Navy gunning for clash with old rival

“So, who’s stoked about being in Dublin?” The response said it all. “Wooo-hooo!”

The American Navy is in town and they seem happy about it. Yesterday the 300-plus crew aboard the gun metal grey vessel were visited by the US Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, who rammed home the point — today’s College American Football game between Navy and Notre Dame is more than a sporting event — it is America and its forces on show.

Plenty of people seem to agree, with 1,300 visitors expected on the USS Fort McHenry in the coming days as it rests in Dublin Port.