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Extra.ie
2 hours ago
- Sport
- Extra.ie
Healy-Rae makes his mind up after bizarre Garda 'shove'
TD Danny Healy-Rae has decided not to report a member of the Gardai after a baffling incident was filmed by many ahead of the All-Ireland final. Footage widely shared on social media appeared to show the Independent TD being pushed by a member of An Garda Síochána. In the most widely viewed clip, the Kerry man is seen waving his arms in a jubilant manner as he gets roaring fans pumped up for the match. Independent Danny Healy Rae TD at Leinster House. Pic: Sam Boal/Collins Photo Healy-Rae then turns to walk away before a Garda appears to push him as they pass. The TD then turns around and exchanges words with the officer who seems to fling something to the floor before stepping forward while audible boos emerge from the surrounding crowd. Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Healy-Rae had said that he was considering filing a complaint over the incident. However, speaking to The Journal on Monday, he said he's decided against taking formal action. 'I was upset yesterday evening when it happened. There was no need for it,' he said. 'It would be nice if he apologised, but I'm going no further with it. Let his superiors deal with it. I'm doing no more.' Footage widely shared on social media appeared to show the Independent TD being pushed by a member of An Garda Síochána. He added: 'I don't know what his problem was, or what excuse he had. I don't know.' Despite the incident, the Kerry TD praised the Garda presence overall: 'I think the rest of the guards did an excellent job yesterday. I've been shoved and pushed before, and I'm alright today. Look, he was wrong—but the rest of them are always fine.' Asked for a response to the incident, a Garda spokesperson said: 'Anyone who wishes to report the conduct of a member of An Garda Síochána is entitled to make a complaint to the independent policing ombudsman, Fiosrú.'
The Irish Sun
5 hours ago
- Politics
- The Irish Sun
Shock moment Garda ‘shoves' Danny Healy-Rae in front of All-Ireland final crowd as Kerry TD vows to complain
KERRY TD Danny Healy-Rae has vowed to make a formal complaint after he was "shoved" by a garda in Dublin City before the All-Ireland final. The 71-year-old politician was preparing to support his home county at the Advertisement 4 Danny Healy-Rae was entertaining Kerry supporters before he was 'pushed' Credit: Social Media Collect 4 The Garda appeared to push Mr Healy-Rae in the video Credit: Social Media Collect A video shows Mr Healy-Rae entertaining A uniformed But, as Deputy Healy-Rae walks by the officer, the garda appears to The crowd reacts by booing the garda and Mr Healy-Rae - who was wearing a hat and lanyard - turns to talk with the garda before walking away. Advertisement READ MORE IRISH NEWS Speaking to The Irish Examiner, Healy-Rae claimed the garda also "effed and blinded" at him during the alleged incident and vowed to make a formal complaint about the "isolated" event. He said: "I don't know what happened. I was walking here, minding my own business and the next thing this garda shoved me. 'He needs to be brought to account for it." Healy-Rae told how he has a lot of respect for An Garda Siochana and acknowledged they have a "tough job", claiming that what happened to him yesterday afternoon was a "very, very isolated incident". Advertisement Most read in Irish News And the Deputy told how he had been inundated with comments from other Kerry fans who saw the incident or footage of it. Taoiseach accuses Kerry TD Danny Healy-Rae of 'making up' quote during heated Dail row Footage of the incident was caught on camera yesterday and has since gone viral - being reposted across multiple pages and being viewed hundreds of thousands of times. An said it does not comment on unverified social media content . A spokesperson said: "An Garda Siochana does not comment on unverified social media content. Advertisement FANS' PAIN & GAIN " Any person who wishes to report the conduct of a member of An Garda Síochána can do so by contacting Fiosr u." In the match, Healy-Rae's home county of Kerry secured their as they Some 82,300 fans from Donegal and Kerry travelled from the furthest reaches of the country to make it to the match in Croke Park. Kerry's star man lit up with 0-9, as Joe O'Connor's stunning goal capped a Advertisement Meanwhile deflated Donegal boss Jim McGuinness - and cursed their mistakes as Kerry fired FIVE two-pointers to their none. He said: 'We are a wee bit raw. We didn't perform, Kerry did perform. That's the bottom line. "They started very early in the game and they got a foothold in the game." 4 Danny claimed the garda 'effed and blinded' at him during the alleged incident Credit: Social Media Collect Advertisement 4 Danny Healy-Rae has vowed to file a complaint following the alleged 'pushing' Credit: Alamy
