Controversial Kerry politician Michael Healy-Rae calls for debate on gun-ownership (IrishCentral)

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:37:51 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Irish people living in the countryside should be allowed to apply for a gun license to protest themselves and their property, according to a Kerry TD.

Kerry politician calls for less road signs using compelling logic -- locals "know where they're going anyway" (IrishCentral)

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 07:00:14 PDT

Kerry politician Michael Healy Rae, scion of the famous Healy Rae political dynasty, has called for a reduction in the number of road signs on Irish roads on the basis that they're a "waste" of taxpayers' moneyThe Independent politician's latest publicity stunt comes after a high profile appearance on the charity television show Celebrities Gone Wild resulted in a phone use debacle in which the TD stood accused of making over 3,500 unauthorized calls from official Leinster House phones to curry favor with votersThe controversial politician's statements have taken a turn for the bizarre recently, though, prompting questions about his fitness for officeAnother suggestion raised just this February saw the younger Healy-Rae "urging" the government to amend its vehicle registration system so that next year's batch of newly registered motor-cars do not bear the unlucky '13' at the start of their number-plates READ MORE

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Controversial Kerry politician Michael Healy-Rae calls for debate on gun-ownership (IrishCentral)

Kerry politician calls for less road signs using compelling logic -- locals "know where they're going anyway" (IrishCentral)