Irish government to sell Aer Lingus to Etihad Airways? Visit Paddy Power Save For Later Posted by Bettingpro Staff 17 Oct 2011 Tweet Related Articles See all Irish Political Betting news Share it Pin It The Irish government's shares in Aer Lingus look set to be the first state asset to be sold to furnish the country's debt.Man City sponsors Etihad Airways are odds-on with Paddy Power at 4/6 to snap up the Irish Government’s 25% share in Aer Lingus.Paddy Power have also cut the odds on the government’s share in Aer Lingus becoming the first state asset to be sold from 2/1 to 11/10 after it emerged the Abu Dhabi based airline were in talks with the Irish airline to seal a deal.Bord na Mona is the second mostly likely state asset to be sold at 4/1 followed by forestry company Coillte at 6/1, Cork airport at 10/1 and Bord Gais also at 10/1.Sharon McHugh, spokesperson for Paddy Power, told Bettingpro: “It was beginning to look like a buyer would never come along for the state share in Aer Lingus but all the signs look positive now for a Middle Eastern deal.” Will the Government accept an offer from Etihad? 4/6 yes11/10 noFirst State Asset to be sold 11/10 State share of Aer Lingus 4/1 Bord na Mona 6/1 Coillte10/1 Cork Airport10/1 Shannon Airport10/1 Bord Gais Eireann11/1 Dublin Airport12/1 Iarnrod Eireann12/1 Irish National Stud14/1 ESB20/1 An Post20/1 Dublin Port Authority20/1 EirGrid25/1 Dublin Bus25/1 RTE25/1 Bord na gCon28/1 Horse Racing Ireland33/1 National Lottery40/1 TG450/1 NAMA Read our Paddy Power review Get your £250 free bet at Paddypower Like Like Post to wall 217 Reads All Political Betting News Recent Political Betting Articles Ireland to ditch the Euro?07 Dec 2011Ireland could be forced to the polls in 2012 to hold a referendum about ditching the Euro and it is Irish General Election betting - Fianna Fail now joint favourites06 Dec 2011Fianna Fail have gained support after an unpopular budget from Fine Gael Minister for Finance Micha Irish Government 2/1 to push legal age of drinking to 2124 Nov 2011Paddy Power have opened betting on whether or not the Irish Government will bring in new legislatio Michael D Higgins 5/2 to make South Africa the First State Visit01 Nov 2011Michael D Higgins is the new Irish President and he looks set to visit either South Africa, Britain Next Irish President - bookies pay out!28 Oct 2011Bookies Paddy Power this evening paid out over €350,000 to punters who backed Michael D Higgins to Irish government to sell Aer Lingus to Etihad Airways?17 Oct 2011The Irish government's shares in Aer Lingus look set to be the first state asset to be sold to furn More Stories Recent Articles The Ladbrokes Promotion Code 2012/2013 is MAXIMUMBONUS (£50 free bet)26 May 2012Ladbrokes launches MAXIMUMBONUS promotion codes for all new accounts Ladbrokes Mobile Promotion Code MAX gets you a £75 free bet26 May 2012Ladbrokes have a special mobile promotion code which means new customers get a free £75 bet when th Dalian Shide v Liaoning Hongyun live stream preview26 May 2012Tenth plays host to eighth in the Chinese Super League on Sunday with Dalian Shide taking on Liaoni Monaco Grand Prix Betting – Webber on pole after Schumacher demoted26 May 2012Red Bull’s Mark Webber is the 13-8 favourite with Coral bookmakers for Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix. Changsha Ginde v Changchun Yatai live stream preview26 May 2012The Chinese Super League continues on Sunday with Changsha Ginde looking to improve their chances o Norway v England - Wayne Rooney rested by Roy Hodgson26 May 2012Wayne Rooney will not be involved when England visit Norway for the first of their two Euro 2012 wa More Stories Tags Aer Lingus, Etihad Airways, Irish Government, Irish Government To Sell Aer Lingus To Etihad Airways