Irish Daily Mirror
20 hours ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
TD to make formal complaint after 'being pushed by garda' before All-Ireland
Kerry TD Danny Healy-Rae says he has decided to make a formal complaint after allegedly being pushed by a garda before Sunday's All-Ireland final. 'I will [complain] tomorrow, guaranteed, because we did not deserve that,' the deputy told the Irish Mirror on Sunday evening, several hours after the incident in Dublin city centre. The politician was with dozens of fellow Kerry fans in the Cathedral Street street area of the inner city - beside O'Connell Street - when the incident happened. READ MORE: Tears in Croke Park as murdered mother and her two children remembered at All-Ireland final READ MORE: 'It's devastating' - Irish mum's tears over abduction of her two children The incident was caught on camera and was posted online - before quickly going viral. It had been viewed around 100,000 times on social media sites by Sunday night The footage appears to show a uniformed garda using one hand to move Deputy Healy-Rae away from him. The incident started when hundreds of Kerry fans were lining the street ahead of the Croke Park showdown with Donegal for Sam Maguire - and face off their county would later win. Danny Healy-Rae was allegedly pushed by a garda before Sunday's All-Ireland final Several fans noticed Deputy Healy-Rae - who was wearing a Kerry hat and lanyard - walking along the street. He acknowledged the cheers and waved to the fans before walking a few yards. He stopped to wave to fans again, before turning to walk down the street - which is when the incident with the garda happened. The two men walk close to each other and then the garda appears to stick out a hand to move the deputy out of his way. The Irish Mirror's Crime Writers Michael O'Toole and Paul Healy are writing a new weekly newsletter called Crime Ireland. Click here to sign up and get it delivered to your inbox every week The garda then walks on, but a clearly upset Deputy Healy-Rae goes back to approach the officer. The two men talk to each other for a few seconds before they go their separate ways - while the crowd starts booing. Speaking after Kerry's 1-26 to 0-19 victory over Donegal, Deputy Healy-Rae said he was disappointed by the officer's actions. And he said he would be making a complaint on Monday morning. Such complaints are handled by Fiosru, the independent policing watchdog. He said: 'I will tomorrow. I am too busy today, I have a lot of calls there to answer and stuff. I will tomorrow, guaranteed, because we did not deserve that. We came up for no trouble - we came up supporting our team. I expected better from the gardai.' Independent Kerry TD Danny Healy-Rae has said he will now make a complaint over the incident. (Image: Gareth Chaney Collins) The Kerry TD praised said the other gardai on duty were fine. He said: 'There were other lovely gardai there and they were doing their duty. Deputy Healy-Rae said he had been inundated with comments from other Kerry fans - including those who witnessed the incident. He said: 'They are all talking to me about it. They booed the garda and everything at that stage. I am disappointed with his behaviour. I did nothing to deserve that. There was no trouble. I just don't know.' The Irish Mirror contacted gardai for comment on Sunday evening. A spokeswoman said in a statement: 'An Garda Síochána does not comment on unverified social media content. Any person who wishes to report the conduct of a member of An Garda Síochána can do so by contacting Fiosrú.' Sign up to the Irish Mirror's Courts and Crime newsletter here and get breaking crime updates and news from the courts direct to your inbox.
