Photos: Tar Heels score wins on, off the field in Ireland

Rameses and the Aer Lingus College Football Classic mascot look out into the crowd at a Merrion Square pep rally in Dublin before the Tar Heels' game against TCU. (Doug Van Sant/ALCFC)

UNC-Chapel Hill is returning from Ireland with two victories, valuable connections and memories that will last well beyond the flight home.

Carolina beat TCU in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic, culminating a week’s worth of activities that spanned research, public service, research and innovation, arts and more. The women’s soccer team also notched a win, shutting out Shelbourne FC in an exhibition match.

Keep scrolling to see some of the most memorable photos from the week.

The Marching Tar Heels perform in front of Dublin City Hall during a welcome reception Aug. 27 ahead of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic. (Doug Van Sant/ALCFC)

Provost Magnus Egerstedt practices with the Carolina women's soccer team in Dublin.

Provost Magnus Egerstedt visited the women’s soccer team at its practice in Dublin on Aug. 27. (Hannah Rady/UNC-Chapel Hill)

A group of Carolina leaders pose for a photo at Trinity College Dublin. Several are holding Carolina pennants and gear.

Carolina leaders including Provost Magnus Egerstedt, Barbara Stephenson, vice provost for global affairs; Kim Brouwer, interim dean of UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy; Penny Gordon-Larsen, vice chancellor for research; Devin Duncan, student body president; and María Estorino, University librarian, visit Trinity College in Dublin. (Michael O’Malley/UNC-Chapel Hill)

People walk and laugh on the campus of Trinity College in Dublin.

Trinity College is Dublin’s oldest University, while UNC-Chapel Hill is the only public university in America to award degrees in the 18th century. (Michael O’Malley/UNC-Chapel Hill

Rameses, Rameses Jr. and the Aer Lingus College Football Classic mascots pose for a photo during a welcome reception at Dublin City Hall.

Rameses, Rameses Jr. and the Aer Lingus College Football Classic mascots pose for a photo during a welcome reception outside Dublin City Hall. (Doug Van Sant/ALCFC)

Four men pose for a photo, gifting commemorative plates.

Chancellor Lee H. Roberts (second from right) poses with the TCU chancellor and ALCFC leaders during a welcome reception at Dublin City Hall. (Doug Van Sant/ALCFC)

Mary Margaret Frank, dean of UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, and David Gardner ’88, co-founder of The Motley Fool, pose for a photo after the Investicon event ahead of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic. (Lee Pace/GoHeels)

A Carolina football player high-fives a child during a football camp.

Reggie Love II speaks to Ballyboden St Enda’s players during the North Carolina Football Clinic. Carolina players taught American football skills to local youth and learned Gaelic football skills from them. (Eakin Howard/Sportsfile/ALCFC)

Jamarrion Gordon swings a wooden bat, trying out the sport of Gaelic football, on a sunny day in a field.

Jamarrion Gordon tries out his Gaelic football skills during the football team’s youth camp in Dublin. (Eakin Howard/Sportsfile/ALCFC)

Athletics Director Steve Newmark, Chancellor Lee H. Roberts, Adam Lucas and Jones Angell record the Carolina Insider podcast at Old Storehouse Pub in Dublin. (Jen Bowman/UNC-Chapel Hill)

Carolina cheerleaders, Rameses Jr. mascot and the Aer Lingus College Football Classic mascot kick their feet during a pep rally.

Carolina cheerleaders, Rameses Jr. and the Aer Lingus College Football Classic mascot kick their feet during a pep rally at Merrion Square in Dublin. (Doug Van Sant/ALCFC)

Carolina fans cheer in front of a stage at an outdoor pep rally.

Carolina fans attended a pep rally at Merrion Square in Dublin on Aug. 28 ahead of the football game. (Doug Van Sant/ALCFC)

Rameses hypes up the crowd at the Carolina women's soccer game in Dublin.

Rameses hypes up the crowd at the Carolina women’s soccer game. It was the most-attended women’s soccer match ever at Dublin’s Tolka Park, which dates to 1924. (Jeffrey A. Camarati/GoHeels)

Lillian Blum passes the ball during Carolina’s 3-0 victory over Shelbourne FC. (Jeffrey A. Camarati/GoHeels)

Summer Denigan and Scottie Antonucci celebrate a goal during Carolina women’s soccer’s exhibition victory over Shelbourne FC in Dublin. (Jeffrey A. Camarati/GoHeels)

Carolina leaders, Rameses, cheerleaders and more pose for a photo at the Mater Hospital during a service event.

Carolina leaders, Rameses, cheerleaders and more pose for a photo during the Localise Day of Service at Mater Misericordiae Hospital in Dublin. Those in attendance included Aime Wall, dean of the UNC School of Government, and Lynn Blanchard, director of the Carolina Center for Public Service. (UNC Chapel Hill)

Rameses writes a card during the Localise Day of Service

Rameses, Carolina cheerleaders and others prepared care packages for children during the Localise Day of Service. (UNC Chapel Hill)

Seamus, a ram donned with blue-painted horns and a Carolina Blue jacket, poses for a photo.

Seamus, the Irish “cousin” of Carolina mascot Rameses, poses for photos. (UNC-Chapel Hill)

Chancellor Lee H. Roberts walks onto the field for the opening coin toss ahead of Carolina’s game against TCU. (Jeffrey A. Camarati/GoHeels)

Benjamin Hall runs the ball during Carolina’s win over TCU, as a teammate cheers in the background. Hall led the Tar Heels with 36 rushing yards. (Jeffrey A. Camarati/GoHeels)

Greg Smith makes a tackle during Carolina’s win over TCU. (Jeffrey A. Camarati/GoHeels)

Carolina coach Bill Belichick holds the trophy from the Aer Lingus College Football Classic after the Tar Heels beat TCU 15-10 to open the season. (Jeffrey A. Camarati/GoHeels

Carolina poses with the trophy from the Aer Lingus College Football Classic on the field at Aviva Stadium after beating TCU 15-10. (Jeffrey A. Camarati/GoHeels)

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