TD Michael Healy-Rae assaulted in Dublin traffic

Independent TD Michael Healy-Rae was assaulted while stopped in traffic in Dublin on September 16, 2026, sustaining injuries that required hospital treatment. The incident occurred on Cork Street as he was driving home from Dáil Éireann, where he had been attending the first day back after the summer recess. According to Gardaí, shortly after 4 p.m., officers from Kevin Street responded to reports of an assault. A male motorist in his late 50s, identified as Healy-Rae, was approached and assaulted by a lone male while stopped in traffic. He was brought to Kevin Street Garda Station for initial medical treatment and later taken to hospital, where he received stitches for a head injury. His injuries are described as non-life-threatening. Healy-Rae's brother, fellow Kerry TD Danny Healy-Rae, spoke emotionally in the Dáil about the attack. He said his brother was "just doing his work" when someone hit him in the car window. "It's not good enough. I hope he'll be all right," Danny Healy-Rae stated, adding that such incidents should not happen to public representatives. "We get elected to help the people, not to hurt them." Political leaders swiftly condemned the assault.