Its not just the signs in shops, the ads in the papers, on the radio and on television that remind you that its back to school time…. its flyers from politicians too.
Here a recent flyer from Labour councillor Aidan Culhane with the Back to School theme also.
Various allowances and schemes are covered.
From the 2004 Local Elections a leaflet for Fianna Fail candidate Vincent Kenny running in Terenure Rathfarnham.
Kenny, who had stood as an Independent with emphasis on Environmental issues in 1999, had been co-opted to replace Ann Ormonde in 2003. He failed to win a seat in 2004. In the 2009 Local Elections he stood again as an Independent without success.
From 2001 a leaflet from the then Minister for Labour,Trade and Consumer Affairs, Tom Kitt advertising his new internet site.
A 2001 leaflet where the then Green Party Councillor Eamon Ryan introduces himself to the voters of Dublin South. Ryan was initially elected as a Councillor for the Rathmines Ward in 1999 (I think he was co-opted onto the council prior to that) and was then switched to Dublin South in the run up to the 2002 General Election.
From the 2009 Local Electios in Stillorgan , a leaflet for Green Party candidate Meabh Cody. She polled 655 votes and failed to win a seat.
From the 1989 General Election a leaflet for Fianna Fail candidate Ann Ormonde running in Dublin South.
She polled 2,328 votes and failed to get in. (Ann Ormonde at ElectionsIreland.org).
(This leaflet may also be from 1992 not 100% sure)
She writes of her ‘record of accountability and integrity…’
She has recently been mentioned with regard to Seanad expenses.
From the 2002 General Election a flyer for the Late Seamus Brennan running for Fianna Fail in Dublin South. Seamus Brennan topped the poll and was elected on the first count.
On the reverse of the leaflet are the achievements of the 1997 to 2002 Government. Amongst them ‘Ended Emigration‘ which was at the time seen as a huge achievement. Alas it appears to be back again.
From the 2004 local Elections in the Terenure Rathfarnham Locale election Area a Leaflet for Fine Gael candidates Stanley Laing, Michael McLoughlin and Brian Tector.
Despite all three polling well, it was only the long serving Stanley Laing that was elected.
From the 2007 General Election another leaflet from the Labour candidate Aidan Culhane. Aidan Culhane failed to get elected.
many thanks to the sender.
From the 1997 General Election in Dublin South, Richard Greene running for Muintir na hÉireann. The party may not have been registered at the time so Greene would have been classed as an Independent. Greene polled 1,431 votes and failed to win a seat.
It had been founded in 1994 and lasted a number of years. Although Richard Greene was a Councillor in 1997 , he had been initially elected as a Green Party councillor for Clonskeagh before a parting of ways. The party never had anyone elected. Emmanuel Sweeney who stood in the 2009 local and European Elections was also a member of the party.
Richard Greene is now known for his involvement in Coir.
From the 1992 General Election in Dublin South, Labour Party Candidate Eithne Fitzgerald. In the Spring Tide She topped the poll with 17,256 votes , 28.94% of the vote with almost a surplus to spare.
It was Eithne Fitzgeralds fifth attempt at winning a Dail Seat. She lost her seat in 1997 and failed to regain it in 2002.
In her Dail term, She served as minister of State at the Department of Finance, before moving to Minister of State at the Office of the Tánaiste and Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise and Employment.
She is married to John Fitzgerald son of former Fine Gael leader and Taoiseach Garret Fitzgerald.
From the 1997 General Election in Dublin South, Green Party candidate Gerry Boland. Gerry Boland polled a respectable 3,539 votes but failed to win a seat.
Boland is an author and prominent in the Vegan and Animal rights movement. He now lives in Roscommon and is involved in a group called ‘Animals in Crisis’.
Fine Gael candidates Alan Shatter and Mary Muldoon from the 1991 local Elections in the Rathfarnham LEA. Both Alan Shatter and Mary Muldoon were elected.
Traffic and Knocklyon School were amongst the issues mentioned. Anyone familiar with the area will remember the issues with Traffic especially later on when the M50 ended at Tallaght.
From the 2007 General Election campaign in Dublin South, a rather airbrushed Progressive Democrat candidate Liz O’Donnell.
Liz O’Donnell was first elected to Dublin City Council in 1991 for Rathmines. Liz O’Donnell had been active in Mary Robinson’s 1990 Presidential campaign. In his book Ruairi Quinn claimed that she had contacted him wanting to help the Labour campaign of Mary Freehill, then she appeared as the Progressive Democrat candidate for Rathmines (where she outpolled Freehill).
In 1992 Liz O’Donnell stood in Dublin South and was elected. She was returned each time until this 2007 General Election where she lost her seat.
From the 2004 Local Elections, A letter from Fine Gael candidate Brian Tector showing that he understands the issues.
Despite polling a very healthy 1,603 votes, Brian Tector failed to win a seat.
‘National Government -Our Only Hope’ wrote Independent candidate Thomas Sharkey running in the 1987 General Election in Dublin South.
Not many agreed with Thomas Sharkey as he polled 189 votes, even then getting more votes than 3 other candidates.
From the 1987 General Election in Dublin South the Green candidate Roger Garland. Garland later became a Ireland’s first Green TD in the 1989 General Election, before losing his seat in 1992.
He had also stood in the Ecology party’s initial electoral outing in November 1982 getting 950 votes in Dublin South.
In 1987 the Green Alliance policies were very much left of centre. There was no mention of such thing as Global Warming or depleting ozone layers. From memory of the times Acid Rain was what we were really scared of. The European Greens got a far bigger mention then in Green Literature, than they do now.
Reposting this leaflet as earlier Garland post had leaflets from 2 different elections.
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From the 2007 general Election, a leaflet from Labour candidate Aidan Culhane running in Dublin South. The stark image of hospital trollyes are used to criticise the existing government.
Aidan Culhane didn’t win a seat.
Irish Election Literature 
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