Comment: The Healy-Raes and the art of illusion

Questions for patients rarely have a real impact, writes Michael Brennan

Michael and Danny Healy-Rae at the Kerry count centre in the general election Pic: Don MacMonagle

“No task too small” could be a mantra for the Healy-Raes. Michael and Danny, and their late father Jackie before them, have built their political dynasty on a relentless workrate aimed at addressing the needs of their Kerry constituents.

They pulled off one of the coups of the election bywinning two seats in Kerry, with Michael Healy-Rae topping the poll with over 20,000 votes and Danny-Healy Rae getting almost 10,000.

So it is ...