'It’s taking Kerry into the gutter': Michael Healy-Rae calls for end to social media attacks

The Kerry TD said: 'Call it out for what it is — the politics of horribleness, the politics of hatred, and of nastiness.'

'When I see it coming into Kerry, this is what hurts me,' Michael Healy-Rae said. Picture: Dan Linehan

Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae has appealed for an end to "the politics of horribleness" after he and female members of his family were subjected to "outrageous" social media attacks in the run-up to the local elections.

An emotional Mr Healy-Rae described coming home one night from canvassing and opening up post with an image of his elderly mother who died in 2015. Everyone loves their mother, but he particularly adored his late mother, the TD said.