(expired)Punters Want Top Jock Gerry In The Aras
Paddy Power today installed 2FM jock Gerry Ryan at 50/1 into the betting to be the next Irish President after several customers rang up requesting a price on him to step into Mary McAleese’s shoes in Aras An Uachtarain.
But the top morning jock will have to beat off stiff competition from former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern who is the 2/1 favourite to take the top job in 2011. Other Presidential possibles on the bookies list include Mairead McGuinness at 8/1, Mary O’Rourke at 14/1 and Bono’s wife Ali Hewson at 16/1. Even Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary features in the betting, albeit an outsider at 100/1!
As well as betting on whether Gerry will take up residence in Phoenix Park, Paddy Power are taking bets on whether he’ll actually go ahead and run for President in 2011. It’s odds-on at 1/5 that he won’t while it’s 3/1 he does.
Sharon McHugh, spokesperson for Paddy Power said: “Gerry is such a massive personality and the public love him. He has stated he’s interested in adding politics to his repertoire but it’s hard to know whether Gerry would be genuinely interested in running for President. If he does, he’s got to be in with a fighting chance given how popular he is.”
Will Gerry run for President in 2011?
1/5 No
3/1 Yes
Next President of Ireland
2/1 Bertie Ahern
8/1 Mairead McGuinness
12/1 Brian Crowley
12/1 Marian Harkin
14/1 Mary O’Rourke
14/1 Sean Kelly (ex GAA President)
16/1 Mary Davis
16/1 Ali Hewson
18/1 Eamon Ryan
20/1 Michael D.Higgins
20/1 Mary Hanafin
20/1 Mary White
22/1 Charlie McCreevy
25/1 Maura Geoghegan Quinn
25/1 John Bruton
25/1 Gerry Adams
25/1 David Norris
25/1 Liz McManus
25/1 Seamus Heaney
33/1 Ivana Bacik
33/1 Fergal Quinn
33/1 Trevor Sargent
40/1 Paul Hewson (Bono)
40/1 Albert Reynolds
40/1 Dick Roche
40/1 Martin McAleese
50/1 Gerry Ryan
66/1 Eddie Hobbs
66/1 Mary Lou McDonald
66/1 Prof. Brian Farrell
100/1 Roy Keane
100/1 Michael O’Leary
100/1 Judge A. Mahon
250/1 Louis Walsh
500/1 Shane McGowan
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