Irish Examiner
a day ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Healy-Rae to make complaint against garda over 'shoving' incident on All-Ireland final day
Kerry TD Danny Healy-Rae has said he will make a complaint against a garda after an alleged shoving incident ahead of the All-Ireland football final. The incident took place on Sunday afternoon in Dublin City, where Kerry and Donegal fans were gathered ahead of the All-Ireland football final in Croke Park. Multiple videos, circulating on social media, shows Mr Healy-Rae walking through a large crowd of Kerry supporters near Brannigans pub. In the videos, Mr Healy-Rae raises his arms as he walks through the crowd to cheers from Kerry supporters, before a garda appears to shove him away. Mr Healy-Rae turns to talk with the garda, before walking away while the crowd boos. Mr Healy Rae said: I don't know what happened. I was walking here, minding my own business and the next thing this garda shoved me and he shouldered me. The TD also said that the garda 'effed and blinded' at him during the alleged incident. Asked if he planned on making a complaint against the garda, Mr Healy-Rae sad: 'I will, I will.' 'He needs to be brought to account for it,' Mr Healy-Rae said. However, Mr Healy-Rae said he has 'fierce respect' for the gardaí and they have a 'tough job'. 'It was just a very, very isolated incident.' He added the garda involved must have 'some spite for me'. In a statement, An Garda Síochána said it 'does not comment on unverified social media content'. 'Any person who wishes to report the conduct of a member of An Garda Síochána can do so by contacting Fiosrú,' the spokesperson added.
Extra.ie
30-05-2025
- Politics
- Extra.ie
Danny Healy-Rae's vote move riles up the Coalition
Danny Healy-Rae has angered Coalition leaders after calling a Dáil vote against the Government's position in an 'undemocratic and unprecedented move'. The Independent TD, a supporter of the Government, took the highly unusual step of calling a vote on a People Before Profit-Solidarity Bill to ban fox hunting at the 'first stage', when typically all pieces of legislation are allowed to proceed to 'second stage' where they can be debated. Taoiseach Micheál Martin, seemingly unaware a Government-supporting TD had called the vote, on Thursday condemned Sinn Féin for voting against the Bill passing to second stage, saying it showed a 'sense of populism' and a 'lack of backbone'. Danny Healy-Rae. Pic: Alan Rowlette/ He said that an individual TD, be it a member of a party, a backbencher or an independent, 'should have the right to at least bring legislation forward, and… to introduce it to second stage, where then there is a debate'. Mr Healy-Rae's brother Michael, the junior minister at the Department of Agriculture, was absent for the vote, while Michael Lowry – the de facto leader of the Government-supporting Regional Independent Group – also voted against. The Government is opposed to the legislation itself, but voted it through to the second stage for debate on a point of principle. Coalition sources called Mr Healy-Rae's decision to call the vote 'not just unusual', but 'unprecedented in 20 years'. Taoiseach Micheál Martin at Bloom. Pic: Liam McBurney/PA Wire A Government spokesman commented: 'The decision to call a vote on this Bill at first stage means that in effect this has become a vote on the right of a TD to table legislation. It would be undemocratic and unprecedented in the modern parliamentary era for the Government to vote down the right of a legislator to table a Bill at first stage. We are clear that the vote should not have been called at this stage, and it is not good practice for TDs to be denied their right to table bills. 'For that reason the Government will vote for the Bill at first stage but will oppose it at second stage.' At the Bloom festival in Dublin on Thursday, the Taoiseach said he was 'shocked' to hear Sinn Féin had voted against the Bill at the first stage. has asked Mr Martin's spokesman if the Taoiseach was aware Mr Healy-Rae had called the vote at the time he made those comments. A response was not received by time of publication. Danny Healy-Rae. Pic: Leon Farrell/ Mr Healy-Rae defended his position on Thursday. He told the 'Things like that I have my own knowledge and I couldn't vote at any stage for fox hunting to be banned. 'If they got away with that maybe the next time they'd stop a farmer from shooting a fox. And I know what the fox has done even to my own son this year. Wherever the ewe had two lambs, the fox took one of them. The ewe can only take care of one. So that's one of the things. That was replicated right around the place and that's pure nonsense, the foxes have taken over. 'I couldn't allow that… I knew what I was doing from the first minute with that Bill. I met one deputy that didn't know that a fox would kill a lamb. I won't say his name out of respect.' Asked who had called the 'unprecedented' vote, Mr Healy-Rae, said: 'You've got me there, I called for it… What benefit is it to allow it to go through only to vote against it anyway? Wasting money and there are important Bills sitting there in the Bills Office and to think we would clog it up further? It doesn't make common sense to me anyway.' The Bill passed to the second stage despite Mr HealyRae's opposition.
