John B. Keane meets Ballymagash
“They couldn’t have handled it worse…every time they opened their mouths, another 10,000 people supported us”: Demonstrators outside the Dáil vent their frustrations about the Government’s handling of the fuel protests of the last
FLASHBACK: In October 2025, Michael Healy-Rae explained to Gript why he was part of a Government that was hiking carbon tax given his previous criticisms of the tax. He argued that even if he was “dead”, it would remain in place until 2030 with or without him in office:
“This government have let the people of Ireland down.”
WATCH: “It’d be some victory if the Government fell!” – The exact moment that fuel protestors outside the Dáil react live to the news that Minister Michael Healy-Rae resigned from Government to vote no confidence in the coalition.
After December Bill defeated by large margin
Political pressure.
“Whether I like it not, it’s happening…we are where we are”: Minister Michael Healy-Rae explains why he’s part of a Government that’s hiking carbon tax given his previous criticisms of the tax, saying that even if he was “dead”, it would remain in place until 2030 regardless.
“In the spirit of fairness and respect for the democratic process”.
The only question of interest is whether the second Healy-Rae seat, in the possession of Danny, is at risk.
“The Minister needs to act now”
Healy-Rae warns against assisted dying: “In Canada if you go into an A&E seeking assistance [with] psychiatric problems, medical problems, whatever, you’ll be handed a leaflet on assisted dying, & it will be offered to you, for all intents and purposes, as a healthcare option.”