Deputy Pringle
PUNTERS have been splashing the cash on Thomas Pringle – shortening his odds on retaining a seat in Dail Eireann.
The Killybegs politician’s odds have shortened as a result, according the BoyleSports.
He has been supported into 1/2 from Evens with Fine Gael’s Joe McHugh seeing a massive drift to 1/2 from 1/10.
Clare has also seen movement with Independent candidate Michael Harty now 1/5 from Evens to win one of the four available seats whilst Sinn Féin’s Noeleen Moran is now 3/10 from 9/1. Support has dried up for Independent candidate Ann Norton who has drifted out to 20/1 from 3/1 to win a seat.
A Fine Gael / Fianna Fail coalition looks an even bigger cert now as its price has hardened into Evens from 11/8. A Fine Gael/Labour/Renua/Any Others & Fine Gael/Labour/Social Democrats/Any Others are both next in the betting at 8/1.
Liam Glynn, BoyleSports’ spokesperson said: “It now looks like we will be seeing the next government made up of a historical partnership of Fine Gael / Fianna Fáil coalition. We have been inundated with support for the combination on Thursday that has seen the price slashed into Evens from 11/8.”
He added “Aoife Byrne was as big as 25/1 on Wednesday evening to win one of the five available seats in Wexford. Having laid her at 25/1 and 8/1 the demand continued and is showing no signs of drying up at her current price of 2/1 with colleague Malcolm Byrne seeing a major drift as a result.”
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Government After The Next General Election
Fine Gael/Fianna Fail Evens
Fine Gael/Lab/Renua/Any Others 7/1
Fine Gael/Labour/Social Dems/Any Others 7/1
Fine Gael Minority 8/1
Fine Gael/Labour 8/1
Fine Gael/Labour/Renua 14/1
Fine Gael/Lab/Social Democrats 20/1
Fine Gael/Fianna Fail/Labour 25/1
Fianna Fail/Sinn Fein/Labour 28/1
Fine Gael/Sinn Fein 33/1
Fine Gael/Fianna Fail/Renua 33/1
Fianna Fail/Sinn Fein 33/1
Fine Gael/Socail Democrats 40/1
Fine Gael Majority 40/1
Fine Gael/Labour/Green 40/1
Fianna Fail/Lab/Social Dems/Any Others 50/1
Fine Gael/Renua 50/1
Fine Gael/Lab/Sinn Fein 50/1
Fianna Fail/Labour 66/1
Fianna Fail/Lab/Social Democrats 80/1
Sinn Fein/Lab/Green 80/1
Fianna Fail Minority 100/1
Sinn Fein Majority 150/1
Fianna Fail Majority 200/1
Political Movers & Shakers
Wexford
Aoife Byrne, FF, 2/1 from 25/1
Malcolm Byrne FF eased to 6/4 from 5/6
Michael W. D’Arcy, FG eased to 4/7 from 1/4
Donegal
Thomas Pringle (Ind)1/2 from Evens
Joe McHugh (FG) Eased to 1/2 from 1/10
Clare
Michael Harty (Ind) now 1/5 from Evens
Noeleen Moran (SF) 3/10 from 9/1
Ann Norton (Ind) eased to 20/1 from 3/1
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