Brand Healy-Rae reaps rewards of keeping their politics local

Kerry brothers show others how it’s done as Danny joins Michael in the Dáil, writes Donal Hickey.

The Healy-Raes had the last laugh. But don’t they always?

The country’s most colourful political dynasty was further strengthened by an intriguing sideshow in the election — the double success in Kerry of brothers Michael and Danny Healy-Rae as Independents.