Robert Troy: Fianna Fáil won’t back Éamon Ó Cuív for presidency

Galway West TD ‘would have to stand as Independent candidate’

Éamon Ó Cuív will not be a Fianna Fáil candidate to become President and the party will not be changing its mind to allow him to stand for the election.

Should he decide to run, he will have to stand as an Independent candidate and be nominated by local authorities, it emerged yesterday.