A field goal kick challenge in the courtyard at Dublin Castle, part of the city's celebrations around the American football match at Croke Park. Photograph: Ian Walton/AP Content Services for the NFL
Over the weekend, Dublin pulled out the stops to welcome American football fans to the Irish capital. The place was festooned with flags and installations, making it hard to escape the reality that a game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Minnesota Vikings was happening. That’s more than you can say for All-Ireland final weekends, when our national sports also take over Croke Park – yet often, walking around the city centre on those weekends, you might miss the fact these huge national sporting occasions are even on.
Not so for the NFL.
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