Dara joint favourite to be next Fianna Fáil leader

MAYO'S Dara Calleary is being backed to replace Micheál Martin as the next Fianna Fáil leader.

The new Minister for Agriculture is the 5/2 joint favourite to become the next leader of the party after his odds were trimmed from 7/2. He joins Jim O’Callaghan at the top of the list with Michael McGrath 7/2 from 4/1.

Calleary has also seen his odds tumble into 16/1 from 20/1 to become the next Taoiseach after the next general election, with those chances also taking a hit. The chances of a general election taking place in 2020 is 8/1 from 25/1, while 2025 is 6/4.

Said Sarah Kinsella, spokesperson for BoyleSports: “Micheál Martin is only is his new role as Taoiseach a short while and now we’re noticing an increase on speculation on his eventual Fianna Fáil replacement.

“Dara Calleary was backed on Monday morning and we’ve been forced to trim the odds on the Mayo TD into 5/2 joint favourite alongside Jim O’Callaghan to replace Martin.”

Calleary has also been trimmed into 16/1 from 20/1 to become the next Taoiseach, with punters predicting 2020 to stage the next election with those odds at 8/1 from 25/1.”