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Irish tricolor cleats for Notre Dame for Dublin game against Navy

Players to wear the colors of the Irish flag against Navy

PATRICK COUNIHAN,

IrishCentral Staff Writer

Published Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 7:43 AM

Updated Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 7:43 AM

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Notre Dame plan to wear Irish tricolor cleats for Navy game at the Aviva stadium in Dublin

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Notre Dame’s footballers will fly the flag for Ireland when they hit Dublin this September – and let their feet do their talking.

Specially made cleats in the green, white and orange of the Irish flag will be worn by the Notre Dame players against Navy at the Aviva Stadium.

The Fightin’ Irish kick-off their new season against Navy when thousands of fans will cross the Atlantic for the Dublin fixture.

The game marks Notre Dame’s first appearance in Ireland in 16 years and their specially made footwear will reflect the significance of their visit.

USA Today reports that the school posted a photo of the cleats designed by Adidas on the Twitter account of the Notre Dame equipment staff managed by Ryan Grooms.

The papers that there is no news yet on whether the Irish will make any other changes to the uniform for the game.

The report states that the college has been more aggressive in alterations to their traditional navy and gold in recent years.

Notre Dame wore throwback jerseys against Michigan last season.

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johndaly | Aug 26, 2012, 12:04 PM EDT

they are pretty cool boots

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ciaradexy | Aug 05, 2012, 10:43 AM EDT

Why not use the American flag instead of mine or is it that Americans would rather trample my flag into the ground instead of your own?

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ciaradexy | Aug 05, 2012, 10:42 AM EDT

JamieLM, the tricolour IS the business of Irish people.Americans disrespecting my flag is my business. Fighting Irish is an American thing, not an Irish thing. It bores the Irish.

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ciaradexy | Aug 05, 2012, 10:37 AM EDT

Americans should not be using my countries flag for their benefit. Enough of ye are moaning about a statue of Che in Galway and yet youre ok with this? Disgusting.

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TomShiel 2012 | May 27, 2012, 07:13 AM EDT

Can I Buy These Anywhere ??? Please Write Back As Soon As Possible

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BobbyBhoy | May 26, 2012, 12:00 PM EDT

Steve if a bunch of giant American Kids playing with Tri-color studs offends you, I suggest avoiding the Boston area if you plan a trip to America in the next 600 years.

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STEVENSTAR | May 16, 2012, 09:24 AM EDT

AS AN IRIHMAN I ALONG WITH THE OTHER IRISH PEOPLE ON HERE REAL IRISH PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY LIVE IN IRELAND I TOTALLY AGREE ALONG WITH THEM AND I FIND IT OFFENSIVE AMERICANS USING OUR FLAG TO REPRESENT THEIR AMERICAN FOOTBALL WHICH MOST OF US DONT EVEN FOLLOW OR EVEN CARE ABOUT .. YET AGAIN AMERICANS TRYING TO STEAL OUR NATIONAL IDENTITY !!!

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JayFay | May 16, 2012, 04:55 AM EDT

Accidentally submitted the post below before finished, so to carry on... Very few people in Ireland have heard of ND, nor care anything about it, so for ND to wear these colours is taking serious liberties. If anybody should be wearing these cleats it should be Navy, as they are the "home" team.

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JayFay | May 16, 2012, 04:50 AM EDT

I'm somewhat with eamonn and bythebay on this, I'm Irish born and bred and I like American football, but ND have nothing to do with Ireland and I'm annoyed that they're wearing these cleats - and boy are those cleats ugly :s. The whole fighting Irish thing is an Irish-American thing, and that is not the same thing as proper Irish, not by a long shot

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seanomelb | May 09, 2012, 08:17 PM EDT

Cool looking cleats maybe Bythebay way will buy a pair and sit them atop an orange flag it might give her a "trampling" feeling.

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Eamonn12 | May 09, 2012, 04:59 PM EDT

I agree with Bythebay. I don't know one person in Ireland interested in American football. And considering the team is not Irish, I find the use of our tricolour offensive and rediculous.

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5454pawz | May 09, 2012, 08:43 AM EDT

Bythebay is a waste of space. Just simply ignore her/his postings.

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seanomelb | May 09, 2012, 01:26 AM EDT

bytheway has been caught out once again the little banshee from - who knows ?? no Irish or American in her black veins.

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pilib04 | May 08, 2012, 08:59 PM EDT

Bytheway, the Notre Dame-Navy football game is being played at Staid Aviva (Aviva Stadium)not Croke Park.

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jamieLM | May 08, 2012, 08:56 PM EDT

Byethebay must be on another planet because he/she isn't accurate about anything Irish or American. To the Irish, if this person is really Irish, he/she has a lot of nerve to act like he/she has the authority to speak for all of you, as if you aren't capable of expressing your own opinions.

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