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Free pints “pandemonium” at Aviva Stadium during College Football Classic

Published 19:45 27 Aug 2022 BST

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The lucky ducks.

Free pints on a sunny Saturday, with some college football going on to keep you extra entertained - those were the days, my friend. Issues with WiFi and card readers at the Aviva Stadium, this evening, have led to stadium officials giving out free pints to American Football fans. Fans that headed along to Lansdowne Road to check out the Aer Lingus College Football Classic, between Northwestern University and Nebraska, may have been put out by the long queues for drinks. Their evening was about to get better, though. [caption id="attachment_270818" align="aligncenter" width="800"] free pints

Nebraska Cornhuskers wide receiver Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda is tackled by Northwestern Wildcats linebacker Greyson Metz, left, and defensive back Jeremiah Lewis, right, during the Aer Lingus College Football Classic, at Aviva Stadium. (Photo by Ben McShane/Sportsfile)[/caption]

'Best country in the world!'

With the queues initially caused by difficulty in taking payments for drinks, of the soft, alcoholic and H2O varieties. The call was eventually made to give out free pints to those queuing, and word soon got around the ground. It led to scenes away from the stands, and down on the pitch, that one college football fan called "pandemonium" while another declared Ireland as 'the best country in the world'. In reality, it is a bit of both. https://twitter.com/Amie_Just/status/1563575389016190977 https://twitter.com/SeanWNolan/status/1563593255304204288 https://twitter.com/micdeegan/status/1563589673192407041 https://twitter.com/iampgreene/status/1563588246696644610 https://twitter.com/jackmcjr/status/1563588241978462208 https://twitter.com/m_brosnan/status/1563586530299416576 'Everyone in the Aviva Stadium is losing their minds as all the card machines in the entire stadium have broken,' wrote Sam Reid, 'so everyone's getting free pints. I've never seen so many happy Irish people in all my life.' Meanwhile, MMA reporter Petesy Carroll was on top of the situation: https://twitter.com/PetesyCarroll/status/1563584843320942592 Scenes upon scenes.