Person: Danny Healy-Rae

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<p>Kerry TD Danny Healy-Rae in the Dáil chamber. In exchanges about the Finance Bill, Mr Healy-Rae said to PBP TD Paul Murphy: 'What do you know? Sure you do not know whether your own baby is a boy or a girl'. File Picture: Maxwell's </p>

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Danny Healy-Rae 'a disgrace' for jibe about gender of Paul Murphy's child in heated Dáil row

Paul Murphy TD told Danny Healy-Rae he was "a F***ing a**hole" after the Independent TD for Kerry brought up the gender of Mr Murphy's child

<p>A 2022 photo of Cork South-West TD Michael Collins welcoming patients on to the 100th Belfast or Blind Bus for their cataract procedures in Belfast. Picture: Neil Michael.</p>

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Fury as HSE cuts refunds to those going North for cataract operations

<p>Michael Collins TD speaking with passenger Don Payne on the Belfast or Blind bus, bringing patents to Kingsbridge Private Hospital in Northern Ireland for surgery under the cross-border directive. Picture: David Creedon</p>

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TDs raise concern over potential reimbursement cuts for cataract operations

File Photo Gardaí are carrying out preliminary inquiries into an indoor gathering at the pub owned by Kerry TD Danny Healy-Rae.

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Truck driver for Danny Healy-Rae firm acquitted of careless driving causing woman's death

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Healy-Rae family tree: Colourful characters with political clout

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Michael Healy-Rae: 'I owe an awful lot of money to banks'

Danny Healy-Rae plant hire firm records profits of €1.12m for 2022

Profit equates to an average weekly profit of €21,563 for 2022

Thu, 12 Oct, 2023

'It's fine for him writing poetry, hardworking people need meat': Healy-Rae hits out at Michael D

'Who do they think they are codding?' — Kerry TD Danny Healy-Rae launches broadside against the President and the Tánaiste about climate change

Wed, 20 Sep, 2023

People forced to sell homes to pay nursing home fees, committee told

People have been forced to sell their homes to meet historic nursing home fees, the Oireachtas health committee has heard. A tense debate centred mostly on fees wrongly levied on residents which, the committee heard, are still having major impacts.

Wed, 15 Feb, 2023

Publicans opposing new alcohol laws are 'protecting business owners'

New legislation aims to modernise the country's patchwork of laws governing alcohol sales in pubs, restaurants, and off-licences

Tue, 24 Jan, 2023

Danny Healy-Rae firm posts record profit of €1m

Danny Healy-Rae's 37-year-old son Johnny runs the day-to-day operations of the business.

Mon, 28 Nov, 2022

Mick Clifford: Mind your language, Mary Lou

Let’s talk about talk. Last Tuesday in the Dáil, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald opened Leaders’ Questions with a query about housing Ukrainians fleeing Putin’s war.

Sun, 30 Oct, 2022

Belfast or Blind: Stories from the life-changing cataracts bus

“I was in a pretty bad way while I was on the waiting list, and then this bus service happened. I think it's brilliant," said patient Patrick Casey. But the happiness is mixed with a sense of anger and frustration among passengers...

Mon, 12 Sep, 2022

Alison O'Connor: At last! A multimillion euro landlord to tackle the privilege of urban TDs

Michael Healy-Rae keeps on piling up the millions while launching often nasty attacks on other parliamentarians

Fri, 25 Mar, 2022

Mick Clifford: Sacred cows unlikely to survive climate crisis

Politicians' instinctive tactic of kicking the can down the road won't suffice at a time when the planet is facing an existential crisis, writes Mick Clifford.

Sun, 31 Oct, 2021

'Cataracts express' service in doubt amid funding uncertainty

The future of the 'cataracts express' service to the North is in doubt because no commitment has been made to keep funding it.

