Bookies to refuse bets on Miss Ireland

BOOKMAKERS Paddy Power said yesterday it would refuse future bets on the Miss Ireland title after a flood of “peculiar” bets on the eventual winner.

The company is to refund all losing bets following “peculiar betting patterns” for the 4/5 favourite and ultimate winner Aoife Cogan.

The weight of betting was such that the odds on Ms Cogan were slashed within a matter of hours from 14/1 to odds-on.