Michael Clifford: Green divisions not helping the planet

Hazel Chu and Jackie Healy Rae may be from different planets, but in one respect they’re from the same side of the street.

TRACKING the progress of Hazel Chu during the week, the one person who came to mind was Jackie Healy-Rae. Hazel and Jackie may be from different planets, but in one respect they’re from the same side of the street.

Back in 1997, Fianna Fáil snubbed Jackie. He had spent decades labouring in the vineyards of South Kerry for the party and believed that his time had come. However, the lads with the clipboards thought he didn’t fit the party’s image at that point in its evolution. There was no nomination for Jackie to run in the general election.