Sun, 26 Sep, 2021

Healy-Rae on garda probe into pub Covid breach: 'I'm not talking about it to you'

It follows controversy over the emergence of a video and images of a crowd gathered inside his pub as part of a family wedding celebration

Thu, 23 Sep, 2021

Irish Examiner view: Hard decisions ahead on vaccine refuseniks

Legislation weakens our strongest response to the pandemic — ongoing community solidarity

Sat, 07 Aug, 2021

Danny Healy-Rae plant hire increased profits in 2019

The Kerry TD's company recorded average weekly profits of €8,552

Tue, 18 May, 2021

Danny Healy-Rae: Reaction over Gordon Elliott picture 'gone too far'

A horse is not a human at the end of the day, the Kerry TD said

Thu, 04 Mar, 2021

Kerry council seeks order to force Healy-Raes to remove 'unauthorised' signs

Large 'structures' with photos of the two Kerry TDs have dominated Kilgarvan for years

Fri, 05 Feb, 2021

Government must 'step in' and help young people with curvature of the spine who have had vital surgery delayed

The parents of a 14-year-old boy waiting for more than 20 months for surgery to deal with worsening curvature of the spine have gone "from frustration to anger" in the fight to get the health authorities to act to ease their son’s now excruciating pain.

Fri, 03 Jul, 2020

Muckross Traditional Farms in Killarney to shut down indefinitely in September

One of the southwest’s major tourist attractions, Muckross Traditional Farms, in the heart of the Killarney National Park, is to shut down indefinitely in September, and will operate on a very limited basis for the next two months, staff have been told.

Thu, 18 Jun, 2020

Danny Healy-Rae and Cork TD Michael Collins criticised for saying 'all lives matter'

Two TDs have been told to "wake up and smell the coffee" after declaring that "all lives matter" during Dáil statements on combatting racism.

Wed, 17 Jun, 2020

Resident at controversial Kerry direct provision centre hits out at 'insensitive' letter from Minister

Speaking to Drivetime on RTÉ radio, Sne Mkhize said she was unhappy that the asylum seekers weren't mentioned in the "generalised" letter from the Minister.

Wed, 20 May, 2020

Danny Healy-Rae: Send people who refuse to isolate on return to Ireland to Spike Island

Danny Healy-Rae, who is concerned about people coming into the country, who will not isolate for 14 days as they are expected to do, or sign forms about where they will be staying.

Fri, 08 May, 2020

Pleas to ‘move us out of’ virus-hit Kerry asylum centre

Protests have been held at a direct provision centre in Caherciveen, Co Kerry, where several new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed.

Mon, 27 Apr, 2020

Move direct provision group out of Kerry, says Healy-Rae

An Independent TD has said he, as well as businesses and community leaders in Caherciveen, Co Kerry, want the Department of Justice to move residents of a direct provision centre where there has been an outbreak of Covid-19 back to “where they brought them from”.

Fri, 24 Apr, 2020

'We should be opening every place, bar Dublin and Cork': Kerry councillor calls for lockdown end

The severe lockdown in Kerry and other rural counties showing low infection levels and low fatality rates of Covid-19 should be lifted and rural areas should not have to wait for Dublin, says a Kerry councillor and former mayor of Killarney.

Thu, 23 Apr, 2020

Rural independents hold 'frank and blunt' meeting with two big parties

Rural independent TDs have told Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael that they are willing to discuss government formation - if the two parties are serious about their approaches.

Tue, 21 Apr, 2020

One-third of Cahersiveen Direct Provision residents tested for Covid-19

Just 30 of the more than 90 residents in a hotel-turned-direct provision centre, the Skellig Star in the centre of Cahersiveen town, have been tested for Covid-19, public representatives were informed last night in a conference call with HSE doctors and personnel.

Tue, 21 Apr, 2020

Government is not stepping in to save air ambulance

The government is not going to save the charity air ambulance, according to those who run it.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2020

Danny Healy-Rae urges Coveney to save charity air ambulance

Kerry TD Danny Healy-Rae has asked Simon Coveney to save the country’s first charity air ambulance.

