Aer Lingus College Football Classic between Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Navy Midshipmen expected to draw 40,000 overseas visitors despite recent concerns about Dublin city centre
Navy Midshipmen team get in an American football practice session ahead of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic against Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday at the Aviva Stadium. Some 40,000 visitors from overseas are expected to be drawn to Dublin by the event. Photograph: Seb Daly/SportsfileThousands of visitors from the United States have arrived in Dublin ahead of Saturday’s American college football game at the Aviva Stadium.
“A friend texted me the news [about an attack on an American tourist] some weeks ago but I told him I’ve always felt safe in Dublin,” said Joe Flanagan, from Los Angeles. This is Flanagan’s seventh time visiting Dublin and he is going to see the game with an Irish friend. “I never thought not to come because of that story, I don’t feel threatened.”
Kevin Walsh and his daughter Cara said they had read the warnings issued by the embassy after that attack but they weren’t worried. “We’re from Chicago,” laughed Kevin. “I’d say it’s just like any other urban context, you have to be aware of potential dangers,” added Cara, “But I feel like everyone is doing the best they can to make it enjoyable for tourists.”
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