The competition has retained a strong Dublin focus has 39.5 per cent of the overall vote coming from this county at the end of week three. At the end of week one Dublin had 42 per cent of the total vote. At this point in the competition the Dubs are shouting loudest about their food and drink shops and love posing in the capital’s cafes and teashops.
Nine other counties account for 47 per cent of the total vote. On July 10th Wicklow and Tipperary shared joint second place but Wicklow has fallen back to third place and Tipperary to fifth position. Tipperary, who started really strong, is lagging behind the Stone Thrower’s strong supporters of local commerce at 4.5 per cent of all nominations.
It’s the rebels who are now in second place with 10 per cent of nominations coming from the second capital where they love their grooming salons and their gifts and interior design shops.
Wicklow is snapping at Cork’s heels with eight per cent of the vote coming from the Garden of Ireland.
Looking west to Galway, in fourth position, with five per cent of the nominations, the Tribesmen are strongly supporting its window display merchants.
The Lillywhites and the Slaneysiders share sixth place with four per cent. The maritime county Mayo has three per cent of the overall vote and is championing newcomers.
The other 12 counties of Ireland cumulatively account for just 15 per cent of the nominations. Fermanagh, a county with no nominations when we first published this map now has five per cent of the votes. Longford is under represented and so are counties Antrim and Down.
The map will show you exactly how your county is performing but the shopscape changes daily. Tyrone, O’Neill country, is the county with the fewest nominations.
Shopkeepers: the more customers you get to vote for you the more votes you get and the better your chance is of being shortlisted. Six days remain in the competition which closes at midnight on Tuesday, August 4th.
The competition is now closed.
Best Shops 2015 is sponsored by Clover, a First Data product from AIB Merchant Services
