Healy Rae Clan On Winning Streak

JONJO THE MISER

Just on now, one of the Healy Rae clan from kilgarvan hollow on winning streak, he haw.

wazky

So your the one whose been watching Winning Streak for all these years!?

Foxhound38

So?

hedgehog2

Fairplay to them

MadsL

hedgehog2 wrote: »

Fairplay to them

Found the Kerry man...

xXxkorixXx

is it subtitled in case one of them opens their mouth?

hedgehog2

MadsL wrote: »

Found the Kerry man...

Ha Ha a couple of hundred miles out but I think Jackie leaves a wonderful legacy for his kinn to follow in.
Look at all he has done for his constituents,he is an ambassador for the kingdom and one of the few that could tame the
Last govt.
Pity more healy rays were not in power sure we would not be in the mess we are in.

le la rat

I hope Michael puts down his folder and phone when he spins the wheel

Femme_Fatale

/sings
Don't pay the Kerryman! Don't even fix a price...

Norfolk Enchants_

That's great they'll be able to build more roads now.

michael999999

Hope they don't get attacked in the big smoke by some syringe touting junkie!

Sir Arthur Daley

How much they winning?

JONJO THE MISER

Won 72,000 and a holiday.

Smidge

Have it and You'll get it

Stavros Murphy

I thought the "patience" game was a bit odd - every panel revealed 10K while the others got 2k, 4k, crap holidays etc. I hmmed a bit tbh and I don't usually either hmmm or watch whinning sctreak.

Femme_Fatale

hedgehog2 wrote: »

Ha Ha a couple of hundred miles out but I think Jackie leaves a wonderful legacy for his kinn to follow in.
Look at all he has done for his constituents,he is an ambassador for the kingdom and one of the few that could tame the
Last govt.
Pity more healy rays were not in power sure we would not be in the mess we are in.

Ah, I see now... when people say "we" Irish admire the rogue/the stroke-puller/the cute hoor etc etc... they mean the above guy.

Foxhound38

hedgehog2 wrote: »

Ha Ha a couple of hundred miles out but I think Jackie leaves a wonderful legacy for his kinn to follow in.
Look at all he has done for his constituents,he is an ambassador for the kingdom and one of the few that could tame the
Last govt.
Pity more healy rays were not in power sure we would not be in the mess we are in.

:eek:

Femme_Fatale

hedgehog2 wrote: »

Look at all he has done for his constituents,he is an ambassador for the kingdom and one of the few that could tame the
Last govt.

He fixed da roads!

Pity more healy rays were not in power sure we would not be in the mess we are in.

We'd be in just as much of a mess, if not more.

crockholm

Fair play to them,during the summer I drove from Killarney to Kenmare via Killgarvan and the road was top notch,good roads save lives and prevent serious injuries.

Anyways,which one of them was on last night? Would have been nicer to see someone without the Resources of the HR Clan appearing on the show,but hey,thems the breaks.

Heisenberg1

Money follows money

Joe prim

Marty looks massive with his hair transplant, also he has the last non-ironic moustache on the box, thought he had more chemistry with Geri Maye, probably just because of her last name. ( Geri Maye and Marty Wood)

Femme_Fatale

crockholm wrote: »

Fair play to them,during the summer I drove from Killarney to Kenmare via Killgarvan and the road was top notch,good roads save lives and prevent serious injuries.

Aye, but getting this achieved via "I'll scratch your back if you scratch mine" tactics isn't the ideal way to go about it.

crockholm

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

Aye, but getting this achieved via "I'll scratch your back if you scratch mine" tactics isn't the ideal way to go about it.

Are you aware how politics works the whole World over? As sops go,that was a pretty minor thing.
Do the people living there deserve quality roads throughout the year or are the taxpayers there only entitled to a few shovels of tarmac to fill in the potholes a week or two Before you or I visit the Place?

gobnaitolunacy

Didn't think Winning Streak could be any more cringeworthy than it actually is.

Annasopra

hedgehog2 wrote: »

Ha Ha a couple of hundred miles out but I think Jackie leaves a wonderful legacy for his kinn to follow in.
Look at all he has done for his constituents,he is an ambassador for the kingdom and one of the few that could tame the
Last govt.
Pity more healy rays were not in power sure we would not be in the mess we are in.

Quadruple facepalm

oceanman

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

Aye, but getting this achieved via "I'll scratch your back if you scratch mine" tactics isn't the ideal way to go about it.

so what is a an ideal way to go about it??

Sam Kade

Joe prim wrote: »

Marty looks massive with his hair transplant, also he has the last non-ironic moustache on the box, thought he had more chemistry with Geri Maye, probably just because of her last name. ( Geri Maye and Marty Wood)

Marty had a hair transplant :eek: Where did they get the donor hair from

vicwatson

I watch this every week (:o) and have never seen anyone win 72k plus a holiday.

