Notre Dame official collapses on flight home

US college football team Notre Dame’s celebrations were cut short after one of their officials collapsed on the flight home from Ireland.

A medical emergency was declared on board the team’s Delta flight after Ernest Jones, the college’s director of player development and engagement, fainted two hours before landing.

Jones is part of the administration staff behind the team which beat Navy 50-10 in the Emerald Isle Classic at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, the opening game in the US college football season.