September 1, 2010

There is a special anniversary that should be mentioned - one year ago today (September 1, 2009) Damien Dunne, officially began his career with McGonigal's Pub.  It was a gamble for sure, since it was a brand new business in Barrington and we hadn't even started major construction yet on our buildings!  However, the risk he took seems to be paying off nicely and I can honestly say we could not have done this without him.  So Damien, on behalf of the entire McGonigal family, THANK YOU for all you have done.  We consider you part of the family, and we look forward to seeing you grow and succeed in our establishments for years to come!

August 22, 2010

Downtown Barrington has really been doing a LOT of great things this summer, with weekly crusie nights, farmer's markets, sidewalk days and various festivals & celebrations.  Our pub is obviously very pleased to usually be in the center of all these events, and we encourage you to vote Barrington's South Cook Street area as one of Chicagoland's best undiscovered places to be!  You can check out the competition and vote here:  http://www.placemakingchicago.com/places.

There will also be some information on our fall FOOTBALL SPECIALS posted here very soon.  Stay tuned!

August 3, 2010

Another big THANK YOU is owed to Cliff Carlson and his staff at Irish American News for the outstanding coverage our pub received in the August 2010 edition.  Not only did they do a great article, but we are also featured on the cover! 

You can find more info at www.irishamericannews.com and download a pdf copy of the print edition here.  Of course you can also pick up copies at our place (and many other Irish locations), but you best get them soon as supplies are limited!

July 27, 2010

I'd like to take a moment to thank the great crowd of Palatine High School Class of '85 that spent Saturday July 24th at the pub, partying hard for sure!  I (Bryan) was in Palatine's Class of '83...but am pleased to say there were lots of my friends and many other familiar faces in this group.  There are hordes of pictures popping up on Facebook for individuals, but perhaps more will be posted here soon (once I get caught up with others of course).  Here's me with a couple old friends, Jennie Rush-Nichols and Chris Strzalka.

While I'm at it, thanks go out as well to Greg Jarrett, Marlene Wells and the remote broadcast staff at WGN Radio AM 720 for the fun LIVE broadcast from our pub this past Friday morning (July 23).  Also, kudos to the Barrington High School Class of '75 for hosting such an outstanding 35 year class reunion on Saturday July 17th.  Last but not least, thank you to Mike Cameron for using our establishment for his live book signing ("Public Bonehead, Private Hero") this past Sunday July 25th.

July 26, 2010

Welcome Back, McNally's Pub!

At 5:00 PM on Monday July 26th, McNally's Traditional Irish Pub in St. Charles officially reopened their doors for business in their new location, three blocks west of their original spot.  You can find them at 109 W. Main Street - right across the street from Hotel Baker.  McGonigal's Pub is proud to be affiliated with McNally's and we again thank Maurice McNally for the incredible work he did constructing our establishment.  You can find more info on McNally's at their official site or on Facebook.  Slainte!

More to come very, very soon!

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