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Jackie Healy-Rae, who died in December 2014, became defined as the politician who representated the people who have their dinner of the middle of the day. But this shrewd, flamboyant character was much more than that. For someone who came from a poor, rural background and who left school at thirteen, he did well in life. As an Independent TD, he struck deals to support governments in return for projects for his constituency and was also a successful farmer, plant hire contractor and businessman.
A complete one-off personality, his legacy is one of Ireland's best-known politicaldynasties, now into a third generation. The Healy-Raes traces the growth of that dynasty from a small, mountainy farm. Author Donal Hickey, who has reported on the Healy-Raes for more than 40 years, writes of Jackie's frugal upbringing, his entry into politics as a member of Fianna Fáil and his astute electioneering style, bringing the story up to the present day.
The Healy-Rae political organisation is among the most effective in the country - a Healy-Rae has never been defeated in a election since Jackie first entered Kerry County Council in 1973.
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