FG’s United Front Keeps Enda At The Forefront

Fine Gael’s united front at today’s special parliamentary party meeting in Waterford ensured no slide in the odds for Enda Kenny becoming the next Taoiseach.

Paddy Power still make the Mayo man their 8/11 favourite to succeed Brian Cowen after the next election while the odds on a FG/Lab coalition forming the next government also look the most likely outcome at 2/7.

Sharon McHugh, spokesperson for Paddy Power, said: “Despite the recent mutiny in the Fine Gael camp Enda has managed to hold the party together and the odds are still very much in FG’s favour.”

Meanwhile of the three outstanding by-elections Fine Gaels Paudie Coffey is the 1/4 favourite to win the Waterford seat, while Labour is the 4/9 favourite to win in Dublin South. Sinn Fein are 8/11 to take the Donegal South-West seat.

Next Taoiseach After General Election

• 8/11 Enda Kenny
• 4/1 Eamon Gilmore
• 11/2 Brian Cowen
• 6/1 Richard Bruton
• 8/1 Micheal Martin
• 11/1 Dermot Ahern
• 12/1 Brian Lenihanbrian
• 12/1 Phil Hogan
• 16/1 James Reilly
• 22/1 Joan Burton
• 40/1 Mary Hanafin
• 50/1 Mary Coughlan
• 50/1 Ruairi Quinn
• 100/1 Bertie Ahern
• 100/1 Mary Harney
• 100/1 Mairead McGuinness

Next Irish Government

• 2/7 FG/Lab
• 11/2 FF/Lab
• 10/1 FG/Lab/Green
• 16/1 FF/Green/SF
• 18/1 FG Minority Government
• 22/1 FF/SF
• 25/1 FF/Green
• 28/1 FG/Green
• 33/1 FF Minority Government
• 33/1 FG/Lab/SF
• 33/1 FG/FF
• 40/1 FG Majority Government
• 40/1 FG/SF
• 50/1 Lab/SF/Green
• 80/1 FF Majority Government

Waterford By-election

• 1/4 Fine Gael
• 4/1 Labour
• 5/1 Independent
• 14/1 Fianna Fail
• 16/1 Sinn Fein
• 50/1 Green Party

Dublin South By-election

• 4/9 Labour
• 13/8 FG
• 16/1 FF
• 50/1 Green Party
• 125/1 Sinn Fein

Donegal South-West By-election

• 8/11 Sinn Fein
• 7/4 FG
• 5/2 FF
• 14/1 Labour
• 16/1 Independent Candidate
• 100/1 Green Party