TWO sons of TD Michael Healy-Rae are facing assault charges over a fracas after a Christmas night out.

Summonses have been issued for Kevin and Jackie Junior to appear in court, along with a third man, in relation to an incident in ­Kenmare, Co Kerry, a year ago.

5 Jackie Jnr Healy-Rae Credit: Don MacMonagle

The alleged altercation, in the early hours of December 28, 2017, involved some people from England.

Gardai have investigated claims made by a number of individuals.

And three men will appear before Kenmare District Court in April.

One man received facial injuries during the incident, we understand — including a broken nose.

5 Independent TD Michael Healy-Rae Credit: PA:Press Association

It’s believed words were exchanged with a group as disc jockey Kevin Healy-Rae queued for food outside a chip van in the town.

Later, it is claimed, he arrived back with brother Jackie Jr and friend ­Malachy Scannell, before an altercation occurred with the group as they headed to a house in the town.

An eyewitness said: “There was pushing and shoving and then punches were thrown. One English lad was left in a bad way. He had his nose broken and got other injuries too.”

Jackie Jr, Kevin and Scannell, all of Kenmare, have been charged with assault causing harm.

5 Kevin Healy-Rae, otherwise known as DJ Kev Rae

Kevin, aka DJ Kev Rae, has played a number of venues including an event at the Killarney Grand he described online as “the biggest leaving cert results party in the country”.

And Jackie Jr is a close political aide to their dad Michael.

He works as parliamentary assistant for the Independent politician who chairs the Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs.

Jackie Jr has also announced he’ll run for a seat on Kerry County ­Council in the local elections next May.

5 Kenmare town Credit: Getty - Contributor

Asked about the rap, he told the Irish Sun: “I’ve nothing to say. I am not talking about it.”

Kevin did not respond when we put the claims to him. He then hung up.

It’s understood the three men are going to deny the charges.

Asked for a comment, the Garda Press Office said: “The three males involved in this incident were arrested under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 2018 on March 6, 2018, and were later released and a file was sent to DPP for direction. Developments will be updated.”

5 Kevin Healy-Rae, Michael Healy-Rae and Jackie Healy-Rae Jnr

The Healy-Raes are one of Ireland’s leading political family dynasties.

The late Jackie Healy-Rae, who died in 2014 aged 83, was first elected to Dail Eireann in 1997 and served there as an Independent until 2011.

He was succeeded in Leinster House by his son Michael, father of Kevin and Jackie Junior.

Michael recently brought out a book, Time to Talk: Stories from the Heart of Ireland, which boasts of “capturing the real heartbeat of rural Ireland”.

In May 2016, his brother Danny was also elected to the Dail.

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In August 2017, we revealed there were a total of eight of the clan on the public payroll in political jobs.

They included Danny’s daughter Elaine Healy-Rae and daughter-in-law Caroline O’Mahony — who were jobsharing as Danny’s secretarial assistant — as well as his wife Eileen, who was his parliamentary assistant.

O’Mahony’s husband Johnny is one of two Healy-Rae councillors in the Kerry local authority, his sister Maura having replaced their dad Danny when he was elected to the Dail.