/> The largest ever US sporting event overseas takes place this afternoon in the Aviva Stadium – the Emerald Isle Classic football game between the US Navy and Notre Dame.
About 40 thousand Americans and Canadians are in Dublin for the event, which is expected to bring in around 100 million euro to the Irish economy.
The Emerald Isle Classic is being used as an opportunity to showcase The Gathering, a tourism initiative to encourage people with Irish connections all over the world to visit Ireland next year.
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The games kicks off at 2pm.