The Irish economy is getting a boost from the Notre Dame football game in Dublin. The Pittsburgh Steelers are benefitting, too.
“First and foremost it’s about bringing American football to Ireland, north and south, bringing the game we love to a sports-hungry country that we think it will resonate with,” Rooney told The Associated Press on the sidelines of the Irish Wolfhounds game. “Growing the game, growing the Steelers brand with the Irish people is our goal.”
The key to the team’s Irish plans, however, is its link with the GAA. The organization manages and promotes Gaelic games including Gaelic football and hurling. As important, though, the GAA, ahead of soccer and rugby.“We have a really good relationship with Croke Park and the GAA, so constant communication going on there, and really just admiring how they conduct their sporting organization and learning a lot from them,” Rooney said.
At 82,300 capacity, Croke Park is one of the largest stadiums in Europe and it hosted a Steelers preseason game against the Chicago Bears in 1997. Ireland has never hosted a regular-season game.
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