Ardee woman Mairead McGuinness’ odds on becoming the next President of Ireland after Michael D Higgins have fallen.
The Fine Gael MEP was available at 7/1 earlier in the week but has been cut into 11/2 following some hefty bets in the last few days with bookmakers Boylesports.
The betting is interesting as there will be no Presidential election in Ireland until 2018.
RTÉ presenter Miriam O’Callaghan remains the 9/2 favourite with Bernardos chief executive Fergus Finlay behind McGuinness at 7/1.
Local TD Gerry Adams is an 80/1 outsider.
Liam Glynn, BoyleSports’ spokesperson said: “The past few days has seen some hefty bets placed on Mairead McGuinness to become the next President of Ireland with one punter staking €200 on McGuinness at 7/1 in one of our North Leinster shops.”
He added: “Miriam O’Callaghan remains favourite to succeed Michael D. Higgins as President but we have had to clip Mairead McGuinness into 11/2 as the former Ear To The Ground presenter and now MEP is now a five figure loser for the firm.”