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The game was played at Aviva Stadium on 3 September 2016, and billed as the Aer Lingus College Football Classic. [8] The announcement was made at the reception in Dublin attended by the Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD, which was followed by a reception in Boston College in the U.S. attended by the mayor of Boston, Marty Walsh.
Emerald Isle Classic: Notre Dame: 50–10 Navy: 48,820 [349] 3 September 2016 Aer Lingus College Football Classic Georgia Tech: 17–14 Boston College: 40,562 [350] 27 August 2022 Aer Lingus College Football Classic Northwestern: 31–28 Nebraska: 42,699 [345] 26 August 2023 Aer Lingus College Football Classic Notre Dame: 42–3 Navy: 49,000 [348]
ESPN’s College GameDay will kick off the 2024 college football season in Dublin when Florida State and Georgia Tech play in the 2024 Aer Lingus College Football Classic.
FSU opens the season against Georgia Tech in the Aer Lingus Classic in Dublin, Ireland, on Aug 24 at noon on ESPN. Its first home opener will be against Boston College on Labor Day at 7:30 p.m.
In both 2020 and 2021, the Emerald Isle Classic played at Dublin, Ireland was canceled due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. [15] [16] The Ireland event returned for 2022, with a new sponsored name of Aer Lingus College Football Classic.
The Cyclones will open their 2025 season against Kansas State in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic, on August 23, 2025, at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland.
In May 2023, Aer Lingus launched flights between Cleveland and Dublin on Airbus A321LR aircraft. It is currently the only nonstop transatlantic flight between Europe and Cleveland. [40] In 2023, Cleveland was one of the areas where United Airlines pilots picketed in pursuit of a better contract. [41] [42]
The Aer Lingus Classic hoped to host a marquee match-up between Notre Dame and Navy in 2020, but also was forced to cancel the game due to the worldwide pandemic.