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Notre Dame, Navy to Return to Ireland for 2020 Season Opener

Notre Dame and Navy will open the 2020 season by returning to Dublin, Ireland for the Aer Lingus College Football Classic at Aviva Stadium, the teams announced Thursday.

Leo Varadkar, the Prime Minister of Ireland, confirmed the announcement Thursday morning, adding that the two teams will play on Aug. 29, 2020, per the Irish Examiner. It will be be third meeting between the Fighting Irish and the Midshipmen to take place in Ireland, with the last meeting coming in 2012 when Notre Dame blew out Navy 50-10 in Dublin in a win that was later vacated.