Monopoly maker enjoys healthy profit

The makers of Monopoly last year hit the jackpot here with operating profits at Hasbro’s Irish operation more than doubling to €1.2m.

Based in Waterford, Hasbro Ireland is the corporation’s European manufacturing base and produces 17 million units every year.

Accounts just filed by the US-owned Hasbro Ireland Ltd with the Companies Office show the firm increased its operating profits by 142% from €497,000 to €1.2m.