Taoiseach Betting: Leo Varadkar 60% to be Taioseach on Jan 1st, Mary Lou McDonals after Next GE

Taoiseach Betting: Leo Varadkar 60% to be Taioseach on Jan 1st, Mary Lou McDonals after Next GE
Nigel Skinner
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  • Fine Gael Leader and current Taioseach unlikely to change before the new year
  • Bookmakers have Leo Varadkar as 60% chance of still leading in 2023
  • Simon Coveney is the 10/11 favourite to be the next Fine Gael Leader
  • Mary Lou McDonald is the clear favourite to become the next Taioseach

It is pretty unlikely anything at the head of the Irish government will happen prior to the end of the year and for that reason, Leo Varadkar is given a 60% chance of remaining in place into 2022.

Discussions of a United Ireland continues as does the betting and we take a look at the candidates to keep an eye on throughout 2022.

Betting sites have Sinn Féin's Mary Lou McDonald as the favourite to be next Taioseach suggesting a change on government is imminent, although the next General Election is not scheduled until 2025

Leo Varadkar looks safe until the end of the year but what is to come in Ireland is wide open with Mary Lou McDonald favourite to become the next permanent Taioseach
Nigel Skinner - Political Betting Expert - OLBG.com

If Sinn Fein does win most seats in the next election then a united Ireland is expected to gain even more momentum. 

Each price represents a percentage in the bookmaker's markets as you can see. 

Party Most Seats Percentage Chance
Sinn Fein 1/2 66.67%
Fine Gael 8/5 38.46%
Fianna Fail 12/1 7.69%
Green 67/1 1.49%
Labour  67/1 1.49%
Social Democrats 100/1 0.99%


Betting on politics is growing with the best betting sites offering a range of odds from a host of countries. 

We saw in the US Election of 2020 when Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump that there is a healthy appetite for placing bets on political outcomes. 

Irish Reunification betting will be affected should there be a switch-up in the leading party in Ireland, meanwhile there is also betting on who will be the next permanent leader of Fine Gail party.

Next Fine Gail Leader Betting

Candidate Odds Probability
Simon Coveney 10/11 52.38%
Simon Harris 10/3 23.08%
Paschal Donohue 5/1 16.67%
Helen McEntee 9/1 10%


What do the bookmakers think will happen in 2022
For more information in Irish political betting as well as Sport, TV & Entertainment and Specials, we have a complete 2022 betting guide

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