, language and drama which are not available to commercial operators.

Any U.S. College (NCAA Division 2 or 3 or JUCO) or High School interested in being part of this great event can contact thegathering@americanfootball.ie for more information or download the information pack on the IAFA website – www.americanfootball.ie.

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I think a good way of marking this Gathering thing, and showing that there is something more to it than "Screw the Tourists", so typical of the Irish mentality, would be for the Irish government to put money (very little required) into say 32 scholarships for overseas students of the Irish language to go live in what remains of the Irish language areas of Ireland for a few weeks.
 




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