Notre Dame Vs Navy 2020

BKWDR wrote: »

Whats the story with the IAFL and all the jazz that went before about them not being consulted or the game being unsanctioned

The one disappointment for the sport in 2016 was the ALCFC. The event organisers approached IAFA seeking sanction for their games, as is required under the International protocols and for various domestic reasons. From the outset, there was never any push from the organisers to engage with local fans – their main reasons for seeking sanction from us were on the regulatory front and to satisfy Government policy. IAFA did not make any requests of IAFA other than they comply with the minimum criteria for sanction. It even waived the application fee. Unfortunately, and in spite of IAFA making every effort to assist, including offering advice and extending deadlines for compliance, they failed to demonstrate compliance with minimum requirements including re: the necessary insurance/indemnification and there were Code of Ethics failures including background check fails by event staff re: the High School games.

IAFA kept the Department and Minister’s Office appraised of the situation on a regular basis. There was also no cooperation with a suggestion made which may have resolved the lack of insurance issue. Unfortunately the problems materialised too late to be resolved without the cooperation of the organisers and the organisers decided to proceed on the basis that the State cannot physically stop a non-compliant event at present.

We are aware that, particularly due to the fatality at a recent uninsured, non-NGB sanctioned MMA event earlier this year, there have been very significant changes to the State’s views towards non-NGB sanctioned events. While too late to have an impact on the ALCFC – as grant monies had been paid out before the MMA fatality – based on Department announcements it is expected that, going forward, it will be very difficult for the State to justify funding or providing assistance to any non-NGB regulated sporting event going forward. IAFA was told by Sport Ireland that it should not sanction non-compliant events. IFAF [International Federation of American Football] agreed with the decision to refuse sanction. Our insurance company was not happy with the insurance situation and our solicitor advised us not to sanction the event. In tandem with IAFA, both Trinity College Dublin and the Federation of Irish Sport withdrew from their involvement in the High School games. It is most regrettable that following the organisers failure to meet the minimum criteria, that they focused on trying to maliciously discredit our organisation rather than addressing their failures. A full presentation on the ALCFC will be made at the AGM.

For the record, the State funding for the 2012 Navy v Notre Dame game was as follows:

Failte Ireland Festivals & Events Grant: €550,000
The Gathering Sponsorship: €450,000 - requested as grant aid when the game was proposed, but changed to 'sponsorship' at a later date
Tourism Ireland Cooperative Marketing: €60,000
Television Advertising purchased by Tourism Ireland: €90,000
Total: €1,160,000
The various parties with direct commercial interests in the 2012 game made an estimated profit of €15m.

brendanwalsh wrote: »

What’s the FAI presale ?
I’m a FAI season ticket holder and didn’t hear anything about it

OAOB wrote: »

Have tickets for this gone on sale? I see on ticketmaster you can get premium tickets for 600 but i assume these are one of the package deals.

Shedite27 wrote: »

Cheapest for Ireland (football or rugby) is usually €35. Be interesting to see how this goes. I know Army/ND was a big sellout 8 years ago but the games since then haven’t been

It'd be pretty shocking for the country if things were locked down all the way until August 29th, almost 6 months away.

So to have the cheapest ticket price point almost twice that is pretty surprising.

polaris68 wrote: »

How does one get access to the pre-sale?