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Jackie Healy Rae has died

JumpShivers

Hearing of reports that Jackie Healy Rae has died.

83, a great age.

May he RIP.

Mod edit. A word of warning to show some respect and decorum please, thanks.

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http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/1205/664888-jackie-healy-rae/

Former Independent TD for Kerry South Jackie Healy-Rae has died at the age of 83.

He had been ill for some time. He died at 1:35pm today at Kerry General Hospital in Tralee.

He was the patriarch of a poilitical dynasty, which includes his son Michael, who succeeded him as a TD for Kerry South and another son Danny and a grandson Johnny who are members of Kerry County Council.

Mr Healy-Rae had four sons and two daughters and his family were with him when he died this afternoon.

Honey Monster

A good man. Condolences to his family.

diomed

Rest In Peace.
The roads in Kerry will go to rack and ruin.

iDave

RIP

Served Kerry with grace and dignity.

uch

RIP

jimgoose

He was certainly a unique character. RIP Jackie bah. :cool:

Slicemeister

RIP, every constituency could do with a JHR.

ZiabR

RIP

KKkitty

Sad loss for his family at this time of year. R.I.P.

AudreyHepburn

RIP. A real character.

wendell borton

He fixed the road.

Harry Palmr

I drove on some of his roads.

Honey Monster

If every politician did as much for their county's as JHR we would live in a better country. Tipperary TDs take note.

Riskymove

TBF although many us may not be impressed with the parish pump politics and the "everything for my area" approach to national politics......he was what he was and the people elected him to do it.

He was a hard working representative for South Kerry and never seemed to be any badness to him or anything like that.

hard time of a year for a family too.

R.I.P.

Donkey Oaty

Whatever people think of his politics, he is definitely one of those politicians who will be remembered with a smile rather than a snarl.

mikeym

R.I.P

quad_red

There are always two - a master and an apprentice

Seriously though, he played on his buffoon exterior but beneath it was an utterly shrewd political operator with a brilliant ability to deliver for his local constituents.

Condolences to his family.

VinLieger

Donkey Oaty wrote: »

Whatever people think of his politics, he is definitely one of those politicians who will be remembered with a smile rather than a snarl.

Anyone outside of Kerry who fondly remembers him is deluded, the man held up numerous National issues to further his own local political agenda, yes I am sorry to his family for the loss but for everyone complaining about how politicians only look after themselves and care about getting reelected here is one of the prime examples and ignoring this fact due his death is hypocrisy of the highest order

conorhal

Riskymove wrote: »

TBF although many us may not be impressed with the parish pump politics and the "everything for my area" approach to national politics......he was what he was and the people elected him to do it.

He was a hard working representative for South Kerry and never seemed to be any badness to him or anything like that.

hard time of a year for a family too.

R.I.P.

In fact he might just be the first and last politician that did what he was elected to do.
While I used to bemoan parish pump politics, I've gained a new appreciation of late for politicians that listen to people more then once every five years and then spend the rest of the time post election barely concealing their contempt for the plebs that vote for them, something that couldn't said about Healy Rae.

Talib Fiasco

Prepare for constant reruns of At Home With the Healy Rae's for Christmas now!

Ah no though, RIP to him. I know one of his granddaughters well enough. He'll be sorely missed in Kerry and indeed in Ireland. Some character.

Donkey Oaty

VinLieger wrote: »

Anyone outside of Kerry who fondly remembers him is deluded, the man held up numerous National issues to further his own local political agenda, yes I am sorry to his family for the loss but for everyone complaining about how politicians only look after themselves and care about getting reelected here is one of the prime examples and ignoring this fact due his death is hypocrisy of the highest order

Fair enough - but can we agree at least on "a wry smile" then?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

In light of the Mod note on the OP - he was certainly unique.

BoJack Horseman

Why are people above criticism just because they have died?

TwoShedsJackson

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

Why are people above criticism just because they have died?

'Never a bollix died' as someone posted here recently, they're all saints in the graveyard.

humanji

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

Why are people above criticism just because they have died?

It's the old internet adage, "Don't be a dick". You don't have to pretend to like the guy, but you don't have to go out of your way to hurl abuse at him either. Common sense should come into it.

I should also add the below note:

MOD: let's not get into the usual "Why can't I insult the dead guy" debate on here. There's a feedback forum for that.

Sunnyisland

RIP

Sunnyisland

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

Why are people above criticism just because they have died?

Mainly as there not here to answer the said criticism.

BoJack Horseman

realies wrote: »

Mainly as there not here to answer the said criticism.

Was he posting in his defence here while alive?

DeadHand

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

Why are people above criticism just because they have died?

They aren't, but it's basic decency in a case like this to tone it down on the day they died.

Whatever about the cynicism of his politics there was no malice in the man.

May he rest in peace.

Streetwalker

He was a sign of everything that is wrong with this country. R.I.P.