TV presenter Ivan Yates accuses TD Michael Healy-Rae of a "craven leprechaun performance".

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[@eddoyle2425]

Irish politics is an embarrassment, but mildly entertaining.

[@pewdiepieisgay7345]

Ireland itself is an embarrassment.

[@craw.54]

Oh, trust me both of you, "embarrassment" is an understatement for both.

[@iamfantastic.iamgreat3649]

Itnis backwards. Tinkers.

[@cianomugzy975]

'Who do you actually think you are?!' 😅😅 0:40

[@JCoronaBrownie]

Exactly

[@marcosross790]

I am not a Healy Rae fan. But I have to give him top marks for this performance. Ivan did pass himself out at top speed this time. He really did show some secret colours. wow

[@nolan1432]

Yes but Michael had the responsibility to investigate matters surrounding John Delaney's destruction of the FAI and let John off with not answering questions about ruining the development of soccer in Ireland for hundreds of thousands of boys, girls, men and women. I think Ivan's frustration was because Michael lead a Kangaroo court that let down the people of Ireland.

[@craw.54]

I mean yeah Ivan would be like that since he was (and still is although he **claims** to be an independent) a minister under John Bruton's government and a Fine Gael TD, so if someone's acting like that and they are a blueshirt then that's nothing short of no surprise. On one hand though I can see Ivan's point of Michael's incompetence, and his let offs.

[@bigjoemaggie5267]

You mean his complete inability to even answer let assess the question asked of him? He is truly an epic waste of skin. There’s nothing to admire about Healys.

[@seanmaccionnaith3458]

Yates should climb out of the closet.

[@johnmc3862]

Healy Rae is a pr1ck, offering John Delaney the mother of all welcomes in Kerry.

[@Paul-sh5nq]

Bit rich coming from Ivan Yates !! Declared himself Bankrupt and he's back on the TV two months later.

[@damienmoloney3880]

He stood his ground fairly clearly 👏🏻

[@leenguy]

Yates is like a megalomaniac secondary school teacher here. Healy-Rae was well able for him.

[@joegarry8983]

Is this the same Yates who said the best jokes are about disabled people on News Talk some years ago.

[@markc3258]

HR was backing up a con man ..

[@johnmc3862]

Yates is a bellend but at least he’s got more cop on than that gombeen who is an embarrassment to every Irish person.

[@petercushion9780]

The Healy Rae's are comedy gold.

[@anthonykelly5]

arent they getting well paid to be igits..only in ireland.

[@peterpopperry4408]

Comedy maybe but ask the people of Kerry if they get things done for their constituents, then you will get a clear answer

[@deaganachomarunacathasaigh4344]

I don't see what Michael did wrong

[@kingflixmovies837]

Spot on Michael

[@EUnotsogreat]

Ivan picked the wrong man here. Healy Rae came out on top. Hard luck Yates. 😂

[@barbaralloyd3770]

Ivan Yeats is so rude he must have a short memory well done Micheal Healy ray you told him

[@Anonymous-gt9qp]

Ivan Yates a muppet

[@jay-lm4we]

Ivan left the tax payer with a big bill after going bankrupt. He went to Wales for a year long holiday, enjoyed playing the field and came back debt free (and still married) He's getting harder to listen to after that.

[@TheBadMadPanda]

Greetings from the Viper

[@frankharrington8528]

Glad to see someone cut that twonk ex fg minister and globalism mouthpiece down to size.

[@greenandgold6814]

Well said. Frank Harrington

[@JohnSmith-sw6uv]

Lost all respect for Healy rae after his defence of cowboy Delaney

[@ThinLynottFan]

I'm shocked that you'd have any to begin with.

[@longmemory1620]

People like Michael Healy Rae are the reason Kerry is despised and dismisses as inbreds

[@deaganachomarunacathasaigh4344]

@@longmemory1620 Ara shur yer not inbreds. The Jackeens say that about all Counties on the West Coast and South West

[@shaneor5222]

Get rid of them 2 muppets and Bring back Vincent Browne

[@marydoyle4911]

Great idea .

[@yachtrocky]

Never saw this episode of Father Ted.

[@johnbones261]

Ivan Yates has some neck to accuse Healey-Race of anything.

[@jakesullivan8339]

Spot on Micheal

[@damien884]

Cant help but read the comments (in my head) with a Healy Rae dialect…help..

[@robertol6577]

Well said Ivan, I'd have gone way further.

[@SK-yb7bx]

I'm embarrassed the likes of Yates can declare bankruptcy abroad and move assets into his wife's name and get away with it. Who does he think he is indeed. Well put.

[@roadwarrior8560]

Spot on Michael, Yates is only a mouth, where is he now?

[@marymamiekelly635]

We all know who Ivan Yates likes - and it is not the poor people of Ireland - Michael Healy Rae is with the poorer people of Ireland

[@thomascooney6644]

One thing about the Kerry men like the Jews they stand together you can’t beat them

[@hansmeyer403]

Michael represents all I love about Ireland ! Yates I despise....

