The ice hockey team advised fans not to wear green clothes or anything with “our Irish symbolism”.
A US university's ice hockey team has apologised after advising fans travelling to Belfast not to wear green clothes or anything with "our Irish symbolism" as it could be seen as offensive.
They are due to take part in a four-team tournament with three other US university teams in Belfast at the end of November.In the original post on the Notre Dame Hockey account on X, the team offered guidelines and "a reminder to avoid our Irish symbolism, that may be deemed offensive to some, while out around town". Notre Dame is one of the United States' best known universities and has a long association with Ireland.
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