You might have picked on the recent news that no city in the Republic of Ireland had made the cut in the new world edition of Monopoly, with Belfast the only city on this island to make the cut of 20 cities selected for a spot on the 80th anniversary board, as voted for online by fans.

But if there was a need for compensation of some sort then perhaps the news that there is to be an Irish language edition of the board game - the first ever - might go some way to soothing wounded pride.

Playing in Irish, players will have the chance to buy and develop sites such as Benbulben, Carrantouhill and Mweerea in Mayo, while also squeezing in hotels on the grounds of Áras an Uachtarán and Stormont, or even Leinster House.

The board’s most expensive properties are Teach an Phiarsaigh in Rosmuc and the GPO. The games developers, Glór na nGael, say this decision bears “more than a passing nod to the centenary coming up in 2016.”

“The real strength of the game is its playability. This is a really useful tool for helping people speak – or scream – the language in a social setting,” Eoghan Mac Cormaic of Glór na nGael says.

And as an added bonus, the game will be manufactured in the Waterford Hasbro factory.

You can purchase Monopoly as Gaeilge at www.udar.ie.