Healy-Raes putting on a political costume to appear working-class - Labour TD
A Labour TD has hit out at the Healy-Rae brothers for putting on a political costume to appear working class. Michael and Danny Healy-Rae in front of the pub with posters over the door in Kilgarvan, County Kerry. Picture: Don MacMonagle
Wed, 10 Feb, 2021 - 22:03
Paul Hosford Political Correspondent
A Labour TD has hit out at the Healy-Rae brothers for putting on a political costume to appear working class.
In a heated exchange, Dublin Fingal TD Duncan Smith accused the Kerry TDs of being sons of Fianna Fáil privilege . During the debate on a Labour motion on pursuing an aggressive Covid-19 suppression strategy, the Healy-Raes both criticised the party.
There were fiery exchanges in the Dáil today between the Healy Raes and Labour’s Duncan Smith, after the Kerry TDs accused the party of trying to stay “relevant” with its motion for a national aggressive suppression strategy.
Michael and Danny Healy-Rae accused the Labour party of walking “in the political wilderness” and of not representing workers.
Deputy Smith fired back in a passionate, scathing attack, saying that he grew up “trying to put food on the table” in Finglas and did not come from “millions and millions” or “drive a Mercedes”.
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