The Public Sector workers in Kerry are still protesting on TD’s doorsteps. A short video published this week gives me an opportunity to ponder on the special backbencher that is Jackie Healy Rae.
From his website
June 1997. The night Jackie Healy-Rae was elected TD for South Kerry the scene in Killarney was like Puck Fair, the Rose of Tralee and a Kerry welcome for the Sam McGuire Cup rolled into one. The party went on for weeks as the new TD went back over pot-holed roads to the villages and parishes that had
sent him to Leinster House with such a resounding mandate.
In the 13 years since Jackie has done deals and voted with the government and claimed fame for very single bit of grit and tar that ever went near a road in Kerry whether he had a ‘hand, act or part’ in it.
This week he was asked by public sector workers in Kerry about voting against further cuts to Public service pay cuts and jobs.
Jackie didn’t claim responsibility for past or future votes, He has only one vote, he has no hand, act or part in anything there it seems!
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I would recommend to anyone to go and look and spend some quality time at his website it is full of wonderful poses that capture the quality of the man-I like the one of Jackie peeling his spuds and the one where his he is picking his feet: http://www.jackiehealyrae.com/
A democratically elected representative doesn’t believe in the power of “one single vote”?
Thanks for that Eidin – seems to me the entire website is just taken from his book!
A pothole in Kerry can prop up a Government.
Local narrow minded self interest always wins out over the needs of a nation.
Interesting night when Jackie got elected – he asked the gardai present not to prosecute anyone drink driving on their way home from his shindig.
Nor did they, to my knowledge.
He’s also a great man for the expenses, despite being entitled to free rail travel (and taking the train when claiming mileage.)
Likely to retire shortly, but fear not, there’s two Healy Rae juniors waiting to keep the bandwagon rolling.
You would think that a politician from Kerry, of all counties, would know how name of the the GAA’s premier trophy is spelt.
You would think that a politician from Kerry, of all counties, would know how the name of the the GAA’s premier trophy is spelt.