Tue, 31 Mar, 2020

Michael Clifford: Legal battles persist over wind farms

Communities around the country have taken on potential developments, writes Michael Clifford

Mon, 24 Feb, 2020

Watch: Healy-Raes stage a session ahead of new Dáil's first sitting

Newly re-elected, Kerry TDs Michael and Danny Healy-Rae put on a show ahead of the new Dáil's first sitting.

Thu, 20 Feb, 2020

Healy-Raes question how Sinn Féin promises will be funded

The Healy-Rae Independent TDs have questioned how Sinn Féin election promises will be paid for by after meeting the party's negotiators for government formation talks.

Wed, 19 Feb, 2020

Michael Clifford: Change is good for our health service

SO YOU want change? But do you really? The word change is in vogue in the wake of the general election.

Fri, 14 Feb, 2020

'I'm very sorry': Danny Healy-Rae withdraws 'to hell with the planet' remark

He said: "To hell with the planet and the fellas that say we must save the planet and forget about the people."

Mon, 10 Feb, 2020

Neil Michael: Campaign never stops for Healy-Raes — even during counts

If ever there was an illustration of the power of the Healy-Raes in Kerry, it wasn’t just the convincing — and some might say inevitable — vote they received.

Mon, 10 Feb, 2020

Michael Healy-Rae cements his place as Kerry's top vote-getter

Confirming his status as Kerry’s biggest vote-getter, tallies put him at topping the poll with 16,695 votes.

Sun, 09 Feb, 2020

Michael Healy-Rae on top in Kerry with Danny in line to keep his seat

Michael Healy-Rae is set to top the poll in Kerry according to the final unofficial tally for the five-seat constituency.

Sun, 09 Feb, 2020

Nurse flies home from Austria to vote for Danny Healy-Rae

"My father rang me to say Danny was in trouble and would I ever come home to vote," she said

Sun, 09 Feb, 2020

Kerry poll: Danny Healy-Rae in danger of losing seat

The Sinn Féin surge looks set to claim a major scalp in Kerry in the form of Independent TD Danny Healy-Rae, according to the latest TG4/Ipsos MRBI poll.

Tue, 04 Feb, 2020

Kerry constituency profile: No Labour candidate for first time in 87 years

For almost 30 years, in terms of Kerry politics, we have spoken of the Spring dynasty, and it is a real reflection of the low ebb in which Labour finds itself when it cannot even stand a candidate in the Kingdom.

Mon, 03 Feb, 2020

Mattie McGrath supports no-confidence motion in Harris and calls on Govt to 'throw in the towel'

“I am hopeful that any self respecting politician will support this motion."

Thu, 09 Jan, 2020

Danny Healy Rae's plant-hire business sees profits rise by 85%

The plant-hire company owned by independent Kerry TD, Danny Healy Rae last year recorded an 85% increase in post tax profits to €444,227.

Thu, 12 Dec, 2019

Michael Healy-Rae treated for smoke inhalation after fire in office

Gardaí are not treating the fire as suspicious.

Mon, 09 Dec, 2019

Boozing bikes for rural Ireland

Last week, Kilgarvan’s finest, Danny Healy-Rae, TD, called in the Dáil for a permit system that would allow a fellow down a few pints in a rural pub, and then drive home with immunity from the law.

Mon, 18 Nov, 2019

Pointless rules: Disqualified but driving

When Independent TD Danny Healy-Rae suggested last week that rural drivers deserve special consideration under drink-driving laws, he was excoriated and all but made an object of fun.

Mon, 18 Nov, 2019

Danny Healy Rae's call for ‘drink-drive permits’ criticised by road safety groups

Permits for drink driving in rural areas should be agreed to ease rural isolation and keep pubs open, according to Kerry TD Danny Healy-Rae, who used his leaders questions in the Dáil to complain about strict drink-driving rules yesterday.

Fri, 15 Nov, 2019