[@liamobrien4767]

The Blue shirts are alive and well with West Brit Ivor

[@vincenthiney7424]

Ivan is trying to be Vincent brown

[@liammckenna4114]

Yates a bit out off order there cant call the man that

[@eoinwilson4228]

Yates was dead right

[@deafdave6468]

Does he always want to jump into boats that are sinking? Yates on the other hand loves his master's voice, Denis de menace!

[@bigjoemaggie5267]

Healy has no place on TV or anywhere. He is a joke. And not even a funny one.

[@timceltic6439]

Ivan is a tax dogger we had to bale him out tax payers.

[@Vince1303]

Ivan Yates is spot on. It is embarrassing to watch this guy sit in our national parliament looking like something off the set of Darby O'Gill.

[@michaeligoe3935]

Darby O Gill ! Ha ha, you nailed it.

[@cattlewranglerwalsh116]

Vincent Hughes Bertie was so much better in your tiny little mind.

[@lindawoods8326]

Well said, they think there the "high kings of ireland"!!☘🐾

[@longmemory1620]

Healy Rae wants you to do that, look at his accent hat etc and assume he is a fool , meanwhile he is supporting animal cruelty and backing murderers like McGuinness and Ferris

[@Vince1303]

@@cattlewranglerwalsh116 whatever gave you that notion? I think my comments stand up nicely given what has emerged in recent days.

[@mikeyk212]

They must be struggling with the ratings with Yates an his fake ranting.

[@Onlinesully]

it did appear that way

[@nultyjack8219]

Was not fake

[@tonyflanagan4259]

Healy Rae lot more shrewd than he is given credit for

[@seancampbell9740]

Of course they are gangsters

[@genesisfox9]

Gombeenism .

[@Unborn-Stillborn]

Ivan is right ... those Healy are a national embarrassment

[@Sxke.]

Healy rae is well tough for them hures

[@VTiDOHC]

The pompousness of Yates was completely over the top. Instigated a needless shouting match. Could have said all of that without losing his cool.

[@atlanticocean7211]

Goalies nets haaha up the kingdom

[@keith2939]

Haha this is serious craic 😂 I love watching these

[@joesummer]

Ivan the Terrible vs the king o de leprechauns!

[@Hasan_Piker_Fan]

I agree with Yates.

[@liamanderson1960]

He was right

[@markwarren38]

2 clowns

[@michaelHehir-f3i]

Michael being judged by a man that has zero morals. Declares himself bankrupt at the expense of the Irish tax payer, how much of his salary is going towards paying off his debt. If the others had any decency, they would have got up and walked off in protest.

[@ronandaly3787]

Funny

[@shanehickey1074]

Go way Yates you bankrupt fool

[@Starryplough1916]

Two tubes

[@biulaimh3097]

Michael Healy-Rae won that round and of course he won the next too because if he hadn`t, the Journal wouldn`t have cut the video short.

[@vinlennox7658]

Ivan did his little performance for ratings. Craven sickener

[@twincamGT]

Wat a pure legend 😂😂😂

[@keithp6699]

Which one?

[@khiggins7231]

100% to Michael Healy Rae who took it and dished it back to that pr**k

[@anniemaylallyrickerby3771]

This is better than any comedy_Brilliant!!!!!!

[@macaodh4348]

Yates v Healy Rae. Psycho v Deliverance- Stormin Yates v The Banjo Guy. The Normans v the Celts!!!

[@macrolly23]

The Anglo turned nasty against Healy rae! Healy Rae has no pretences!

[@Del-yv1qy]

The failed Ivan Yates and the failing Micheal Healy Rae.Birds of a feather and all that.

[@charlesrice8206]

Only for the blue shirt we would still be british mite

[@maguiresam8909]

Yates is the epitome gulpins

[@westminsterwatcher5152]

Jaysus!!!!! I bloody love Irish politics!

[@noelcahill6707]

Like him or hate him he works for the kerry people and that's what matters for him and the people who vote for him

[@martinwfarrell]

@@noelcahill6707 I NEVER once voted for a TD that works hard for me or my constituency . I vote for a good national government who will implement policies i like. All the other stuff should be left for county councillors

[@noelcahill6707]

@@martinwfarrell ul find it hard to find a good national government to

[@longmemory1620]

that work deflects his true colors

[@johnbalance3989]

Michael Healy Rae is a scumbag.

[@marksmyth4270]

Well said Ivan👍

[@hilltop521]

These brothers speak for the rural minority

[@annmcdonald6180]

you mean they insult the rural community..... We are not all 'gombeens'

[@hilltop521]

@@annmcdonald6180 depends on what kind of gombeen city people regard all country people as gombeens like the apalachi peoople in the usa

[@annmcdonald6180]

@@hilltop521 didn't know there was a hierarchy in the 'gombeen community'.....

[@treesplease4053]

I used to respect Ivan Yates somehow but he's only acting the part here. Still, ancient history now, Thank Gòodness.

