O’Donoghue finds himself a sure bet

AS A man who likes a bet, even Arts, Sport and Tourism Minister John O’Donoghue would hardly be tempted to take the odds being placed on himself in the election.

If the bookies have it right, the minister, a regular attender at race meetings, will win his seat by a distance and in a proverbial canter.

Paddy Power has him quoted at almost unbackable odds 1/50, away ahead of the field.