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GAA officials are hoping to ape the success of gridiron’s Super Bowl by taking their All-Ireland finals beyond the gates of Croke Park and creating a Dublin-wide festival for the month of September.

The deciding game in the American football calendar, dubbed ‘The Greatest Show on Turf’, is a week-long extravaganza that sucks in America’s elite from the fields of sports, politics and entertainment — and the GAA will take the first steps towards an Irish equivalent this year.

The inaugural FeverPitch festival will be held at HQ on the evening of Saturday, September 17, the night before the All-Ireland football final, and will feature musicians such as Ryan Sheridan and comedian Hector Ó hEochagáin.