Michael Healy-Rae says brother Danny ‘effectively sacked’ him as minister

Former minister says his brother’s public criticism of Government leaders undermined their political influence

Danny Healy-Rae TD and Michael Healy-Rae TD at the Healy-Rae Bar in Kilgarvan, Co Kerry. Picture: Dan Linehan

Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae said there will have to be “a lot of soul searching for Team Healy-Rae” going forward and claimed he had been thrown “overboard” by his brother, Danny.

Speaking for the first time since his dramatic resignation as junior agriculture minister, Michael Healy-Rae heavily criticised his brother for calling for Micheál Martin and Simon Harris to be replaced on the day before the vote of no confidence tabled by Sinn Féin.