Bookmaker makes Kenny overwhelming favourite to become next Taoiseach

An Irish bookmaker has installed today Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny as the red-hot 1/16 favourite to become the next permanent Taoiseach.

Following today’s election announcement, Paddy Power also belives that a coalition between Fine Gael and Labour is the 1/20 favourite combination to form the next Government.

Next Taoiseach:

1/16 Enda Kenny

7/1 Eamon Gilmore

20/1 Brian Cowen

25/1 Micheal Martin

33/1 Brian Lenihan

66/1 Mary Hanafin

200/1 Gerry Adams

500/1 John Gormley

Next Irish Government:

1/20 FG/Lab

12/1 FG Minority Government

16/1 FF/FG/Lab

16/1 FG/FF

16/1 FG Majority Government

18/1 FF/Lab

28/1 Lab/SF/Green

33/1 FG/Lab/Green

33/1 Technocratic Government

33/1 Lab/SF

50/1 FG/Lab/SF

50/1 Labour Minority

66/1 FF/Green/SF

66/1 FG/Green

66/1 FF/SF

100/1 FF Minority Government

Fianna Fáil Seats:

4/1 20 or under

11/2 21 to 25

4/1 26 to 30

11/4 31 to 35

4/1 36 to 40

7/1 41 to 45

33/1 76 to 80

50/1 Over 80

7/1 46 to 50

10/1 51 to 55

12/1 56 to 60

16/1 61 to 65

22/1 66 to 70

25/1 71 to 75

Next leader of Fianna Fáil

1/3 Micheal Martin

3/1 Brian Lenihan

8/1 Mary Hanafin

12/1 Eamon O'Cuiv

33/1 Sean Connick

25/1 Dara Calleary

50/1 Barry Andrews

50/1 Mary Coughlan

50/1 Brendan Smith

66/1 John McGuinness

80/1 Pat Carey