Cast your vote in a Mercedes-Benz dealership on Friday

Gregor Samsa

Ballsbridge Motors are giving over their Mercedes showroom to be used as a voting station for the Lisbon Treaty referendum on Friday. Beats voting in your old National School and seeing your 3rd class picture on the wall with you looking like a dork.

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/car-showroom-takes-poll-position-for-referendum-428390.html

They were asked to provide space for the ballot because renovation work ruled out the use of nearby Ballsbridge College of Further and Higher Education, which usually acts as the polling station.

Mr Ryan insisted they agreed to shut down for the poll out of a sense of “civic spirit”.

However, he admitted that voters from one of Ireland’s most salubrious neighbourhoods streaming through the doors could help drum up new business at a time when car sales have gone through the floor.

Also, I never knew that Volkswagen Beetles were once assembled in Ireland. Interesting bit of trivia at the end of the article.

Rowley Birkin QC

phutyle wrote: »

Also, I never knew that Volkswagen Beetles were once assembled in Ireland. Interesting bit of trivia at the end of the article.

As were Fords, they had a huge assembly plant in Cork until around the time Ireland joined the EEC.

Nice idea on behalf of the Mercedes dealer though.

Yakult

smart advertising imo.

Guy:Incognito

If only Ballasbridge had some large indoor spaces that are used for conventions etc..........

EPM

Best idea I've seen in a while at trying to drum up a bit of business:)