[@joannenihualibhain8696]

Hon Michael Healy Rae

[@peteymax]

Ivan is on cue

[@JohnSmith-sw6uv]

What does craven mean?

[@sunbro9133]

Cowardly

[@jjjjt668]

It's a wonder the Healy rea bros didn't follow Ivan to the chip van later and give him a good hiding 😉

[@johnmc3862]

The cheek of Rae calling Yeats rude when it’s nothing to Healy does to keep the ‘grass cut’ in Kerry.

[@empirix]

Well done Ivan. Healy-Rae a fine example of alll that is wrong in Irish politics

[@longmemory1620]

i know someone from Kerry , after his brother got married his family got a letter from Michael Healy Rae saying congratulations on the wedding and if you ever need anything etc etc , That family never met Healy Rae, they don't vote for Healy Rae, they're not related to Healy Rae and they don't live in the same area as Healy Rae. , How did he know their son had got married and why did he send a letter assuming he could cross the line like that? Rural ireland ignores behavior like that from Healy Rae and it should stop

[@sarahharris2729]

​@longmemory1620 not sure if you know but in Kerry, births, marriages, deaths and death anniversaries are published in the local papers. It's very easy. I met brother Danny coming out of a funeral once, grifting for votes. Tasteless, but the boundary thing, isn't a Rae thing, that's a rural Kerry thing. Everyone is in everyone's business in a way you wouldn't believe.

[@JillCharleneIzaoconnor]

😂

[@EamonnGrehan]

❤

[@PatrickTreacyAilesbury]

Total embarrassment to the Irish nation.

[@marcasotiarnaigh8672]

Maybe if you care about what the people around Europe think but to Irish people in general and the people that vote him in every year he is not- they’d vote him out if he was

[@chrisdelaney1303]

yates you are deadly rude!

[@johnnydubrovnic]

Damn right. Ivan is sensational, but also a memory from the past

[@peterohalloran5954]

Ivan Yeats needs to take a look at his own past before he starts shouting on and looks like a man that's under stress

[@thomascooney6644]

Michael calling him out for what he is another Irish snob hits the dust

[@Paudyyy]

Spoofer corrupt family is all they are...

[@anthonykelly5]

he should be ran out of politics.

[@nawkir]

At least he actually,looks after his constituents,unlike bankrupt yates

[@daratheprofessional1827]

Yeah and he looks after himself very well.

[@dermotcolgan]

He's supposed to look after the country as a whole, not just his constituents.

[@AnGhaeilge]

Looks after #1 - Himself. He's a corrupt shitbag.

[@Casanovamorris]

culchie blogger, go home.

[@cattlewranglerwalsh116]

Balto wolf I never knew that he was a blogger, where’s his channel?

[@michaelmuldowney8]

Craven Leprechauns everywhere are deeply offended at the comparison.

[@bigcourts292]

Why in the name is Niall Quinn there

[@lmtt123]

He got his arse slapped

[@farney8878]

They were both right.

[@jayfbee]

Respect for Ivan.

[@hurling-lb1ry]

He has a way more common scense compared to the vast majority of people in government and people in gereral healy rae does.

[@eoinwilson4228]

This comment did not age well lol

[@Monaleenian]

A man with the surname Yates calling a man who was proven through genetic testing to be 100% Irish a “craven leprechaun” is not a great look

[@charlesrice8206]

Healy rates should be f... out

[@Droledope]

Pfa-universal-group

[@daratheprofessional1827]

I don't think Healy Rae understands the idea of the Tonight show!! What a fool of a man!! I now know where the Kerry man jokes come from.

[@Kenco1984]

Well said Ivan Yates!

[@JohnSmith-sw6uv]

Love Ivan's bang of table! So dominant!

[@williamodriscoll5206]

Alan dukes trying to talk down to people what a laught😂😂😂🥶🥶🥶👁️👁️💤💤💤🌚🌚🌚🖕🖕

[@liamanderson1960]

You were 100% correct ivan

[@stevendouglas3860]

Great television

[@raymomull2258]

Enniscorthy's finest.

[@raymomull2258]

@pete 2 he was a farmer, TD, and bookmaker.

[@edwardoutthere3189]

Ivan hates healy reas every chance even today ivan will cur them apart

[@islanddweller3674]

Ilived several years in Healy Rae territory... He was at my door when I was still moving in trying to buy my support with the offer of a better house ( he does this with council houses_)My landlord like many hates the Healy Raes. He kindly supplied all the forms etc which I used to vote against him. He wins as there are so many likeminded folk around. He did something very dubious and I told him off and after that is he saw me coming he fled. Oh and that accent is put on; it slips from time to time on that interview

[@paddypenman2682]

Why should the national interest ever matter to a parish pump politician, and for too many years the Dail has been riddled with them.

[@IrishFrank22]

Varadkar and his snob kind are so much better, the country is a paradise with them 😂😂😂

[@nf54551]

Good man, Michael.