From the 1973 General Election Campaign a leaflet from The League for a Workers’ Republic -Young Socialists with the headline “Fianna Fail Out!” and urging voters to vote for Labour to encourage the likes of Matt Merrigan and Noel Browne to pursue Socialist Policies in government. Amongst those involved in the LWR were Carol Coulter, Alex White and Paddy Healy. More information on them here and here
The 2013 Newsletter from Fine Gael Ireland South MEP Sean Kelly. Included is a decent competition (which I’ve entered 🙂 ), Buzz Aldrin with a Kerry jersey, a variety of pictures (including with former pop star and now FG Councillor Sinead Sheppard) as well as updates on various European issues.
Many thanks to the sender.
Thought this might be of interest. Fine Gael in Dublin South East advertising on the back page of the local D4 newspaper. Despite losing the party whip, Lucinda Creighton still features prominently in the Ad…. ……. and of course she is still a member of Fine Gael.
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‘A Bridge for Rosie’ postcard from the Rosie Hackett Bridge Campaign more details on the campaign to have the new bridge on The Liffey named after her here
The Summer 2013 newsletter from former Labour TD for Dublin West Patrick Nulty. The leaflet explains his reason for resigning from Labour. It also has local news, mortgage arrears as well as him pictured with Bernard Dunne, Dennis Bastick , Davy Byrne and John Bean.
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An ad targeted at James Reilly and the proposal to make cigarette packaging plain that appeared in an Irish Hospitality magazine (Hospitality Ireland I think) . The ad is sponsored by JTI , which is Japan Tobacco International . Apologies for the quality of the pictures but I still thought it worth posting.
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An ad without a Labour Party logo from Labour Party Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Councillor Denis O’Callaghan from a recent ‘Community newsletter’ produced in Ballybrack. The newsletter had ad for other politicians also.
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I thought this might be of interest and indicate some of the possible costs of an election campaign. Its a leaflet from the ‘Labour Campaign Store’ with a price list and order form for all types of election material like jackets, pens, frisbees, badges and so on.
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Another set of candidate profiles from the brochure for the 2001 Young Fine Gael National Conference (previous lot of profiles including Lucinda Creigton) . This time we have amongst others answering who they would like to be stuck in a lift with, their favourite chat up lines ….. we have Kerry South TD Brendan Griffin. The other profiles are of Cian Kelly, Kevin Callan, Mark Finan, Alan Hayes, David Garrahy and Róisín Kelly.
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From the brochure for the 2001 Young Fine Gael National Conference held in The Abbey Court Hotel in Nenagh, profiles of the candidates for the various positions in the party. The questions are fairly ‘Youth politicsish’ so we get to read what candidates favpourite chat up lines are, who they’d like to be stuck in a lift with and so on…
Candidates were Lucinda Creighton, Sean McKiernan, Jarleth Munnelly, Gerry O’Connell, Michael Moriarty, Georgina Robinson and Tomas Ponsonby.
There’s another 2 pages of candidates, including another TD, Which I’ve posted here.
Many thanks to the sender.
(ps I presume this will end up in the Indo uncredited)
A leaflet promoting Newbridge Credit Union Action Group rally on Saturday 31st of August 2013 with a free concert after the rally. I’ve also included a scan of a car sticker . It seems that whilst the Banks got a lot of help from the State , its not quite the case with the Credit Unions and there are similar stories re Credit Unions countrywide. Many thanks to the sender who notes….
Massive turnout for Wednesday night’s meeting at the Ryston Sports Centre, with over 900 angry people, heard a spokesperson from the newly-formed Credit Union Action Group state, ”we are prepared to fight for the future of the struggling institution, and the other serious question of the staff jobs”.
ITGWU ad looking for a no vote in the 1959 Referendum on change to the voting system.
From the 1948 General Election a leaflet for Fianna Fail candidates Andy Fogarty, Thomas Joseph McDonagh and Mary Bridget Ryan who were running in Tipperary North. Andy Fogarty who had been a TD since June 1927, lost his seat. He was from Cashel in the new South Tipperary constituency, his nephew John Fanning would later take a seat. Mary Ryan held on to her seat. She was known as Ryan Lacken, her husband Martin had been a TD. The other candidate TJ McDonagh was a nephew of Thomas MacDonagh and was a Dublin solicitor.
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The Summer 2013 Newsletter from Noel Rock the Fine Gael Local Rep for Glasnevin,Whitehall, Drumcondra, Finglas and Ballymun. It has various bits of local news such as grants, sports, bikes, the Gathering and jobs. Rock also notes his support for Shelbourne FC.
His website
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A leaflet from Fine Gael Castleknock Local Election candidate Henry Minogue, introducing himself to voters. It also has a nice endorsement from Leo Varadkar at the back.
Henry Minogues Website
A striking poster from I would imagine the lead up to the June 1927 General Election regarding executions in the Civil War. The ‘Seventy Seven Arguments Against The Treaty’ refers to the 77 executions during the Civil War (this figure is disputed and may have been 81).
We also have quotes from Patrick Hogan and Kevin O’Higgins
“You did not think we’d Execute Irishmen, We did and we’ll bloody well execute again!”
“I stand by the seventy-seven executions and seven hundred and seventy seven more if necessary”
Some information on Executions during the Civil War
I took a picture of this poster at a recent visit to Kilmainham Gaol which is well worth a visit.
‘Fight Back!’ a leaflet from The National Republican Party who are a new party. It was distributed in Clondalkin in the Dublin Mid West Constituency. I’m not sure if the party intend to contest the 2014 Local Elections.
Their website as listed on the leaflet.
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A wonderful leaflet produced by Fianna Fail Kerry based Senator Mark Daly giving a History of The Irish Flag as well as a very interesting profile of Thomas Frances Meagher.
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Irish Election Literature 
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