Irish Election Literature

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Podcast – The United Labour Party August 19, 2022

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The Legion of Ex-Servicemen / British Legion – "The Others" The Alan Kinsella Podcast

This Episode covers  The Legion of Ex-Servicemen (Later the British Legion) that contested a number of Irish elections between 1925 and 1934.
  1. The Legion of Ex-Servicemen / British Legion
  2. GOD -For Bible Readings In The Dail
  3. The National Group
  4. The Independent Dublin Dream Team Band
  5. Post Office Candidates in Roscommon in 1991

Founded in 1978, The United Labour Party contested a number of elections in Northern Ireland. A Socialist Non Sectarian Party, among those involved were Paddy Devlin and John Coulthard. They petered out around 1984, with some members later becoming part of the Labour 87 group.

 

Leaflet from Brian Caul -United Labour Party – 1982 Belfast South By-Election October 9, 2016

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A leaflet from Brian Caul of THe UNited Labour Party standing in the 1982 South Belfast By-Election. He polled 303 votes. He was the second and last candidate put forward by the Party which had been founded by former SDLP man Paddy Devlin. More on the United Labour Party here
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