Fine Gael’s united front at today’s special parliamentary party meeting in Waterford ensured no slide in the odds for Enda Kenny becoming the next Taoiseach.

Paddy Power still make the Mayo man their 8/11 favourite to succeed Brian Cowen after the next election while the odds on a FG/Lab coalition forming the next government also look the most likely outcome at 2/7.

Sharon McHugh, spokesperson for Paddy Power told Bettingpro: “Despite the recent mutiny in the Fine Gael camp Enda has managed to hold the party together and the odds are still very much in FG’s favour.”

Meanwhile of the three outstanding by-elections Fine Gaels Paudie Coffey is the 1/4 favourite to win the Waterford seat, while Labour is the 4/9 favourite to win in Dublin South. Sinn Fein are 8/11 to take the Donegal South-West seat. 

Next Taoiseach After General Election at Paddypower  
 8/11 Enda Kenny
  4/1 Eamon Gilmore
 11/2 Brian Cowen
  6/1 Richard Bruton
  8/1 Micheal Martin
 11/1 Dermot Ahern
 12/1 Brian Lenihan
 12/1 Phil Hogan
 16/1 James Reilly
 22/1 Joan Burton
 40/1 Mary Hanafin
 50/1 Mary Coughlan
 50/1 Ruairi Quinn
100/1 Bertie Ahern
100/1 Mary Harney
100/1 Mairead McGuinness

Next Irish Government   
  2/7     FG/Lab
 11/2     FF/Lab
 10/1     FG/Lab/Green
 16/1     FF/Green/SF
 18/1     FG Minority Government
 22/1     FF/SF
 25/1     FF/Green
 28/1     FG/Green
 33/1     FF Minority Government
 33/1     FG/Lab/SF
 33/1     FG/FF
 40/1     FG Majority Government
 40/1     FG/SF
 50/1     Lab/SF/Green
 80/1     FF Majority Government

Waterford By-election   
 1/4     Fine Gael
 4/1     Labour
 5/1     Independent
14/1     Fianna Fail
16/1     Sinn Fein
50/1     Green Party

Dublin South By-election
4/9     Labour
13/8     FG
16/1     FF
50/1     Green Party
125/1     Sinn Fein

Donegal South-West By-election   
 8/11    Sinn Fein
 7/4     FG
 5/2     FF
14/1     Labour
16/1     Independent Candidate
100/1     Green Party