‘Meet the Healy-Raes: the rural Irish populists who have never lost an election

After four decades of working on its political dynasty, the family from Kerry appears poised for fresh victories Ireland has a tradition of mocking people from Kerry as clueless hillbillies, a baseless caricature repeated in a thousand jokes. The Healy-Rae family has fuelled the ridicule – intentionally or not – by creating a political dynasty in the county with PR stunts, outlandish proposals and controversial statements. Continue reading...