Mick Clifford: The house of Healy-Rae has fallen victim to 'The Split'

The smart money isn’t looking too smart of late, but it says there will be no coming back from this, writes Mick Clifford

Danny Healy-Rae (left) and Michael Healy-Rae (right) outside Leinster House last year. Now we hear it was his brother Danny, his own kith and kin, that drove Michael from office. File photo: Alan Rowlette / © RollingNews.ie

The smart money says there wasn’t a cow milked in neither south nor south-west Kerry last night. The streets of Kilgarvan were reported to be “quiet”, but all leave has been cancelled in fear that a schimozzle could break out at any time.

The shock reverberated across the whole county, and indeed the national consciousness, but it has been felt most keenly in the heartlands from where the dynasty was sprung. The Healy-Raes, that most astute of political entities, have succumbed to the curse of Brendan Behan. They are the latest victims of 'The Split'.