A small contingency of IAFA representatives were invited to the residence of the newly appointed US Ambassador to Ireland, Edward Crawford, to celebrate the 4th of July or US Independence Day.
While IAFA Commissioner Brian Cleary and IAFA President Orla McAleese were to invited to enjoy 4th July festivities, they were also helping Corporate.ie promote the 2020 Aer Lingus College Football Classic game between Notre Dame and Navy alongside Ethan Foster from the SBC West Dublin Rhinos, Oisin Finn from the IAFL1 Louth Mavericks.
The return of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Ireland was announced last October by Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar T.D.also unvaileing a five-game plan which will see the return of College Football to Ireland in 2020 with the series kicks off with the return of Navy vs Notre Dame which will take place on Saturday 29th August 2020. Aer Lingus has been unveiled as title sponsor of the series at the Aviva Stadium with other fixtures and teams will be announced in due-course.
Edward Crawford officially begun his term as the new US ambassador to Ireland on the 1st of July. Mr Crawford has a long history of philanthropy and entrepreneurship in Cleveland, Ohio (birth state of American Professional Football). Ambassador Crawford is also a keen sportsman.