Jackie Healy-Rae resigns from Kerry policing committee after assault convictions upheld

The son of the TD Michael Healy-Rae lost his appeal against two convictions for assault at the Circuit Court in Tralee last week.

Jackie Healy-Rae was one of the most vocal members of the policing committee, quizzing gardaí on their strategies in rural areas, drugs and other issues.

The Kerry County Councillor Jackie Healy-Rae, son of the TD Michael Healy-Rae and parliamentary assistant to him, has resigned from his position as a member of the county’s policing committee.

Mr Healy-Rae (26), who is also self-employed, had lost his appeal against two convictions for assault at the Circuit Court in Tralee last week. Subsequently the chairman of the JPC, Fianna Fáil Cllr Niall Kelleher, had asked Kerry's youngest councillor to reflect on his position.