Super Bowl Mania Hits!

SUPER Bowl Sunday is nearly upon us. Will the New York Giants have a bigger fan base than normal tuning in to see them play the New England Patriots this Sunday?

The Irish Voice asked members of the Irish community their plans for Sunday and who they will be supporting?

James Foley from Yonkers is an avid football supporter. Albeit a Jets fan, Foley admitted he will be rooting for the Giants.

"I like the improbable run they are on at the moment and I'll also be supporting them because I like to root for the underdogs," he said.

Foley, from Co. Kerry, said he is looking forward to the atmosphere of the day. "I'll be more than likely watching the game at a friend's house with some Jets and Giants fans. There won't be any Patriot fans with us," he said.

James O'Dwyer, who works at the strategic marketing department with Tourism Ireland, confessed he normally isn't a football fan but because the home team is playing this weekend he will naturally be rooting for the Giants.

O'Dwyer, like many football fans for the day, looks forward to finding a Manhattan bar where the atmosphere is good and the party will be lively.

Hoping that "there will be some Patriot fans there too for some great banter," O'Dwyer said it would make his day if the Giants "pulled off the win." Although O'Dwyer said he has been presently captivated by the football fever, he said he much prefers a good game of hurling or Gaelic football.

Not everyone in New York will be supporting the Giants. Shelia Barrett, who lives in Queens, will be among the minority in a Manhattan bar on Sunday.

Barrett lived in Boston for four years before moving to New York with her boyfriend. "I'm staying true to my Patriots. I might get some stick on Sunday but sure at the end of the day I'm fully confident that New England will go all the way," said Barrett, who is preparing for an all nighter.

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