Bookies Paddy Power today shaved the odds on a FF/Lab coalition forming the next Government from 9/2 to 4/1 on the back of the latest MRBI poll which showed support for Fianna Fail had risen by 2% and satisfaction with Taoiseach Brian Cowen up by 3%.
A FG/Lab coalition remains the bookies favourite at 4/9 to take control after the next election while a FG minority Government is 10/1.
The most interesting odds with Paddy Power however are the 5/1 on offer that the Irish Labour Party could get more first preference votes than Fianna Fail in the next election.
Sharon McHugh, spokesperson for Paddy Power said:
The increase in support for Fianna Fail might be small but it’s positive nonetheless and while FG and Labour look to be sitting pretty there’s a long way to go until the next election.
Meanwhile Paddy Power make Enda Kenny their 4/7 favourite to be the next Taoiseach while Brian Cowen has moved in a point to 3/1 from 10/3 and Brian Lenihan’s odds on taking the reins have also been sliced to 8/1 from 14/1.
A slight increase in support for the Government has also seen the odds on an election taking place this year drift out to 11/4 from 7/4.
Election Special
5/1 Labour to win more 1st Preference Votes than FF
Next Irish Government
4/9 FG/Lab (From 2/5)
4/1 FF/Lab (From 9/2)
6/1 FG/Lab/Green
10/1 FG Minority Government
16/1 FF/Green/SF
20/1 FF/SF
22/1 FF/Green
22/1 FG/Lab/SF
25/1 FG/Green
28/1 FG Majority Government
33/1 FF Minority Government
33/1 Lab/SF/Green
Next Taoiseach
4/7 Enda Kenny (From 8/15)
3/1 Brian Cowen (From 10/3)
6/1 Eamon Gilmore
6/1 Richard Bruton
8/1 Brian Lenihan (From 14/1)
10/1 Dermot Ahern
12/1 Micheal Martin
16/1 Joan Burton
20/1 Mary Coughlan
20/1 Ruairi Quinn
25/1 Bertie Ahern
25/1 Mary Hanafin
25/1 Mairead McGuinness
50/1 John Bruton
50/1 George Lee
100/1 Mary Harney
Year of Next Election
11/8 2012 (From 6/4)
11/8 2011 (From 6/4)
11/4 2010 (From 7/4)
