So that's that.
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin was asked if he would lead his party into the next General Election and his answer was emphatic: "Yes I will be. Absolutely."
So much for speculation that the Tánaiste was eyeing up the coveted position of President of the European Council, which would involve chairing summits of EU leaders for five years.
There were also multiple suggestions that he could be interested in becoming Ireland's next EU Commissioner, following the European Parliament elections next May.
We now know that the Tánaiste is, in fact, staying put in Ireland and preparing for local elections, European elections and a General Election.
Or do we?
Could his head yet be turned by a call from Brussels sometime next year?
Might the Tánaiste find himself saying: "I know I said X, but now I am going to do Y, in the national interest of course"?
After the Fianna Fáil think-in drew to a close last night, I canvassed the opinion of party TDs, Senators and MEPs.
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One remarked that it didn't look as if Mr Martin intended to go anywhere, given his energetic performance with both protesting farmers and a sceptical media.
Another noted his full frontal attack on Sinn Féin, in which he castigated the party for being anti-European, anti-enterprise and two-faced on climate action, but didn't actually close the door completely on a future coalition.
While Mr Martin concluded there was "huge incompatibility" from a policy perspective between the two parties but, on the coalition question, he only said: "They would not be our first choice at all."
Is that someone keeping their options open, thinking ahead, rather than folding up their political tent?
The idea that Mr Martin could be considering seeking the Presidency of the European Council was dismissed out of hand by other senior party members.
One postulated that the Tánaiste's intense interest in Fianna Fáil's local election strategy proved that he didn't want to walk.
Another considered the idea of a tilt at the European Council Presidency as something which was beyond what was achievable and Mr Martin knew that only too well.
Another attendee postulated that Mr Martin remaining as leader was "baked-in" until the local and European elections.
A bad outcome then, they suggested, could set in motion some change in the party.
However, by that stage, it would probably be too late for Mr Martin to avail of a European political berth.
If he wants to make a move, the rune stones suggest it needs to happen in the coming months.
If Mr Martin decides to stay put, then someone else from the Fianna Fáil ministerial ranks could end up heading to Brussels as EU Commissioner.
The heavy betting last night at the Horse and Jockey Hotel was on front-runner Minister for Finance Michael McGrath.
