{"id":16803,"date":"2026-09-03T17:36:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T17:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turkeynews24.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/03\/aer-lingus-college-football-classic-2026-much-more-than-a-game-university-of-north-carolina-athletics\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T17:36:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T17:36:51","slug":"aer-lingus-college-football-classic-2026-much-more-than-a-game-university-of-north-carolina-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turkeynews24.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/03\/aer-lingus-college-football-classic-2026-much-more-than-a-game-university-of-north-carolina-athletics\/","title":{"rendered":"Aer Lingus College Football Classic 2026: Much More Than A Game – University of North Carolina Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"

University of North Carolina Athletics \"<\/p>\n

Aer Lingus College Football Classic 2026: Much More Than A Game<\/h2>\n

June 11, 2026 | Football, General<\/p>\n

Tar Heels 2 Ireland Central<\/a>The University of North Carolina will host or participate in business, cultural, academic, research, athletic and arts events in Dublin, Ireland, the week leading up to the Aer Lingus College Football Classic, bringing far more than a marquee matchup between Carolina and Texas Christian University on August 29.
Executives, faculty, staff and students from UNC will also visit Ireland to engage with counterparts in meetings across the country in August, highlighting the deep and growing ties between UNC and Ireland.
"One of Carolina's greatest strengths is that we are deeply rooted in North Carolina while remaining connected to the wider world," said UNC Chancellor Lee H. Roberts. "Carolina plays a crucial role in the state's success. The Aer Lingus College Football Classic gives us an opportunity to strengthen international partnerships and accelerate the growth of North Carolina."
Full details of all participating venues and events will be available on the official Aer Lingus College Football Classic app when it launches in early July.
For a schedule of events, please click here<\/a>.
About the University of North Carolina <\/strong> The University\u202fof\u202fNorth Carolina, the nation's first public university, is a global higher education leader guided by the principle of "First. And For All." A member\u202fof\u202fthe prestigious Association\u202fof\u202fAmerican Universities, Carolina is ranked No. 1 in best value for academic quality in U.S. public higher education. Carolina is committed to ensuring that every student who earns admission can come to Carolina and thrive. Addressing the greatest challenges\u202fof\u202four time through innovative teaching, research and public service, Carolina is an engine\u202fof\u202fopportunity for the next generation\u202fof\u202fstudents, the economy and public progress in North Carolina and beyond. Carolina facts and figures can be found on the\u202fBy<\/a> the Numbers webpage<\/a>.
About the Aer Lingus College Football Classic<\/strong> The Aer Lingus College Football Classic is promoted and organized by Irish American Events Limited, a joint venture between Corporate.ie (Irish partner) and On Location (U.S. partner). Together, they deliver an authentic American college football experience in Ireland each year, anchored by a week-long schedule of cultural, community and fan-focused events under the "Much More Than A Game" program. <\/p>\n

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University of North Carolina Athletics Aer Lingus College Football Classic 2026: Much More Than A GameJune 11, 2026 | Football, General
\nTar Heels 2 Ireland CentralThe University of North Carolina will host or participate in business, cultural, academic, research, athletic and arts events in Dublin, Ireland, the week leading up to the Aer Lingus College Football Classic, bringing far more than a marquee matchup between Carolina and Texas Christian University on August 29.
\nExecutives, faculty, staff and students from UNC will also visit Ireland to engage with counterparts in meetings across the country in August, highlighting the deep and growing ties between UNC and Ireland.
\n“One of Carolina’s greatest strengths is that we are deeply rooted in North Carolina while remaining connected to the wider world,” said UNC Chancellor Lee H. Roberts. “Carolina plays a crucial role in the state’s success. The Aer Lingus College Football Classic gives us an opportunity to strengthen international ..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":16804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tie-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/turkeynews24.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/turkeynews24.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/turkeynews24.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turkeynews24.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turkeynews24.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/turkeynews24.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16803\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turkeynews24.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/turkeynews24.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turkeynews24.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turkeynews24.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}