Ireland set to keep hosting a college football game each season to 2037

Iowa State players arrive on pitch in Dublin (Peter Morrison/AP)

Dublin would continue hosting an annual college American football game until 2037 under a plan awaiting formal approval in the Irish capital, organisers have told The Associated Press.

The “Week Zero” game in Dublin has become a fixture on the college football calendar and typically attracts well over 20,000 fans travelling from the United States in a boost for Irish tourism.