John Downing

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506 appearances 6 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 10 Sep

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The Indo Daily · Unpacking the Healy-Rae family feud: A political dynasty divided? · 5 Jun 2026 podcast

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Michael Healy Ray was not going to be bought off that handy with those kind of honeyed words.

And he gave it large back again to the Taoiseach.

I always say any of the Healy Rays, father, son and now three grandchildren, the thing they are least likely to ever say is, are any are enough, that'll do me.

There's always going to be a major melodrama.

I think he did.

But I think that Taoiseach hadn't quite picked his ground.

Well, as far as Danny is concerned, the weather is a matter for the man above.

Climate change, extreme weather, etc.

Talk to the big man in the sky, so to speak.

He stuck by that.

I mean, it's basically classic from the point of view that people actually don't accept the science.

He's one of those.

And there was an intriguing prospect, actually, which was talked about, but sadly, nothing came of it.

that there was going to be a face-off debate between the Green Party leader.

Basically, one suggestion was it would be held in Kilgarvan and the advice to Eamon Ryan was, good God almighty, do not go to the home of the Healy Rays in Kilgarvan.

However, you could go to Killarney because there are enough environmental activists concerned about the lakes and the national park and all of the issues around that.

So it would have been a good ding dong.

Sadly, that never happened.

That would have been a great one for Radio Kerry, Gerry.

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