From the 2004 Local Elections a letter to voters regarding possible development at Weston Aerodrome in Lucan from Fine Gael Lucan candidate Peter Brady. The letter also mentions a planned protest on June 11th that year. Brady , a former councillor, failed to win a seat despite polling 1,370 votes.
First off many thanks to the sender. I’m afraid, despite my best efforts, that its quite difficult to read in parts.
Its issue 2 of the IRSPs Hunger Strike Bulletin produced during the ‘First Hunger strike’ in 1980. The Hunger Strike began on October 27th 1980. Among the Seven initial Hunger Strikers was INLA member John Nixon.
This issue contains a letter from John Nixon and a diary of events for the period between the 26th of October and the 4th of November.
Issue one is posted HERE
These are from the 1974 Local Elections for Galway Borough Council. Joseph Curley, Paul Hayes, Brendan Holland and Patrick D Ryan running for the local Chamber of Commerce.
As was common in many Irish Towns (Sligo and Thurles were two others that had Chamber of Commerce candidates and councillors in the past) The local Chamber of Commerce fielded candidates in the Local Elections.
In this election the Galway Chamber of Commerce went into this election with 2 councillors and both lost their seats. It was one of the shocks of the election locally.
As far as I’m aware the Galway Chamber of Commerce have not fielded any candidates since 1974.
Another one taken from the Galway Adertiser.
From the 2004 Local Elections a leaflet focused on the Qarryvale/ Palmerstown areas from Green Party candidate Fintan McCarthy. McCarthy who had been co-opted to replace his friend Paul Gogarty in 2003 polled 2,440 votes and was easily elected.
Tragically, in 2006 Fintan McCarthy and his girlfriend Sonya Rabbitte died in a road accident whilst holidaying in China.
A tribute from Paul Gogarty is here
The Lefalet is uploaded in *.pdf HERE or click on the image to launch.
From the 2007 General Election a Policy Document “Security and Dignity-A Progressive Democrats Policy for Older People”.
Amongst the many items to catch the eye….
“We will increase the basic state pension to €300 per week by 2012.”
I’ve uploaded it in *.pdf form HERE or click on the image to launch.
The 1999 Local Elections Results complete with Full Count Details.
Had this sitting at home and noticed that the fantastic Electionsireland.org did not have the full count details yet for the 1999 Local Elections.
As you can imagine the file is fairly big. Its uploaded in *.pdf HERE or just click on the image to Launch.
From the 1991 Local Elections running in Dublins North Inner City ward a letter to voters from Fine Gael Candidate Dave Kearney. Where he polled 253 votes (Result here)
Jobs were the issue in 1991 , just as they are today.
From the 2009 Local Elections a leaflet for Sinn Fein candidate Charlie Maples running in Castleknock.
Maples polled 484 votes and failed to win a seat.
Many thanks to the sender.
From the 1999 Local Elections a leaflet from Fianna Fail candidate Stephen Egan running in Clontarf. The leaflet focused on pollution at Bull Island.
Egan polled 368 votes and failed to get in. Ivor Callely topped the poll with 30% of the vote!
From the 2009 European Elections a letter sent by Declan Ganley to Canvassers. It focuses on the last 10 days of the campaign and also The Libertas Plan for Jobs (I’ve posted that already HERE).
A 42 page document from 2004. “Green Party input to Review of Dublin Waste Management Plan -John Gormley TD”
uploaded in pdf HERE or Click on the image to launch
An Ad for the late Erskine Childers running in the 1973 Presidential Election. It was interesting that there was no message from Childers himself just one from Lynch.
Also included is a newspaper clipping advertising Fianna Fails Galway Election HQ and a Rally in Eyre Square.
Childers, a TD from 1938 until 1973, had spells as Tánaiste , Minister for Posts and Telegraphs, Minister for Transport and Power, Minister for Lands and Minister for Health.
He was elected to the Presidency in 1973, He passed away on the 17th of November 1974 and was succeeded by Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh.
Taken from the wonderful Galway Advertiser site.
From 2003 a Fine Gael Policy document ‘Action On Alcohol Abuse’.
Its opening paragraph being….
“Ireland’s attitude to alcohol has got to change. We can no longer dismiss alcohol ‘as part of who we are’. We are paying a huge price
with the health and lives of our young people. Paying through clogged up accident and emergency wards. Paying through higher
crime rates and paying through our taxes. Without proper action this situation will, without doubt, worsen.”
I’ve Uploaded it in *.pdf HERE or else click on the image to open it.
A Poster advertising a Public Rally in Limerick on Tuesday 2nd of November. The Rally will be “Launching a Left Challenge for the Next General Election” featuring both Joe Higgins and Cian Prendiville The Socialist Partys ‘Dail Candidate for Limerick’ .
As far as I’m aware Prendiville will be the Socialist Partys first General Election candidate in Limerick.
Issue 1 2004 of the Ogra Fianna Fail Newsletter Grassroots. The cover contains pictures of candidates in the then forthcoming 2004 Local Elections. Amongst them Norma Foley, Lisa McDonald, Niall Collins, Cormac Devlin, Marguerite Fitzpatrick, Cathal Crowe, Michael McGrath and Orla Leydon. Amongst the items covered in the Newsletter are Electronic Voting, Articles from Timmy Dooley, Marc McSharry. There’s also an article on Young candidates focused on Cathal Crowe and Marguerite Fitzpatrick.
I’ve uploaded it in PDF form HERE, or else click on the image to launch it.
You’ll find other issues of Grassroots posted Here
A flyer from the 1% Network advertising their Halloween Treasure Hunt…
On October 30 the 1% Network will be holding a Halloween event amongst the most expensive streets of Dublin where mansions have sold for up to 51 million. We will be meeting at 6.30 in the evening near the RDS (exact venue to be announced). We will be having a look at some of the monsters who think the costs of the crisis should be paid for by the low paid, the sick and the unemployed rather than the 1% who own 34% of the wealth in the country. Come along and join us, fancy dress along the theme of zombie developers, vampire bankers and ghost estates encouraged.
6.30 Oct 30 meeting up outside the AIB HQ on Merrion road
www.onepercentnetwork.org
1percentnetwork@gmail.com
From 2009 a leaflet advertising the Summer Festival of Socialist Youth. The festival was held from the 21st to the 23rd of August in the Youth Hostel in Rathdrum county Wicklow.
Amongst the events planned for the weekend were talks, debates and even a Barbeque.
From the 1991 Local Elections a leaflet for Labour Party candidates John Byrne and Carmel McKenna. John Byrne was elected.
John Byrne has been on Bray Town Council since 1974 (and his father and grandfather before him back to 1912).
Carmel McKenna almost won a seat in 1994 on Bray Town Council. She then ran in the 1999 locals with Liz McManus and John Byrne as running mates. In 2004 she canvassed for the greens and then in 2007 she ran for People Before Profit Alliance .
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