From the 2004 local elections a newsletter, ‘South Central News’, from Fine Gael Crumlin Kimmage candidates Anne Marie Martin and Ruairi McGinley. Issues covered include Crime, housing and a message from Gay Mitchell.
Anne Marie Martin was elected, she later resigned her seat and Ruairi McGinley was co opted to replace her.
From the 1992 General Election a leaflet for Democratic Left candidate Jim Allen running in Dublin South East. Allen polled 874 votes. A year earlier he had polled 1113 votes (outpolling amongst others, Mary Hanafin and Maurice Manning) when running for The Workers Party in Rathmines.
A Canvass card from Fianna Fail TD for Dublin South West Charlie O’Connor, offering his contact details.
Charlie was of course one of the interviewees in this recent clip… www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyKzzpW5O7s
From the mid 70s a “Our Jails -Cooneys Shame” Poster from the Prisoners Rights Organisation. The Cooney in question was the then Minister of Justice Paddy Cooney (who lost his seat in the 1977 election).
Many thanks to the sender.
From the 2007 General Election , From Socialist Party candidate Clare Daly, a Balbriggan Newsletter. The newsletter focuses on Management Companies and the negative impact made by them.
Things were bad in 2007 but must be far worse now as the management fee goes down the list of bills to be paid.
From the 2009 Local Elections a leaflet for Sinn Fein candidate Paul Donnelly running in Mulhuddart. Donnelly who had been co-opted to replace Felix Gallagher (who himself had been co-opted to replace Martin Christie) polled 1517 votes and narrowly missed out on winning a seat. He had previously stood in 1999 and also in the 1998 DUblin North by-Election.
Many Thanks to the sender.
Irish Democratic Party Public Meeting: Tuesday 16th November 2010
Ireland’s newest centrist political party, The Irish Democratic Party, invites you to “Rebuilding Your Republic” – our first public meeting which will take place on Tuesday, 16 November 2010 at 8pm in The Church Bar, Mary Street, Dublin 1.
more details HERE on the Irish Democrats Website
From the 2003 Assembly Elections a leaflet for Sinn Feins Alex Maskey running in South Belfast where he was easily elected.
From the 2009 Local Elections a Sorry I Missed You Card from Fine Gael candidate Barry Ward running in Blackrock.
Ward and running mate Marie Baker were both easily elected.
From the 1972 Referendum on entry to the EEC an ad from Fine Gael urging a Yes vote.
Amongst the arguments used are that Britain will be entering and as they accounted for 65% of our exports that Ireland has to enter too.
We will be attractive for Foreign investment and the EEC will pay the farming subsidies that Taxpayers paid.
There was also the argument that if the North was in the EEC and we were not, then reunification of the island would be more difficult.
The Referendum was passed.
from the Galway Advertiser.
One of a series of policy leaflets from the Labour Party 1997 Election campaign. This Leaflet 6 focuses on “Regulation and The Economy”.
Needless to say the following paragraphs stand out.
“There is a special need for regulation for banks … The banking system is vital to the working of economic life in the country.
The Central Bank is the regulator for these businesses.
Any bank would have to close down if everyone who has a deposit with it asked for their money back at the same time. It is up to the Central Bank to make sure that banks and building societies are run carefully and prudently. It is the only way to make sure that people have confidence in the banking system and are happy to leave their money in the custody of the banks.
A modern economy cannot work with just paper money. It has to have a developed banking system. It is as important as electricity to a society like ours. Therefore the first task of the Central Bank is to make sure that the banking system never breaks down.”
“We have a social market economy in Ireland. History has shown us that a market economy is the way to provide employment and prosperity to a society.
But experience also tells us that it is essential that the market is accompanied by well-developed public services. it is also essential, not least tor the proper functioning of the market itself, that business is constrained by appropriate regulation.
Market forces acting on their own can be destructive and damage the interests of workers, commerce and society in general. That is why a well- regulated economy, which protects, by law, the interests of all the citizens is essential to our society. Economic justice and equality is not possible without it.”
From 2006 issue 8 of the Ogra Fianna Fail magazine Grassroots. Inside amongst other items Photos of the Kevin Barry Cumman Old Boys, a Q&A with Barry Andrews , an article on Ogras Trip to China, Q&As with John Paul Feeley , Sarah Staunton and Anthony Kelly.
Uploaded in *.pdf HERE or else click on the image to launch.
From the 1999 Local Elections a flyer for Fine Gael candidates Mary Rachel Brophy and William Dockrell running for Fine Gael in Blackrock.
Mary Rachel Brophy would be best known for her founding of ‘Festina Lente‘ which uses Horses and horticulture to provide “a range of training, occupational, learning and employment opportunities for people whose needs are not being met in mainstream services”.
William Dockrell has an impressive political pedigree. He is the son of former TD Percy Dockrell, grandson of former TD Henry Morgan Dockrell, great grandson of Sir Maurice Dockrell a former Unionist MP. He is also brother of former councillor John H. Dockrell.
Was pointed in this direction today. I laughed.
I gather too that Free Cheese is given out every year, only this year they made it public….. So whilst FF think up 7 billion in cuts … we’re talking about Cheese.
From March 2007 a newsletter from the then Minister for Children Brian Lenihan. The subject of the newsletter is Health and the advances in facilities in Dublin West.
These days it’s unusual to see him so delighted with spending money on anything.
A winter 2009 Newsletter from Fine Gael councillor for Glencullen Sandyford Neale Richmond. Covers local issues and has a message from Dublin Fine Gael MEP Gay Mitchell.
I love this 2009 leaflet from ‘Independant’ Tom Cribbin running for Edenderry Town Council and Offaly County Council. I’m puzzled if the spelling mistake is deliberate or not.
Cribbin, a long standing Councillor resigned from Fianna Fail in protest at the party’s selection procedure for local election candidates prior to the 2009 Local Elections. He ran as an Independent.
He failed to win a seat on Offaly County Council and I’m unsure if he won a seat or not on Edenderry Town Council.
From the 2007 General Election a leaflet from Progressive Democrat candidate Jane Mullins running in Kildare South. Mullins polled 1,513 votes and failed to be elected.
Irish Election Literature 
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