Danny Healy-Rae company highest paid for works by council

The company owned by the Kerry county councillor and now Kerry general election candidate Danny Healy-Rae was the highest paid plant hire and haulage contractor to Kerry County Council last year for works.
Danny Healy-Rae company highest paid for works by council
Thu, 25 Feb, 2016 - 00:00
Anne Lucey

The three directors of Healy-Rae Plant Hire Ltd of Main St, Kilgarvan, are Danny Healy-Rae, his wife Eileen and their son Johnny, also a county councillor.

The Healy-Rae plant hire and haulage company earned almost €275,000 from county council work in 2015.

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AnalysisElection 2016general election 2016Place: MainPlace: KilgarvanPlace: KillarneyPlace: Camp CrossPerson: Danny Healy-RaePerson: EileenPerson: JohnnyPerson: Independent councillorPerson: Brendan CroninPerson: Johnny Healy-RaePerson: Kevin RandlesPerson: Neil RandlesEvent: Kerry general electionOrganisation: Kerry County CouncilOrganisation: Healy-Rae Plant Hire LtdOrganisation: Healy-RaeOrganisation: Clancy Plant HireOrganisation: KnockanureOrganisation: ListowelOrganisation: Sandmore LtdOrganisation: Tommy Finucane HaulageOrganisation: Ballydesmond Co CorkOrganisation: EamonOrganisation: Seamus Hobbins LtdOrganisation: Kilgarvan
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