Irish Election Literature

… what you maybe meant to keep…

Eamonn McCann- Socialist Environmental Alliance -2005 Foyle February 24, 2010

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An election flyer from the 2005 UK Westminister Elections in the Foyle Constituency, Socialist Environmental Alliance (SEA) candidate Eamonn McCann. He received 1,649 votes.
A veteran campaigner, the well known Eamonn McCann ‘has been active in left-wing politics for more than 40 years. He was a member of the Labour Party in the 1960s and provided a strong socialist voice in the early civil rights movement. He first stood for Foyle in 1969. He has been involved ever since in challenging the abuse of State power, particularly in relation to Bloody Sunday.He is a campaigner for the rights of children and disabled people, and against sexism, racism and homophobia.
He is a member of the Socialist Workers’ Party, chairman of the local branch of the NUJ, vice-chairman of Derry Trades Council and a member of Amnesty International. …and lives in Derry with his partner, Goretti Horgan’
‘The SEA offers a better way. The more emphasis we give to the issues which unite us, the better we can handle the issues which divide us.’

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SWP -No to Racism flyer February 11, 2010

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“Say No to Racism –  Migrants are welcome here ”  
This is fairly recent. I’m not sure if there is any particular incident that prompted the production of the leaflet.

 

Brid Smith -Socialist Workers Party -2002 GE Dublin South-Central February 1, 2010

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Brid Smith, The People Before Profit Alliance candidate for Dublin Mayor, from the 2002 General Election where she stood for the Socialist Workers Party. She got 617 votes in Dublin South Central.
In 2009 she was elected easily to Dublin City Council for the Ballyfermot Drimnagh ward.
In 2002 The Bin Tax was the main issue. We see that at that stage the Tribunals had cost more that 60 million too (and how many corrupt politicians were jailed?).
The proposed incinerator (in Poolbeg) and its viability without being subsidised by the householder is mentioned also.

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Richard Boyd-Barrett -People Before Profit- Dun Laoghaire 2007 December 7, 2009

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SWP man Richard Boyd-Barrett missed out on the last seat at the 2007 General election, but romped home in the 2009  locals elections and is seen as having a great chance at the next election.

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‘Payback Time’ -Brendan Donohoe -SWP- South West Inner City 2004 October 25, 2009

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Plenty of waste mentioned here by Brendan Donohoe in 2004. He didn’t know the half of it!  He polled 308 votes.

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Dublin Housing Action Campaign (DHAC) 1999 – SWP October 14, 2009

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The Dublin Housing Action Campaign (DHAC), this time the Socialist Workers Party inspired version. A protest in 1999 against evictions in St Ultans Flats.
One of many organisations to have the name (or at least a similar name) and same initials used numerous times by different groups.

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Brid Smith -Socialist Workers Party -Dublin South Central 1997 October 13, 2009

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Brid Smiths first electoral outing in 1997, where she gained 218 first preferences, the worst performance of the 4 SWP candidates in that election.
Fast forward to 2009 and she is elected easily ,146 first preferences away from the quota, in Ballyfermot-Drimnagh standing under the People before Profit banner.

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Socialist Worker Team Aer Lingus Protest 1994 October 4, 2009

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This is from 1994 gives Waterford Glass , Tony O’Reilly and others a decent mention. Jimmy Kelly of Waterford glass was an SWP candidate a few times in Waterford.


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Grace Lally -Socialist Workers Party – Rathmines 1999 LE September 21, 2009

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In the the 1999 local elections, the Socialist Workers Party put forward 8 candidates, none of whom were close to being elected. This is the literature of Grace Lally who stood in the Rathmines Ward.  Contains information on the candidate, the SWP Election Manifesto and of course the “Get Involved” form too.

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Peadar O’Grady -Socialist Workers Party- 1997 GE Dublin South East September 16, 2009

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The 1997 General Election was the first time the SWP put forward candidates to contest an Irish election. It fielded four candidates- Ritchie Browne, Peadar O’Grady, Brid Smith  in Dublin constituencies and Jimmy Kelly in Waterford.

Peadar O’Grady ran in Dublin South East. They use being Anti Corruption to try and attract voters rather than advertising that they are a ‘revolutionary socialist group’.

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