🏈 Dan Rooney III talked about the historic day for the Pittsburgh Steelers franchise with the announcement that the team will play the first NFL regular season game in Ireland in 2025.

But the Steelers turned down the offer. Their owner, Art Rooney Sr, said: “We’re Pittsburgh’s team. We feel strongly about that.” ...

Rooney's father, Dan Rooney, was a United States ambassador to Ireland for four years from 2009-12. The game will be played at Croke Park, the national stadium of Ireland. REQUIRED READING ...

Rooney, the great-grandson of Irish immigrants from Newry, County Down, and have always treasured their Irish heritage. That has included former longtime team president Dan Rooney serving as U.S.

In that respect, every NFL team wanted to be like the Packers. Dan Rooney might have wanted the Steelers to win like the Packers, but he didn't necessarily want them to look like the Green Bay Packers ...

Their opponent has not been announced. "The Terrible Towels will certainly make the trip across the pond to Croke Park [in Dublin]," said Dan Rooney, the Steelers' director of business development ...

Rooney's father, the late Dan Rooney, served as US ambassador to Ireland from 2009-2012. The Steelers also played a 1997 pre-season game against the Chicago Bears at Croke Park. "We're delighted ...

The late Dan M Rooney was also Barack Obama’s ambassador to Ireland and a co-founder of the Ireland Funds philanthropic organisation. Pittsburgh might not hold as much appeal to modern Irish ...