Éamon Ó Cuív coy on Dáil run in Galway West if Catherine Connolly wins race for the Áras

When asked about a potential run, the Fianna Fáil stalwart replied: 'Never make a decision what to do at the next crossroads until you get there'

The 'Irish Examiner' asked former Fianna Fáil TD and minister Éamon Ó Cuív if he would run in a Galway West by-election if Catherine Connolly wins the presidential election. File picture: Paul Sherwood 

Fianna Fáil veteran Éamon Ó Cuív is remaining coy on the prospect of contesting a by-election following the presidential election. 

He told the Irish Examiner that, while he is “retired” from politics, people should “never make a decision what to do at the next crossroads until you get there”.