Miss Galway on board new Monopoly

Monopoly bosses have recruited the current Miss Galway Tirna Slevin – ironically Dublin born – to help promote the Galway version of their board, which will be out in October in time for Christmas.

Student Tirna was born in Dublin but lives in Galway.

Earlier in the year, the 20-year-old was crowned Miss Galway.

Ironically one of the most popular suggestions from polling was that instead of ‘Go to Jail’, the Galway themed board should instead command: ‘Go to Dublin!’.

But does Tirna agree? “No comment,” she smirks.

“I’d choose Galway Bay or Kylemore Abbey for one of the top positions. I can’t wait to see the final board and it will certainly be top of my Christmas wish list letter to Santa!” she says.

In all 22 London streets will become Galway themed and take over the multi-coloured London Monopoly streets. Playing cards are being Galway themed too.

“Loved landmarks as opposed to mere streets will replace the London locations,” says Rob Osborne from the board’s makers Winning Moves UK.

Polling has seen votes that have come in from tourists from as far as the US – with some coming in from Italy.

As well as the property sites taking on a county flavour and feel, Chance and Community Chest playing cards will be heavily customised too. The four train stations from the original Monopoly board are being handed over to a ‘travel’ theme.

Monopoly celebrates its’ 80th birthday this year, having first hit shop shelves in 1935.

Winning Moves are the makers of this unique and official board under official license from Monopoly owners Hasbro.

The new board will be available at all good toy and book stores across County Galway from October 2, including at Eason’s and Smyth’s. The board will also be widely available online, including at amazon.co.uk

It will be launched on October 2 at Kylemore Abbey when all the identities of the board will be revealed. Miss Galway will play the first board along with a ‘VIP’ – Very Important Player – member of the public.

And Winning Moves UK – which is producing this board under license from Monopoly owners Hasbro –predicts overseas sales, particularly from the US, will be enormous.