It couldn’t be could it? Tony Clarke and Tony Clarke…..
From The 2010 UK Election in Northampton…. Former Labour MP Tony Clarke….
Dr John Corish -Independent -Kildare North 2007 General Election. April 20, 2010
From the 2007 General Election in Kildare North, Independent candidate Doctor John Corish.
Amongst his polices, he was looking for a 500 Bed Teaching Hospital in Naas and a New Medical School for NUI Maynooth.
He polled 234 votes.
Marian Harkin – Independent- 2004 European Elections April 19, 2010
From the 2004 European Elections Independent candidate Marian Harkin running in the North West constituency where she topped the poll. She is pictured with Pat Cox. She was a TD at the time and notice how her substitutes were Paudge Connolly and James Breen.
‘Bookmark Your Issues’ Catherine Murphy- Independent -2007 GE Kildare North April 18, 2010
From the 2007 General Election campaign in Kildare North, a novel flyer from Then sitting TD Catherine Murphy.
David O’Connor -Independent -Dublin North 2007 GE April 17, 2010
From the 2007 General Election in Dublin North, Independent candidate David O’Connor. The long serving councillor ‘a born and bred Fingal man’ polled 1,396 votes.
Interesting to see him decked out in the Dubs jersey in the leaflet, especially as one of his opponents was former Dublin goalkeeper John O’Leary running for Fianna Fail.
Paddy Healy -Independent -Seanad 2007 April 13, 2010
From the 2007 Seanad Elections, Former head of the TUI Paddy Healy who is currently chair of the National Public Services Alliance.
He has a long history of involvement with the Left and was a founding member of the League for a Workers’ Republic. He stood a number of Times for the Dail in Dublin North East, in 1981 he ran on a H Block ticket but was never elected to the Dail.
His Brother, Seamus Healy of the Clonmel based Workers and Unemployed Group (WUAG) spent between 2000 and 2007 in the Dail and is tipped by many for a return at the next election.
Aidan McCabe- Independent – 2009 Local Elections Galway West Ward April 12, 2010
From the 2009 Local elections for Galway City Council, Independent candidate Aidan McCabe running in the Galway West Ward. Aidan McCabe received 56 votes and failed to be elected.
Michael Healy-Rae -Independent Fianna Fail -2009 Local Elections Killorglin April 9, 2010
From the 2009 Local Elections in Kerry. Poll topper in Killorglin LEA, Michael Healy-Rae, son of the sitting TD Jackie Healy-Rae.
‘I earnestly ask for your NO 1 VOTE Please -or you next highest preference’ writes Michael.
The thing that also strikes me about the leaflet is that when reading it I can hear Michael Healy-Raes voice saying most of the text.
I also see that Michael is a member of the HSE.
Stephen Price -Independent -1992 GE Westmeath April 7, 2010
From the 1992 General Election in Westmeath, Independent candidate Stephen Price.
An Abortion Referendum (Right to Travel , information etc) was held on the same day which led to quite a number of pro-life Independent candidates.
This in part due to Fianna Fail , which had been previously seen as Pro-Life falling out of step with SPUC and others. This in turn led to the setting up of
a number of Parties such as The Christian Principles Party, Christian Solidarity Party and The National Party.
Stephen Price polled 747 votes.
Marie Reddin -Independent -Athlone TC 2009 April 4, 2010
From the 2009 Local Elections. Independent candidate Marie Reddin who was unsuccessful in her attempt at winning a seat on Athone Town Council.
Mike Cosgrave -Independent -2002 Seanad Election
From the 2002 Seanad Elections Independent candidate Mike Cosgrave.
Founder of the greenpages.com amongst other things.
‘National Government -Our Only Hope’ Tom Sharkey -Independent -1987 Dublin South April 1, 2010
‘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.
Wonderful posters for Seamas O’Neill -Independent -Dundrum -2009 Local Elections. March 26, 2010
Two wonderful and unusual posters for Independent candidate Seamas O’Neill for the 2009 Local Elections in Dundrum.
Seamus O’Neill polled 603 votes and failed to be elected. Still his posters were very noticable for their uniqueness during the campaign.
(many thanks to Seamus O’Neill for sending me these at the time)
Tom Crosby- Independent -2004 LE Roscommon March 14, 2010
From the 2004 Local elections, Independent candidate Tom Crosby running in the Strokestown LEA for Roscommon County Council. Tom Crosby was initially elected as a Fianna Fail councillor in 1991. He has been re-elected to the council ever since.
‘ahead…. with Hederman’ -Carmencita Hederman- Independent 1985 Local Elections Pembroke. March 5, 2010
From the 1985 local Elections in the Pembroke Ward, Independent Community Candidate Carmencita Hederman. The picture is of her going over the ‘new’ East Link bridge.
Carmencita Hederman was first elected to the council in 1974 and served until 1999. She was Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1987–88 during the Dublin Millennium celebrations. In 1989 she was elected to the Seanad for the University of Dublin Seat and served one term.
The Leaflet below gives an outline of her activities and career.
The picture on the bottom of the leaflet is of a building at the bottom of Eglington road (opposite Donnybrook Rugby ground). There was controversy when the building was built and given planning permission. This was then added to by the fact that once built the building could not find a tenant for a long period of time.
Her daughter Wendy Hederman was elected to the council for the Progressive Democrats in 2004.
Malachy Godfrey -Independent -1999 Local Elections Drogheda February 27, 2010
From the 1999 Local Elections for Drogheda Town Council Independent candidate Malachy Godfrey. Malachy Godfrey was elected and relected in 2004.
Mary Roche-Independent -Waterford 2007 February 25, 2010
From the 2007 General Election, Independent Councillor Mary Roche in Waterford. A former Fianna Fail councillor, Mary Roche She resigned from FF in 2003 due to their failure to deliver on the 2002 Election promise regarding radiotherapy for Waterford.
The Leaflet also contains a wonderful flow chart.
Ross O’Mullane -United Minds -Dublin South By-Election 2009 February 24, 2010
From the 2009 Dublin South By-Election, United Minds/ Independent candidate Ross O’Mullane. He polled 650 votes
O’Mullane writes….
If elected I will enable every citizen in Dublin South to speak and vote on decisions that affect us all using our website http://www.unitedminds.ie.
The idea of consulting constituents over decisions is not new, nor was it new to Dublin South.
In 1997 Gerard Dolan stood for Political Organisation for Work(POW) and planned to ask voters each month their views on issues that were to come up in the Dail.
Irish Election Literature 
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