Galway Bay fm newsroom - Galway West TD Eamon O' Cuiv has spoken out about his speculated bid for the presidency saying he would not enter the race while Michael D Higgins is running.
The Fianna Fail deputy was speaking on the Keith Finnegan Show after a long period of speculation regarding his potential candidacy.
In July, city councillor Ollie Crowe sent a letter to party colleagues in local authorities nationwide seeking their support for Deputy O'Cuiv to run in the presidential race.
At the time, it's understood a group of county councillors made plans to write to the Fianna Fáil party leader to ask him to reconsider the decision not to run a candidate.
Today, Deputy O'Cuiv has conceded he did have a meeting with councillors at the end of July at their request.
He added that a letter is being drafted to be issued to the councillors in the coming days as a courtesy.
Deputy O'Cuiv told Keith Finnegan that while Michael D Higgins is in the race, he will not be running.
