Arras an Uatarain, the official residence of the President of Ireland in Phoenix Park, Dublin.Getty Images
Mairead McGuinness and Miriam O’Callaghan are among our current five favorites To become Ireland’s next president, According to Irish bookmaker BoyleSports.
McGuinness (5/1), a Fine Gaelic politician who is currently the European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union, is Boylesports’ current favorite.
O’Callaghan (12/1) rounds out BoyleSports’ top five favorites. Back in 2010, the long-time RTÉ presenter denied speculation he would stand in the 2011 election.
Ireland has only had two female presidents: Mary Robinson (1990-1997) and Mary McAleese (1997-2011).
Another favorite for Boyle Sports is Fergus Finlay (7/1), former CEO of Irish charity Bernardos and previously a senior member of the Irish Labor Party.
Ireland’s Tánaiste and Foreign Minister Michael Martin (August 1) is also one of the top candidates. Mr Martin recently refused to rule out a presidential bid, but said he wanted to lead Fianna Fail into the next general election and serve another term as Taoiseach.
Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, former leader of Fianna Fail, is the fourth most popular candidate as of November 1st. Mr Ahern, 72, returned to Fianna Fail in 2023, but he has repeatedly refused to exclude himself from running for president.
North Belfast Sinn Féin MP John Finucane is 14/1, while Fine Gael South MP and former GAA president Sean Kelly is 1/22.
Irish UFC fighter Conor McGregor, who has been outspoken about Irish politics on social media, has seen his odds go from 14/1 to 25/ in recent weeks since announcing plans to return to the Octagon in 2024. It is fluctuating to 1.
Meanwhile, former Late Late Show presenter Ryan Tubridy, along with former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams and outspoken sports pundit Joe Brolly, is considered an outside bet at 66/1. has been done.
(Boyle Sports)
Michael D. Higgins, who was first elected president in 2011, is scheduled to complete his second term as president in October 2025. The 82-year-old was re-elected in a landslide in 2018 and has spent his tenure solving problems. social equality, anti-racism, reconciliation, etc.
To be eligible for election as President of Ireland, a candidate must be an Irish citizen aged 35 or over. Candidates must be nominated by at least 20 members of the Oireachtas, or by one of at least four local authorities. Former or retired presidents can run for office themselves.