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    1. Murph

      Niall O'Leary hosts Irish Culture Night at Paddy Reilly's Music Bar every Thursday night.
      Niall O'Leary (accordion, bodhran, spoons, hardshoes) and Katie Grennan (fiddle, hardshoes) host a night of Irish music and dance jammin' on the new wooden dance platform
      http://www.nialloleary.com/events/paddyreilly.htm

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      Thanks for your interest. I usually don't get this question until February.

      Short answer: Soon.
      More detailed answer: First I have to finish my Super Bowl listings
      http://SuperBowlPartyNYC.com
      Then I will simultaneously write pages for Valentine's Day, Mardi Gras, St. Patrick's Day (month) and NCAA March Madness.
      So keep checking back the first few weeks of February and there should be some stuff up on MurphGuide. I already know of lots of cool things going on. Stay tuned...

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      I have not heard anything about them showing the game at Met Life Stadium, but you may be able to rent out an area for a private party.
      http://www.metlifestadium.com/3_private_events.php

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      The re-design of my website, MurphGuide.com (finally bringing it into the 21st century, 12 years late.

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      Ah, Z-Bar. I remember that bar. It was my friend Andy's favorite place to hang,
      and was a popular stop on the Avenue A & B pub crawls he and I organized back the late 1990s.
      It became Blue Star (1999-2000), then a lounge called Parlay, and since 2005, it is a placed called Common Ground, which is a nice neighborhood bar & restaurant:

      Common Ground
      206 Avenue A (between 12th & 13th St.)
      (212) 228-6231
      http://CommonGroundNYC.com

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      I know our friends at The East End host Giants viewing parties every Sunday:
      The East End: 1664 First Ave. (87th St.)
      http://EastEndBar.com
      My friend Paul ( http://paulkatxher.tumblr.com ) is a huge Giants fan and has good things to report about watching at The Gin Mill:
      442 Amsterdam Ave. (bet. 81 & 82)
      http://nycbestbar.com/ginmill
      Or, since the Giants are the home town team, you can't go wrong with most NYC sports bars. Here is our list of NYC sports bars:
      http://murphguide.com/sports bars.htm

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      The Alabama alumni of NY watch at The Ainsworth: 122 W. 26th St. (between 6th & 7th Ave.) and its sister bar, The Hill: 416 Third Ave, (between 29th & 30th St.)

      LSU alumni hosts their game watch parties at Legends NYC: 6 W. 33rd St. (off 5th Ave.).

      For more sports bars, visit The MurphGuide directory of NY sports bar:
      http://murphguide.com/sportsbars.htm

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      The drinking age in NY State is 21, so your best bet is to go to a bar that is also a restaurant. They may allow under 21 if they are there to eat dinner and not sit at the bar. Jimmy's Corner is a great bar for boxing buffs, but as far as I know, they do not serve food.

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      Good question. I thought about this for a while. Not a simple answer for me. Do I want to be in the most successful company, or the most fun?
      For fun, I would pick The Mets, because I love baseball and they are my team. I know they are a shit-show right now, but I would love to be able to help them turn things around.

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      Hello Kellie,
      That's a good question.
      It all depends on how you define an Irish pub. Does it have to have an Irish name? Irish owners? Irish patrons? Irish bartenders? Irish decor? (and not just a shamrock on the wall).
      I guess it should have at least 3 of those 5 traits. One thing is for sure, they have to serve Guinness.
      Based on that criteria, I would estimate there are over 500 Irish bars & pubs in NYC.

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