Steelers chairman emeritus Dan Rooney is coming home. According to Timothy McNulty of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Rooney is stepping down as the United States’ ambassador to Ireland Friday. Rooney was named ambassador by President Barack Obama, and has served as our country’s top diplomat in Dublin for more than three years. Rooney was an … [...]
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Steelers chairman Dan Rooney leaving post in Ireland
Posted by admin on December 14th, 2012
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No Comments »Dublin’s Croke Park pushing for NFL game in Ireland
Posted by admin on October 19th, 2012
The news that the NFL will play two games at Wembley Stadium in London next year came as a disappointment to some in Ireland, who thought that if the NFL was ready for a second game across the pond, it should have been at Croke Park in Dublin. Croke Park, a stadium that seats 82,300…
Starkey: Steelers in Ireland? Brilliant!
Posted by admin on July 12th, 2012
*** Discuss this article and more at our Pittsburgh Steelers forum *** Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:24:10by Joe Starkey…
Pittsburgh Steelers and NFL weighing option of playing a regular season game in Ireland
Posted by admin on June 22nd, 2012
*** Discuss this article and more at our Pittsburgh Steelers forum *** In this down period of Pittsburgh Steelers news, it is amazing the stories that can make headlines. Interesting enough, the latest story to create a buzz is more about future scheduling, vice being player related. That question, could Steelers play a regular-season game [...]
Posted in Pittsburgh Steelers Tags: Game, Ireland, Option, Pittsburgh, Playing, regular, season, Steelers, weighing No Comments »Could the Steelers Find Their Way to Playing a Game in Ireland?
Posted by admin on June 22nd, 2012
The NFL for whatever reason keeps trying to push games overseas. The Steelers have ties to Ireland, and the BBC wrote a quick piece about how the Steelers may find their way into playing a game there due to Dan Rooney. Notre Dame playing in Ireland made for a perfect match, but, with Dan Rooney’s [...]
Posted in Pittsburgh Steelers Tags: Could, Find, Game, Ireland, Playing, Steelers, their No Comments »Steelers Rumored For Game In Ireland In 2013
Posted by admin on June 21st, 2012
PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) — According to a report by the BBC, the NFL has a desire to expand a regular season game into Ireland and the Steelers could be involved. The league has played a regular season game at London’s Wembley Stadium since 2005 and it will continue that tradition this season. With the [...]
Rooney wants Steelers to play game in Ireland
Posted by admin on June 21st, 2012
Wed, 20 Jun 2012 17:23:48by DAN STEFANO… Source: TribLIVE RSS Feeds
Discussion of regular season game in Ireland crops up again
Posted by admin on June 20th, 2012
Back in January 2011, there was some speculation that the Steelers would be playing a regular season game in Dublin later that year. That never came to pass, but the idea of bringing a game to the Emerald Isle never went away. The BBC reports that the NFL came to Croke Park in Dublin this… [...]
Posted in Pittsburgh Steelers Tags: again, crops, Discussion, Game, Ireland, regular, season No Comments »Could The Steelers Play A Game In Ireland Soon? Dan Rooney Hopes So
Posted by admin on December 6th, 2011
The NFL might be playing a regular season in Ireland in the near future in attempt to spread the reach of the game further, but the Pittsburgh Steelers will likely not be playing in that game if it involves losing a home game. It was reported today that the league has moved a step closer [...]
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