Sir Arthur Daley

It was a very nice win, talk about throwing apples into an orchard :rolleyes:

B0jangles

I wonder why the Healy-Rae's are so keen on getting road building projects for their constituency...

What's that? They rent out road-building equipment and so make a fat profit from every project in the area?

http://kerrynews.wordpress.com/2009/02/19/council-paid-healy-rae-plant-hire-e679000/

http://www.solocheck.ie/Irish-Company/Healy-Rae-Plant-Hire-Limited-317266

I'm sure it's just a coincidence.

the groutch

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Won 72,000 and a holiday.

shoulda run in the elections, they'd get more than that

Sir Arthur Daley

B0jangles wrote: »

I wonder why the Healy-Rae's are so keen on getting road building projects for their constituency...

What's that? They rent out road-building equipment and so make a fat profit from every project in the area?

http://kerrynews.wordpress.com/2009/02/19/council-paid-healy-rae-plant-hire-e679000/

http://www.solocheck.ie/Irish-Company/Healy-Rae-Plant-Hire-Limited-317266

I'm sure it's just a coincidence.

Maybe its because they are the cheapest to tender?

Meangadh

The Healy Raes remind me of those characters D'unbelievables used to do- can't remember the name, Leary I think- who owned the shop, pub, undertakers, local TD, etc.

They also remind me of the title of a Bruce Springsteen song... "We take care of our own".

Jesus Wept

WikiHow wrote: »

Maybe its because they are the cheapest to tender?

You missed the point.

Sir Arthur Daley

Our Year wrote: »

You missed the point.

Correct my bad there, maybe they are just keen on road projects to improving road infrastructure?

B0jangles

WikiHow wrote: »

Correct my bad there, maybe they are just keen on road projects to improving road infrastructure?

They are also keen on helping isolated older people to socialize by allowing them a higher drink-driving limit - Is it just another coincidence that half the family are publicans?

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/healyraes-rural-drinkdrive-permits-dragging-country-back-to-dark-ages-say-road-safety-chiefs-29021365.html

"The five who voted in favour - Mr Healy-Rae, his son Johnny Healy-Rae, Michael Cahill, Bobby O'Connell and Michael O'Shea - are all publicans, former publicans or connected to the pub trade."

Sir Arthur Daley

B0jangles wrote: »

They are also keen on helping isolated older people to socialize by allowing them a higher drink-driving limit - Is it just another coincidence that half the family are publicans?

I think you are missing the point now, we are on about road building projects.

B0jangles

WikiHow wrote: »

I think you are missing the point now, we are on about road building projects.

I was reacting to your observation that the Healy-Rae's are possibly just keen on improving local infrastruction by pointing out that they have also used political means to attempt to change the drink driving laws for their locality, which incidentally would improve trade for their pub businesses.

The common theme is not local wellbeing, it is increased trade for the Healy-Raes.

michael999999

B0jangles wrote: »

I wonder why the Healy-Rae's are so keen on getting road building projects for their constituency...

What's that? They rent out road-building equipment and so make a fat profit from every project in the area?

http://kerrynews.wordpress.com/2009/02/19/council-paid-healy-rae-plant-hire-e679000/

http://www.solocheck.ie/Irish-Company/Healy-Rae-Plant-Hire-Limited-317266

I'm sure it's just a coincidence.

Also a coincidence that there members of the council handing out the contracts!

gobnaitolunacy

B0jangles wrote: »

The common theme is not local wellbeing, it is increased trade for the Healy-Raes.

Well it is, the locals are being 'looked after' by their own...the rest of the country can go to hell for all they care. Why do you think the H-R's get re-elected time after time?? Dublin can snigger all it wants as far as they're concerned.

awec

Don't the Healy Rae's try and make out that they are "ordinary" when it comes to finances?

michael999999

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

Well it is, the locals are being 'looked after' by their own...the rest of the country can go to hell for all they care. Why do you think the H-R's get re-elected time after time?? Dublin can snigger all it wants as far as they're concerned.

Ya because the dubs made a fine job in electing Bertie ahern 3 times. A true and honest politician and gentleman!

Femme_Fatale

oceanman wrote: »

so what is a an ideal way to go about it??

Not via corruption, cronyism, brown envelopes etc.

WilyCoyote

You know about the auld fella and the automatic phone calls from that hallowed chamber in Kildare St ........... is there, is there just a possibility that one of those scratchcards would eventually give you a win if you kept scratching it?
Now they can visit The Hair Club and get a pair of discounted decent wigs ....... BOGOFF