Jackie Healy-Rae to Play Jabba the Hut

31st Jul 2014

Former Kerry South TD Jackie Healy-Rae is to make a cameo appearance in the new Star Wars movie currently being filmed on Sceilig Mhíchíl island. The popular tourist island off the Kingdom’s coast is currently out of bounds to the public but in a trade off for the dip in tourism dollars the former TD has bagged himself a cameo appearance in the new movie playing the character Jabba the Hutt.
 

Healy Rae will play Jabba the Hut while Stormtroopers take up places on the government's controversial Jobsbridge scheme

Well he’s been acting his whole life”, said casting director Julie MacArthur, “we reviewed many of Jackie’s performances in Dáil Éireann and that country-bumpkin character that he does is just amazing. We hired him straight away to play Jabba.”
 

Skellig Mhíchíl where the new Star Wars movie is being filmed

Already a major tourist attraction, the famous skellig rocks hardly needed a boost in popularity but Jackie believes it will boost the wider South Kerry economy.

“Peeeple will coming from awl over to schee me as a reschult of dish feelum”, said Healy Rae, “and datill be great for d’local eecona-MEE”.
 

Jabba Healy-Rae

In another add-on to the deal done by the wily Healy-Rae clann a battalion of 1,000 Stormtroopers are to begin work with Kerry County Council Road Department next week under the Jobsbridge Scheme where they fill potholes and be paid an additional 50e on top of their salary of 190 Nova Crystals per week.