Tánaiste hosts influential business leaders

The Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore is hosting a group of influential business leaders later to try and cash in on their visit here for an American Football game.

Thousands of supporters are arriving for Saturday's Emerald Isle Classic between Navy and Notre Dame with the economy expected to benefit to the tune of €60m.

The roundtable meeting in government buildings with the Tánaiste was organised by the executive vice president of Coca Cola in Atlanta.

More than 20 high level business leaders took up the invite to learn what Ireland has to offer as an investment location.

Representatives of the IDA and Enterprise Ireland will also be there.

The high level business people are among 35,000 visitors from the US for Saturday's American college football game between Navy and Notre Dame.

Hotel rooms are sold out in the capital, with some guests staying as far away as Cork, Kerry, Galway and Mayo.