Edaein O’Connell: Dubs and Americans looked at us as if we were speaking in tongues – but were we Kerry babblers embarrassed? By God, no

A viral video of Danny Healy-Rae waxing lyrical about his Nokia is manna from heaven for Dubs who want to take the mick out of those of us from The Kingdom. Photo: Steve Humphreys

Edaein O'Connell

There’s a video currently circulating on the internet of Danny Healy-Rae praising his 1997 Nokia phone.

By all visual evidence, the phone is on its last legs. He claims it makes and takes calls but I wouldn’t be surprised if he’d communicate better with the electorate by using a string and two paper cups. Danny doesn’t believe in smartphones and “scrolling up and scrolling down”, but I do. So, when I initially watched the video, I also had to consume the comments underneath it.