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Aer Lingus College Football Classic Ireland began initially in 1988 as part of a promotional campaign to mark the Dublin millennium celebrations. Dubbed the Emerald Isle Classic, it was the first NCAA-sanctioned American college football game played in Europe. The game was played at Lansdowne Road in Dublin, Ireland in the years 1988 and 1989. The event was first proposed and arranged by Aidan J. Prendergast and Jim O'Brien. Prendergast, who was a former president of the Irish American Football Association conceived the idea of bringing a major NCAA game to Ireland in the mid-1980s and started pitching the idea on both sides of the Atlantic. Prendergast promoted both the 1988 and 1989 games. The game was intended as an annual event to attract some of the 40 million Americans of Irish descent back to Ireland. College teams with particularly Irish or Catholic background were chosen in an effort to attract Irish nationals to the games.
Next Episode is 'K-State Wildcats vs Iowa State Cyclones' (Season 2025 Episode 1) and airs on 23 Aug 2025 18:30 (CDT).
S2023E1 - Notre Dame vs. Navy
The Fighting Irish will pack up and head to Ireland when opening the 2023 season against rival Navy as part of the Aer Lingus College Football Series in Dublin. The University of Notre Dame, the Naval Academy and Irish American Events Limited are partnering to take an American Football game to Aviva Stadium in Dublin for a Week Zero game.
Air Date: 26 Aug 2023 13:30 (CDT)
S2024E1 - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Florida State Seminoles
Live from Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland.
Air Date: 24 Aug 2024 11:00 (CDT)
S2025E1 - K-State Wildcats vs Iowa State Cyclones
Live from Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland.
This will be just the second time ever that K-State will play a football game outside the United States as the Wildcats played Nebraska in Tokyo, Japan, on December 5, 1992. This will be Iowa State's first international football game.
The game between the Wildcats and Cyclones will be the first ever Big 12 matchup in Ireland, the fourth edition of the Aer Lingus Classic and the 10th college football game all-time played in Ireland.
Air Date: 23 Aug 2025 18:30 (CDT)