From the Fiscal Treaty Referendum Campaign a series of Anti Sinn Féin Posters from the Labour Party looking for a Yes Vote.
“2008 – Sinn Féin & The Bank Bailout – Wrong Then , 2012 Sinn Féin & The Stability Treaty Wrong Now”
Labour Anti Sinn Féin Fiscal Treaty Posters “2008 – Sinn Féin & The Bank Bailout – Wrong Then , 2012 Sinn Féin & The Stability Treaty Wrong Now” May 25, 2012
“Yes for Stability…” leaflet from Emer Costello and Alex White – Labour Party May 16, 2012
From the Fiscal Treaty Referendum Campaign a “Yes for Stability…” leaflet from Labour MEP Emer Costello and Dublin South TD Alex White.
Thanks to Labour for sending it out.
Flyer from Frank Cluskey -Labour -1965 General Election Dublin South Central May 13, 2012
From the 1965 General Election a flyer for Labour candidate then Councillor Frank Cluskey. Cluskey was elected with 7,098 votes and was later to become a Minister and Leader of the Labour Party.
Some 1984 Material from Frank Cluskey
Leaflet from Ray Kavanagh – Labour Party Executive Board Election 2012 May 4, 2012
From the 2012 Labour Party Conference a leaflet from Ray Kavanagh who was running for a seat on the partys Executive Board. Kavanagh was elected.
Many thanks to the sender.
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“The Fiscal Stability Treaty …A Guide” leaflet from Michael McCarthy -Labour -Cork South West April 30, 2012
“The Fiscal Stability Treaty …A Guide” a leaflet from Labour TD for Cork South West Michael McCarthy.
“Loyal to Labour Values ,Faithful to Labour Members” Colm Keaveney for Chairperson of The Labour Party Leaflet April 19, 2012
From the 2012 Labour Party Conference a leaflet from Galway East Labour TD Colm Keaveney who was running for the position of Chairperson of the party.
Keaveney was elected.
Many thanks to the sender
Leaflet from Barry Desmond -Labour- November 1982 General Election -Dun Laoghaire April 17, 2012
From the November 1982 General Election a leaflet for Labour candidate in Dun Laoghaire Barry Desmond. Given the short length of time between the two elections in 1982 the leaflet is very similar to the February 1982 one with the same family picture and indeed picture of the candidate himself. The layout is also similar. The main difference being the picture of the trendy ‘youth’.
Barry Desmond was re elected polling 6,130 votes and was subsequently appointed Minister for Social Welfare and Minister for Health.
“Lousers!” -Wonderful poster from William Norton Labour Party -1926 Dublin County By Election April 16, 2012
From the 1926 Dublin County By-Election a wonderful poster for former Tainiste and Labour Party Leader William Norton. The poster attacks a statement made by Professor Michael Tierney TD (Later President of UCD) speaking at a rally in support of Thomas Healy (the government candidate) where he said that
“..it was not a question of Unemployment, the trouble was the Lousers (meaning the Unemployed Workers) would not work.”
William Norton was elected.
Many thanks to the sender.
From 1932 “Shall Widows and Orphans Suffer? Labour says -No!” April 15, 2012
From the 1932 General Election “Shall Widows and Orphans Suffer? Labour says -No!”. Its interesting in that it points to the achievements of the UK Labour Party in bringing in Widows pensions in 1926.
Brian O’Shea ‘for Party Chairperson’ Leaflet from the 2012 Labour Conference April 13, 2012
From the 2012 Labour Party Conference a leaflet from former TD for Waterford Brian O’Shea who is running for Chairperson of the Party. A former Minister of State , O’Shea has been the Labour Party Chairperson since 2007.
Many thanks to the sender.
Flyer for 2002 “The Future Use of Grangegorman Lands” meeting from Joe Costello -Labour Dublin Central April 10, 2012
From 2002 a flyer from Joe Costello advertising a meeting on “The Future Use of Grangegorman Lands” in Aughrim Street Parish Centre.
Ten years later have the lands been developed along planned lines?
Many thanks to the sender.
Leaflet from Conor Cruise O’Brien, Joe O’Connor, Paddy Dunne -Labour – 1973 General Election Dublin North East April 4, 2012
From the 1973 General Election a flyer from Labour Party Dublin North East candidates Conor Cruise O’Brien, Joe O’Connor and Paddy Dunne. Cruise O’Brien was elected with 7,774 votes, Dunne polled 3,106 votes and missed out whilst O’Connor polled 1,451 votes.
Paddy Dunne was a longstanding Labour Councillor and former Lord Mayor of Dublin who stood in numerous General Elections without success. In 1981 he was nominated to the Seanad.
Joe O’Connor ran again a year later in the Local Elections but failed to win a seat.
Conor Cruise O’Brien had first been elected in 1969 and after this 1973 election was appointed to cabinet as Minister for Posts and Telegraphs. He lost his seat in 1977 and served two years in the Seanad. He later joined Robert McCartneys United Kingdom Unionist Party and was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum. He is also well known as a writer of many books and a columnist with the Irish Independent.
Many thanks to the sender.
“Derek Nolan for Chairperson of The Labour Party” Leaflet April 3, 2012
A Leaflet from Galway West Labour TD Derek Nolan from his campaign to become Chairperson of the Labour Party.
Many Thanks to the sender.
“When the going gets tough … we don’t run away” -Labour February 1982 March 19, 2012
I really love this Labour Ad from the February 1982 General Election its so full of irony. A big headline “When the going gets tough … we don’t run away” with a picture of then Labour Party leader Michael O’Leary. Nine months later he had resigned as Labour Party leader and joined Fine Gael!!
From 2012 – Labour “Delivering In Difficult Times” March 14, 2012
From early 2012 a Labour Party leaflet listing their achievements in Government. Delivering In Difficult Times”
Click to enlarge (slightly)
Taken from Eamon Gilmores Spring 2012 Newsletter
From 1979 leaflet from Ballymun Branch of The Labour Party to Labour Councillors and Tenants of Ballymun. March 5, 2012
From circa 1979 a leaflet produced by the Ballymun Branch of The Labour Party to Labour Councillors and Tenants of Ballymun. The leaflet contains a statement by the local branch of the Labour party criticising the decision to increase heating charges in the Ballymun Estate.
The statement makes a number of points.
Tenants are supposed to have heating for nine months of the year but this is not always the case.
Tenants have no choice but to use the heating
The increase will send some tenants into rent arrears
Finally it points out that rents paid by Corporation Tenants are going to swell the profits of banks and financiers.
Many thanks to the sender
From Labour 1973 “Taxes? Prices? Rents? Cost of living? … Fianna Fail has lost control” March 4, 2012
From the 1973 General Election campaign an ad from the Labour Party indicating that Fianna Fail had lost control of a lot of things. “Taxes? Prices? Rents? Cost of living? Redundancies?”
“The Lisbon Treaty -Good For Gays – Vote Yes” -Labour LGBT February 29, 2012
From the Lisbon Treaty campaign a leaflet from the Labour LGBT group urging a ‘Yes’ vote arguing that the treaty was “Good For Gays”
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