The Healy-Raes Funniest And Maddest Political Moments

If Politics is show business for ugly people then the Healy-Raes are Oscar winners every time.

February 9th this year marked 50 years of the Healy-Rae dynasty in Kerry, a political saga that began when Jackie Healy-Rae first joined the Kerry County Council in 1973 after being co-opted by Fianna Fáil and he won an election the following year in 1974. It wasn’t until 1997 that he was elected to the Dáil as an Independent where he served until 2011, handing the political baton to his son, Michael Healy-Rae. His brother Danny Healy-Rae, previously a Cllr for 15 years was selected to the Dáil in 2016. Three of Jackies grand-children – brother and sister Johnny and Maura Healy-Rae; and Jackie Healy-Rae Jr – are also elected councillors, giving the family five political seats at local and national levels. Arguably the most successful dynastic political family in Irish politics.

They’re also a massive hit on social media. Particularly on TikTok, where Healy Rae-related views are at over 100 million.