{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/68e78c2ade9a2a62c422c6ee?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Paddy Power Paying Out on Connolly Winning the Presidency in Latest Stunt - 09/10/2025","description":"<p>Bookmaker Paddy Power has paid out early on bets backing Catherine Connolly to become the next President of Ireland.</p><p><br></p><p>The election takes place on 24 October but Paddy Power – never one to pass up a handy marketing opportunity – today claimed that it has “seen enough” to call it.</p><p><br></p><p>It said the decision to pay out early follows Jim Gavin’s exit from the race after he failed to clarify reports on an RTÉ debate that he allegedly did not repay a tenant €3,300 in rent mistakenly paid over a decade ago.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Paddy Power today said Gavin’s departure has made left-backed Independent candidate Connolly the “firm favourite” to win the two-horse race to the Áras ahead of Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys.</p><p><br></p><p>Diarmuid Pepper from The Journal joined us on The Agenda this morning to tell us more about this. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"lmfm "}