Bookies slash odds on Brian Stanley winning seat in Laois
Paddy Power has the former Sinn Féin TD at 1/8
The Bookies have slashed the odds on Brian Stanley winning a seat in Laois in the General Election.
Paddy Power has the former Sinn Féin TD at 1/8 while Fine Gael's Willie Aird and Fianna Fáil's Sean Fleming are both on 1/10 to win a Dáil seat in the new three-seater Laois constituency.
Next they have Independent Laois County Councillor Aisling Moran at 2/1. Portarlington based Independent Elaine Mullally is at 3/1.
Sinn Féin's Maria McCormack, who announced she was running following the resignation of Brian Stanley from the party last month, is at 7/1, according to the bookies odds.
Green party candidate Rosie Palmer is at 80/1 while People Before Profit's Ken Mooney and Aontú's Mary Hande are both on 100/1.