Daft Property - Irish Property News

New 21st-Century Monopoly edition missed a few tricks... Go directly to jail. Do not pass Go. Do not collect €200. We've all had the sinking feeling of picking up a card and reading those words. These days, however, it's also a fair summary of what most of the country would like to say to the politicians, bankers and developers who've landed us in such a mess. Radical The Irish edition of Monopoly has just been given a radical makeover for the 21st century -- but even so, it's hard not to feel that they've missed a few tricks. When Monopoly first appeared in shops exactly 75 years ago, America was in the middle of the Great Depression. Charles Darrow, the man who launched it, had lost his job in the Wall Street Crash and thought that people might enjoy the escapism of a game that allowed people to become property tycoons. He was as astonished as anyone else when it made him a real-life millionaire. In modern Ireland, things are a little bit different. We still like ...