Cheers, cheers To the old Notre Dame Cathedral!
Fighting Irish fans on leafy Long Island plan to flood local bars Monday to watch Catholic University play. take it home The first national soccer championship since 1988.
No. 5 Notre Dame will take on the No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes in what is shaping up to be a memorable winner-take-all dogfight at 7:30 p.m.
Kevin Cassidy, owner of Finbarr Pub, a watering hole frequented by Golden Dormers at Mount Sinai in Suffolk County, said fan support is evident on the emerald island east of New York City. Ta.
“All the Irish on Long Island have been Notre Dame fans since the '70s. It's ridiculous,” Cassidy told the Post.
“It's all Fighting Irish here. There are a lot of Irish people on Long Island,” said Cassidy, a family friend of former Notre Dame quarterback Jack Coyne, who attended Sayville High School in Suffolk. .
Several popular Irish pubs in LI are offering perks to fans who show up on game day wearing ND gear.
Others are preparing a special kickoff for fans to watch the College Football Playoff Finals with their brothers in blue and gold.
Johnny McGorry's
This bar is one of the most popular in Massapequa, and now with a second location in Lynbrook, it's a one-stop shop for Notre Dame fans.
McGorry's manager, Rishi Matadeen, told the Post that anyone who wears Fighting Irish apparel at the event will receive a free green tea shot.
A special menu of $8 mini shepherd's pies and drink buckets will also be available on game day. 6 imported items cost $25, and 6 domestic items cost $20. High Noon and Sun Cruiser buckets are $35.
131 Front Street, Massapequa Park, (516) 797-8584, 46 Atlantic Avenue, Lynbrook, (516) 239-2458.
doc o'grady's
During Notre Dame's dominant playoff run, Doc O'Grady's owner Michael Spieler offered free first-round games to fans wearing team wear at his Garden City pub.
This newly established tradition will continue on Monday, when he predicts there will be a “significant amount” of blue and green to quell the lightning.
Doc O'Grady's will be offering pitchers of Bud Light and Miller Lite for $18, buckets of five domestic beers for $20, buckets of Surfside beers for $30, and special items such as wings. is also available for $13.95.
73 Nassau Boulevard S, Garden City South, (516) 246-9614.
paddy power
Another Irish staple in Nassau County, Paddy Power of Merrick, will be giving away free mirrors to anyone wearing anything Notre Dame related on national championship night.
A 5-piece beer bucket is also $20, and appetizers are $7. Celebrate your Irish fortune with a $5 Jameson shot.
70 Merrick Ave., Merrick, (516) 223-3900.
cornerstone
The Jericho Turnpike bar attracts “a lot of big Notre Dame fans,” an employee told the Post.
Mineola's flagship company is discounting draft beers by $1, and lowering prices on $35 buckets of six imported beers and $30 on domestic beers.
288 Jericho Turnpike, Mineola; (516) 741-6095.
lily flannigan's
Mondays at Lily Flannigan's are usually much calmer than the lines outside on weekends, but the bar on Mondays is sure to be packed with Fighting Irish fans.
For every Notre Dame touchdown, those in ND clothing will receive a free green tea shot.
Babylon Village Bar offers $1 off wings served 10 at a time, $25 off 5-piece Corona buckets, $35 off 5-piece Suncruiser buckets, and $2 off select taps. Provided by.
345 Deer Park Ave., Babylon, (631) 539-0816.
finbar pub
Cassidy's offers a 50-cent wing special, as well as buckets of five domestic beers for $15 and imported beers for $20.
340 NY-Route 25A, Mount Sinai, (631) 828-1417.
