It's not too late to vote...
Date Published: 25-May-2007
The chances of Galway taking its place on the first ever All-Ireland Monopoly board are just about alive. Currently the county is placed in 21st position in a nationwide ballot . . . and there are only 22 places available.Today — up until midnight — is the last day for Galwegians to vote for the county to appear on the unique board, which is due to be released in October.“With space for only 22 of the 32 counties to feature on the board the last three weeks have seen frantic voting by the people of Ireland,” said Anne Dermody, National Sales Manager for Hasbro’s.The top 22 counties will be guaranteed a place on the board,with the top spot going to the county with the most votes. Counties will be decided not by the cost of property or its notoriety but on the passion of its people. The counties that make it onto the board will be represented by their most popular visitor attraction.According to Ms Dermody, “because there are only 22 places on a standard Monopoly board we can only include 22 counties. It is all down to people power if their county is to appear on the board”.So far Galway has received 9,413 votes compared to 22,221 for the top ................
