Aer Lingus College Football Classic

Best of luck to our Co-Founder & Director Padraic O' Kane in the final of the 2024 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Ireland awards being held tonight. The first three games of the initial five game series of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic (‘22-‘24) has delivered: ? 80,000+ Americans to Ireland ? €380+ Million Economic Boost to the Irish Economy - Grant Thornton ? 52,000+ Domestic Fans Attening ? 115+ ‘Much More Than A Game’ Associated Events What a vision - Long may it continue! #MuchMoreThanAGame | #TouchdownDublin | #TouchdownIreland #EOYIreland2024 #TheTrailblazers

Feeling honoured to be an Ambassador once again for the Aer Lingus College Football Classic for 2025! This year is especially exciting as two amazing teams in Kansas State University and @Iowa State University are set to face off in the first ever Big 12 Conference match up in Dublin ???? Over the weekend we headed to Manhattan, Kansas to take in what it means to be a Wildcat, meeting some of the incredible fans, staff and players that makes Kansas State University so special ?? A special thanks to Aer Lingus for looking after us on the flights, always such a smooth journey ?? I can’t wait for August of 2025! ?????? #MuchMoreThanAGame | #TouchdownDublin | #TouchdownIreland

Last chance for in-stadium hospitality at the 2025 Aer Lingus College Football Classic next August! ?? ?? Experience the excitement and razzmatazz of Game Day with your team or clients at the Touchdown Club! Touchdown Club packages include: ?? Early admission ?? Reserved table on the executive level ?? All day Gourmet Grazing ?? Open Bar (6.5 hours) ?? Game Day programme & souvenir Visit https://lnkd.in/eakqc-u5 for more details – Don’t miss out! #MuchMoreThanAGame | #TouchdownDublin | #TouchdownIreland

“To represent Iowa State University in this really powerfull way to the entire world is a really special experience”. Coach Matt Campbell is ready for Ireland & it’s clear Cyclone Nation are too!??????? We are counting down the days until we see Iowa State University play Kansas State University in the Aviva Stadium next August ?? ??For more information on the 2025 Aer Lingus College Football Classic, visit collegefootballireland.com #MuchMoreThanAGame | #TouchdownDublin | #TouchdownIreland

Next up for the the Aer Lingus College Football Classic was a visit to Ames, Iowa! ???? Our team, partners & official game ambassador Ian Madigan travelled to Iowa State University to watch the Cyclones continue their winning streak in the famous Jack Trice Stadium as well as to seek out the many #MuchMoreThanAGame opportunities surrounding the Aer Lingus College Football Classic. We visited the Iowa State University Research Park, Reiman Gardens, Stark Performance Centre, Student Innovation Center - Iowa State University , Iowa State University Memorial Union and Order of the Knoll Gala. Ian Madigan also had the opportunity to learn all about Iowa State Football with behind the scenes access to facilities, training, coaches, players and lots more! ?? What a weekend for all involved! Roll on August 2025 where we can see the energy and passion of Cyclone Nation in the Aviva Stadium for the 2025 Aer Lingus College Football Classic.????? Thank you to all in Iowa State for organising this memorable trip and to our game partners and ambassador who travelled. Aer Lingus | Abbey Group | Enterprise Ireland | Eversheds Sutherland LLP (Ireland) | Department of Foreign Affairs, Ireland | Fáilte Ireland | Glen Dimplex | Grant Thornton Ireland | Tourism Ireland #MuchMoreThanAGame | #TouchdownDublin | #TouchdownIreland

Wishing our Co-Founder & Director Padraic O' Kane the best of luck in the 2024 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Ireland in the Established Category ???????? #EOYIreland2024 #TheTrailblazers

“Excitement levels since the announcement from K-State Nation have been off the charts..” We could feel the excitement from?Kansas State University?fans last Saturday in the Bill Snyder Family Stadium and we can’t wait to bring it to the Aviva Stadium next August for the 2025?Aer Lingus College Football Classic. ??For more information on the 2025 Aer Lingus College Football Classic visit https://lnkd.in/eYZVK5Na or reach out to our team. ?? #MuchMoreThanAGame?|?#TouchdownDublin?|?#TouchdownIreland

We had an incredible time visiting K-State this past weekend! ???? ?? Ahead of the 2025 Aer Lingus College Football Classic between Kansas State University and Iowa State University we travelled to Manhattan, Kansas, with some of our game partners to see K-State Football in action as well as to explore the many academic, business, social, community and sporting opportunities surrounding the Aer Lingus College Football Classic in line with our #MuchMoreThanAGame programme. On our trip, we visited a number of events and key locations including Kansas State University Foundation, Kansas Wheat Innovation Centre, Kansas Biosecurity Research Institute & National Bio and Agro Defense Facility, K-State Alumni Association 150th Celebration, Konza Prairie Biological Station, K-State Athletics Facilities and of course, The Bill Snyder Family Stadium. ??? A huge thank you to all in K-State for organising this trip. We are all incredibly excited to welcome K-State to Ireland for the 2025 Aer Lingus College Football Classic next August. ?? ?? Aer Lingus | Tourism Ireland | Dublin City Council | Fáilte Ireland | Clayton Hotels | Department of Foreign Affairs, Ireland | Enterprise Ireland | Teeling Whiskey Company | Wilson Hartnell #MuchMoreThanAGame | #TouchdownIreland?| #TouchdownDublin

We’re delighted to announce that Aer Lingus were crowned winner for the ‘Best Sporting Event Sponsorship' for the 2023 Aer Lingus College Football Classic at The Irish Sponsorship Awards last night. ???? Thank you to our incredible title sponsors for their efforts and hard work to make our game such a success! #MuchMoreThanAGame | #TouchdownIreland

The Ireland-US CEO Club is part of the #MuchMoreThanAGame initiative of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic and celebrates the remarkable sporting, cultural and business relationships between Ireland and the United States. ?? Up to 400 CEO’s & C-Suite Executives of leading organisations from both sides of the Atlantic gathered in the The Round Room of the Mansion House, Dublin, on the Friday before game day between the Georgia Institute of Technology v Florida State University. ?? We were honoured to welcome a remarkable panel discussion with Lynne Embleton, CEO of Aer Lingus, and Paul Brown, CEO of Inspire Brands, facilitated by Matt Cooper. ?? Jack Chambers, Minister of Finance and Padraic O' Kane, Co-Founder and Director of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic, also provided introductory remarks. ?? Thank you to all who joined this prestigious event. We look forward to another engaging Ireland-US CEO Club Lunch in 2025 ahead of the Kansas State University V Iowa State University game. Host Partners: Amgen | Enterprise Ireland | Eversheds Sutherland LLP (Ireland) | Glen Dimplex | Grant Thornton Ireland | Kerry | Sysco Ireland | UPMC Ireland #MuchMoreThanAGame | #TouchdownDublin | #TouchdownIreland