Next Irish President betting – Gay Byrne backed to be Ireland President Visit Paddy Power Save For Later Posted by Bettingpro Staff 6 Aug 2011 Tweet Gay Byrne 6/1 to be Irish President Related Articles See all Irish Political Betting news Share it Pin It The Next Irish President betting at Paddy Power has Michael D Higgins as favourite, although Gay Byrne has been the subject of several betsPaddy Power today slashed the odds on Gay Byrne becoming the next President of Ireland from 66/1 to just 6/1 following a massive gamble on the veteran broadcaster.The move came following the results of recent polls which showed the road safety chief ahead of all declared candidates running for the Aras, and a fresh statement from Gay himself that he would have to consider running if the public wanted him to.Sharon McHugh, spokesperson for Paddy Power told Bettingpro: “Looking at the betting we’ve seen in the last 24 hours it looks like the public are shouting loud and clear. They want Gay in the Aras!”However, with Gay yet to officially announce his intentions to run Paddy Power still make Labour presidential candidate Michael D Higgins their 8/11 odds-on favourite to succeed President Mary McAleese. Gay Mitchell is 15/8 followed by Mary Davis at 9/2Next Irish President 8/11 Michael D.Higgins15/8 Gay Mitchell 9/2 Mary Davis 6/1 Gay Byrne10/1 Brian Crowley16/1 Dana Rosemary Scallon16/1 Sean Gallagher22/1 Eamon O'Cuiv25/1 Martin McAleese Read our Paddy Power review Get your £250 free bet at Paddypower Like Like Post to wall 308 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 French Open Betting Latest – Nadal and Serena fancied for Roland Garros glory26 May 2012Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams head the betting going into the 2012 French Open, which gets under Eurovision Song Contest Betting - Punters pile into Humperdinck26 May 2012William Hill have seen a real gamble on Engelbert Humperdinck winning the Eurovision Song Contest. 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. More Stories Tags Next Irish President, Next Irish President Betting, Next Irish President News, Next Irish President Odds