Healy-Rae family

The Healy-Rae family is a political and business family based in the Kilgarvan area of County Kerry in Ireland. The patriarch was Jackie Healy-Rae (1931–2014).

Jackie Healy-Rae grew up on a small farm, returned after emigrating to the United States, and developed building-supply and retail businesses. He was a member of Kerry County Council in the Killarney local electoral area (LEA) from 1973 until 2003, as a Fianna Fáil member until the 1997 general election; the party did not select him as a candidate in Kerry South so he ran as an independent and unexpectedly won a seat in the 28th Dáil. At the 1999 local elections his son Michael joined Jackie on the council, representing Killorglin LEA. When the dual mandate was abolished in 2003, Jackie vacated his council seat and another son, Danny, was co-opted in his place. At the 2011 general election, Jackie retired and Michael was elected to the Dáil, with his council seat filled by Danny's son Johnny. At the 2014 local elections, Danny retained his Killarney seat while Johnny won in the new South and West Kerry LEA. At the 2016 general election, in the enlarged Kerry constituency, Danny just before nominations closed joined Michael as a candidate. They ran a united campaign with strict vote management and both were elected. Danny's daughter Maura was co-opted onto the council as his replacement.

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