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HERE COME THE IRISH

The month in photos, August 2023

By University of Notre Dame

September 4^th, 2023

Students returned to campus, and the football team (along with about 40,000 friends) returned to Ireland.

The Class of 2027 arrives. (Photo by Matt Cashore)

First-year student Ilyanna Minor follows Flaherty Hall Welcome Weekend volunteers into the hall as she arrives on first-year move-in day. (Photo by Matt Cashore)

First-year student Jacob Ovenshire moves into his room at Alumni Hall on move-in day. (Photo by Barbara Johnston)

First-year students illuminate their phones as they spell out “Irish” in Notre Dame Stadium. The class group photo, a tradition that began in 2017, will be displayed in Duncan Student Center. (Photo by Barbara Johnston)

First Visit to the Grotto

The undergraduate experience is, for many, bookended by a visit to the Grotto. The first visit is visually divided into residence hall communities, identifiable by the many-colored shirts. Just before Commencement, seniors have an opportunity to gather as a class once again—but this time the group is not separated into hall communities, instead replaced by a single Notre Dame community.

Vice President for Student Affairs Rev. Gerry Olinger, C.S.C., gives a blessing to new students at the First Visit to the Grotto event. (Photo by Barbara Johnston)

DomerFest and the First Day of Class

Students enjoy Domerfest 2023, a Welcome Weekend festival for first year and transfer students. (Photo by Mary Kate McGuirk)

Seniors take a traditional first day of school photo on the steps of Cavanaugh Hall on the first day of classes of the 2023 fall semester. (Photo by Mary Kate McGuirk)

Notre Dame President Rev. John Jenkins, C.S.C., celebrates the Opening of the Academic Year Mass in the Purcell Pavilion on the first day of classes. (Photo by Barbara Johnston)

Aer Lingus College Football Classic

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team opened its season against Navy at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. Forty thousand friends came along to enjoy the Emerald Isle and the events surrounding the game.

An official game ball for the 2023 Aer Lingus Classic game at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. (Photo by Matt Cashore)

“In Dublin’s Fair City . . .”

Dame Street in Dublin was closed to traffic and temporarily renamed Notre Dame Street for game day. (Photo by Matt Cashore)

The Notre Dame Marching Band leads a crowd of thousands down Dame Street, temporarily renamed Notre Dame Street for the pregame concert. (Photo by Matt Cashore)

Notre Dame flags flew throughout Dublin for days prior to the game. (Photo by Matt Cashore)

The Samuel Beckett Bridge over the River Liffey sported a Notre Dame monogram. (Photo by Matt Cashore)

Faith and Service

Game day began with Mass at Dublin Castle. (Photo by Matt Cashore)

University of Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., gives the homily at Mass at Dublin Castle. (Photo by Matt Cashore)

Pre-game Mass at Dublin Castle. (Photo by Matt Cashore)

The Notre Dame Alumni Association hosted a service project at Mater Misericordiae University Hospital in Dublin. (Photo by Matt Cashore)

Fun and Football

Notre Dame alumni, fans, and friends enjoyed social and sporting events a’plenty in Dublin.

“Bono” from a U2 tribute band mugs for the camera at the “Here Come the Irish” event at the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin the night before the 2023 Aer Lingus Classic football game. (Photo by Matt Cashore)

The Notre Dame Alumni Association hosted a get-together at the Jameson Distillery in Dublin the night before the Aer Lingus Classic game. (Photo by Matt Cashore)

The Irish competed in more than just football, as the men’s rugby team played two matches at Trinity College in Dublin. (Photo by Matt Cashore)

Jadarian Price (24) celebrates after a touchdown in the first quarter against Navy at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. (Photo by Matt Cashore)

A Little More Golden

The first phase of the Main Building regilding process ended, and the scaffolding around the Dome came down. Work continues on the tower portion of the Main Building for a few more weeks.

The freshly regilded statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary shines proudly in the heavens. (Photo by Barbara Johnston)

Just in time for the first home football game, workers remove the scaffolding around the Dome. (Photo by Barbara Johnston)

The sun sets over the Basilica and Dome. (Photo by Matt Cashore)

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