Take a chance on Irish cities for Monopoly fame

GLOBAL fame beckons, but Irish voters have just six days left to claim a space for either Cork or Waterford on the first worldwide Monopoly board game.

The two Irish cities are among 20 wildcard entries competing for the two remaining coveted spots in a line-up likely to include the world’s most sophisticated urbane quarters.

Twenty out of a total of 22 slots have already been filled by voters choosing from a pre-selected list of 68 cities. Two slots were left open for wildcard entries, and Cork and Waterford have made it into the final 20 in this category. However, with six days to go, the Taiwan city of Taipai is leading the wildcard charge, with 23.6% of the vote as of yesterday. In second place, with 17.3% was the Baltic seaport of Gdynia, Poland.