Entertaining as it is, the Healy-Rae show can't go on - Michael is being held back by a brother who'll never be more than an empty vessel
It was a well-laid trap, following a familiar formula: the brothers trail their coats in the Dáil; thin-skinned TDs cannot resist an angry response; the Kilgarvan siblings rise to their feet in unison and protest about the abuse they are suffering from Dublin TDs; media coverage ensures the row reaches Kerry. A good day's work for the most extraordinary performing circus in Dáil Eireann. Opponents of the Healy-Raes used to underestimate the family. No longer. Father of the dynasty, Jackie Healy-Rae, lifted local politics to a new art form when he dictated terms to Bertie Ahern's and Brian C...
Source: independent.ie