From the run up to the 1992 General Election, a leaflet from Labour candidates Emmet Stagg and Jack Wall running in Kildare. Emmet Stagg was elected with Jack Wall narrowly missing out.
The leaflet attacks cuts done by constituency colleague Fianna Fails Charlie McCreevy, these cuts were known as the ‘Dirty Dozen’.
From 2009 a leaflet for Naas Town Council Labour candidate Ger Dunne along with a leaflet for the Labour Naas team of Anne Breen, Pat McCarthy, Ger Dunne and Paddy MacNamara.
From the 2009 Local Elections in the Clane Local Electoral Area, Fianna Fail candidate PJ Sheridan.
PJ Sheridan who lost his seat in 2004 after many years on the council , missed out again in 2009 despite polling a respectable 980 votes.
PJ was appointed as an assistant classifier at the Irish Film Classification Office (Ifco), where he watches movies and classifies them for a healthy fee. Other ex politicans in the role include Olga Bennett, Elizabeth Davidson, Tom Fitzgerald and Marian McGennis. (source)
From the 1991 Local Elections, Fianna Fail candidate in Celbridge Mairead Byrne. She polled 488 votes and failed to get elected.
Celbridge based Byrne, at the time the Principal at Rathcoffey National School, was concerned with the provision of infrastructure in the region.
At the time North Kildare was expanding rapidly yet simple infrastructure was not being put in place.
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.
From the 2007 General Election campaign in Kildare North, a novel flyer from Then sitting TD Catherine Murphy.
From the 2007 General Election in Kildare North, a leaflet for the late Michael Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick, a close ally of Charlie McCreevy was elected.
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Sean Downey ran for Sinn Féin in the 2009 local elections for Newbridge Town Council and Kildare County Council. He was the first SF candidate in over 20 years in the town and recieved 662 votes in the county and 245 in the town, Sean was not elected.
Also included are the Sinn Fein European Election candidates Kathleen Funchion and Tomas Sharkey.
From the 1991 Local Elections in Kildare, Green Party candidate Catherine Power. She wasn’t elected.
A Green Councillor isn’t in to horse-trading she writes.
From the 1999 Local elections in the Leixlip Ward Fine Gael candidate Senan Griffin. Senan Griffin was elected.
There is a message from Bernard Durkan as well as one from Senan Griffin himself. His achievements include ‘Quality Footpaths’ and Grants to GAA clubs.
You will also see mention of opposition to the proposed incinerator in Kilcock. The Incinerator
proposal was turned down by An Bórd Pleanála’s who refused planning permission for the proposed plant.
Originally elected to Kildare County Council as an Independent, the Late Kate Walsh joined the Progresive Democrats in 2000.
In 2002 , the highly respected candidate polled 3,919 in Kildare North but failed to win a seat. Kate Walsh was appointed to the Seanad by the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern in 2002.
Kate Walsh passed away on the 24th April 2007
The ‘Newsletter’ of Fianna Fail candidate Tim Cotter in the 1991 Local elections for Kildare County Council, Celbridge LEA. Cotter failed to win a seat.
Plenty in teh Newsletter though. A nice message from Charles J Haughey at the back.
Cotter is pictured canvassing happy looking workers at the INTEL plant. He also has shots with such luminaries as the then Lord Mayor of Dublin Michael Donnelly, Michael O’Kennedy, Bertie Ahern, Mary O’Rourke, Seamus Brennan and Ray Burke. Its a whos who of Fianna Fail at the time.
The boot is put into Labour too over Service Charges.
Labour councillor Paddy McNamara from the 2005 Kildare North by-election where he got almost 18% of the vote. The by-election was won by Catherine Murphy.
Gerry Browne the ‘Independent Labour’ candidate in the 2005 by-election in Kildare North caused by Charlie McCreeveys move to Brussells. Browne received 226 votes in a contest won by Catherine Murphy.
Emmet Stagg attacks the cuts in the Health Services in 1989.
“If you can pay,
your child gets heart surgery in a week.
If you can’t pay,
join the waiting list or die. “
Not too many candidates these days would include beagling in their hobbies and interests as Catherine McGarry does.
In the late 80’s North Kildare was seen a major growth area of the Workers Party. In 1988 Catherine Murphy and Colm Purcell (who later joined Labour) had been elected to Leixlip Town Commission, although Murphy didn’t do brilliantly in the following years General and European Elections. The recently formed Maynooth branch get a mention at the back. Among them Fiachra O Ceilleachair who served as a Democratic Left and later a Labour councillor in Waterford. Also there is Geography lecturer Prionsias Breathnach who is still a regular contributor to various publications (as well as his own).
1989s marked shift in party policy is illustrated by the welcome given to Intel. Not just that but we have Catherine Murphy acting as a conduit for Intel recruiters. What we also see here is that Water Quality issues are not a recent thing!
A Socialist Emmet Stagg, complete with Starry Plough in 1989 . The issues mentioned and the organisations he is a member of tell us a lot about the time.
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