Daire O'Criodain·Jul 7Reading the midyear Irish political tea leavesAs always, with 2026 having moved into its second half, we review the outlook for Irish politics based on the soothsayings of bookmaker…
InthehighhorsebyDaire O'Criodain·Nov 19, 2024Dancing with the political starsAs I write on the morning of 18 November, counting is almost complete in the US presidential election. There remain seven states where the…
InthehighhorsebyDaire O'Criodain·Jul 2, 2024Squid games: Irish politics at mid-year as an election looms[THIS BLOG IS MOVING TO A FORTNIGHTLY SCHEDULE FOR JULY AND AUGUST. NEXT EDITION: 17 JULY]
InthehighhorsebyDaire O'Criodain·Jan 9, 2024Chariots for hire: Irish political prospects in 2024This time last year, Paddy Power was offering 1/5 against Sinn Féin winning the most seats in the next Irish general election. In other…
InthehighhorsebyDaire O'Criodain·Jul 4, 2023The slow bicycle race to the next Irish electionAt the end of June, for the first time in the life of the current Dáil, the bookmaker Paddy Power’s estimate of the odds of the major…
InthehighhorsebyDaire O'Criodain·Jan 10, 2023Who holds the best cards in Irish politics going into 2023?In the run up to Christmas, Paddy Power was offering odds of 1/5 against Sinn Féin winning more seats than any other party at the next…
InthehighhorsebyDaire O'Criodain·Jul 7, 2021Midsummer political sweepstakes[This blog will be a published to a fortnightly summer schedule for the rest of July and August. Normal weekly service (or lack of it) will…
InthehighhorsebyDaire O'Criodain·Jan 13, 2021Irish political sweepstakes 2021In 2020, 26 December, Saint Stephen’s Day, fell on a Saturday. The daily papers in Ireland appeared as usual, but their thin fresh content…
Иван Дорофеев·Aug 13, 2018Paddy Power против решения запретить рекламу азартных игр в ИрландииРуководство известного оператора ставок Paddy Power сообщило, что не поддерживает решение властей Ирландии запретить рекламу азартных игр.
InDigital SocietybyMichael Brookwell·Feb 11, 2018Paddy Power Standing Out OnlineThe Betting industry in the UK is a highly saturated one, with the likes of Ladbrokes, William Hill and Coral offering an array of online…
