University of Notre Dame in the News and Notre Dame in Dublin, Ireland too....

ND in the News and ND in Dublin Aug. 29, 2012 ND IN DUBLIN IRISH MEDIA Bringing home the 'fighting Irish' Irish Times As Dolores pours the milk in his tea – “I’m such an old guy. I’m allowed to stir, but often it’s stirred for me” – (Martin) Naughton’s conjunction of interests becomes clear: Irish-America, the Irish economy and the University of Notre Dame. Up to 35,000 Americans set to visit for Notre Dame game  Irish Times The game is being played in Dublin as part of a TV deal signed with CBS and is causing headaches the Notre Dame “Fighting Irish” team said they could do without. Touchdown for American football fans  Irish Times More than 35,000 Americans are expected to travel to Ireland for the sold-out Navy versusNotre Dame game on Saturday afternoon. Dublin's sell-out days at Croker no more  Irish Times The association are also confident the presence of 35,000 American tourists in Dublin for Saturday’s College football game at the Aviva Stadium – tagged the Emerald Isle Classic – between Navy and Notre Dame will not have a negative impact on the second All-Ireland football semi-final. Notre Dame plan holy pilgrimages, tailgating, welcome home celebrations in Dublin  Irish Central Thousands of Notre Dame fans will descend on the religious site of Knock and nearby Croagh Patrick on Monday, American fans loving the real Irish experience ahead of sell-out Notre Dame-Navy game  Irish Central Notre Dame fans are swelling tourist coffers all across the country with the Irish Times reporting an upturn for everything from tourism sites to golf clubs. Proud history of Fighting Irish  Irish Independent So Notre Dame, more familiarly known as 'The Fighting Irish' are taking on the American Navy, 'The Midshipmen', at Lansdowne Road next Saturday in their annual joust. The Yanks are coming -- all 40,000 of them!  Irish Independent Last Tuesday in the Irish Independent I revealed how a spectacular showpiece concert is being held in The O2 on Friday night for the thousands of American visitors attending the next day's sold out American football game at Aviva Stadium between Notre Dame -- known as the 'Fighting Irish' -- and Navy -- their rivals from the US Naval Academy ofMaryland. Get ready for a Yankee invasion  Irish Independent The visitors will converge on Dublin's Aviva Stadium on Saturday afternoon for the traditional season-opening clash between Notre Dame University's "Fighting Irish" and the US Naval Academy or "Navy" in what is billed as The Emerald Isle Classic. U.S. MEDIA Getting Notre Dame to Ireland: A serious shamrock shuffle Chicago Sun-Times Tens of thousands of Notre Dame fans can’t wait for next week, when they’ll board planes for Ireland, throw back a few pints of Guinness, maybe play a round of golf or two, then watch the Fighting Irish take on Navy in the unique setting of a Dublin soccer stadium. Dublin’s Burlington Hotel On Sale For About 25% Of 2007 Cost  Bloomberg About 1,000 people will stay in the hotel this weekend for the college football game betweenNotre Dame and Navy at the Aviva Stadium about two kilometers from the hotel, according to the statement. ND IN THE NEWS NATIONAL MEDIA Samsung to fight Apple's motion to ban smartphones Associated Press/USA Today/Louisville Courier–Journal, etc. "Apple and Samsung will be arguing that the jury got things wrong because they got (the judge's) instructions wrong" to strengthen each one's side, says University of Notre Dame Law professor Mark McKenna, who specializes in intellectual property. Oh, So That's Why College is So Expensive. Forbes When I attended college 30 years ago, my freshman year at Notre Dame cost my parents $5,500. FACULTY  The World is Waiting for Fed Chairman Bernanke at Jackson Hole New American Jeffrey Bergstrand, a finance professor at Notre Dame, wrote: The Fed has this huge balance sheet and they don't quite know how to unwind all those securities down the road. ++ STUDENTS Lesson for College Freshman: Top Ten for Mental Health  Psychology Today I had 2.5 phenomenal years at the University of Notre Dame. For the other 1.5 years, I was okay to miserable. LOCAL COMMUNITY Early birds catch the ND game WSBT Instead, most will be staying at home or in their dorms despite many bars and restaurants opening early to fill up with fans and students from Notre Dame,