For the moment, at least, the Navy-Notre Dame football game scheduled to be played Aug. 29 in Dublin is still a go.
The Irish government announced earlier this week that a ban on gatherings of 5,000 people or more to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus will remain in place through the end of August, fueling speculation that this could be the first domino to fall in what might be a revamped college football season this fall.
But Navy athletics director Chet Gladchuk told the Annapolis, Maryland, Capital Gazette that he was informed by government officials in Ireland that the ban does not at present apply to sporting events.