A series of Anti Popes visit posters from the UK (with the final one being one from Australia in 2008). The posters are from the Protest the Pope website.
They are due to be used in a Protest on Saturday 18th September 2010 in London.
A series of Posters protesting at the Popes visit to the UK. September 16, 2010
Laurence Fallon -Fine Gael -2009 LE Mid Roscommon September 15, 2010
From the 2009 Local Elections a flyer for Fine Gael candidate Laurence Fallon running for Roscommon County Council.
Fallon and his Fine Gael Colleague Dominick Connolly were both elected.
Eamon McCann for Foyle -2005 Socialist Environmental Alliance Manifesto
From the 2005 Westminster Elections The Manifesto for the Socialist Environmental Alliance candidate Eamon McCann running in Foyle. Veteran Campaigner McCann polled 1,649 votes.
As the pages are too large I’ve uploaded the manifesto in PDF form HERE
A Message from Liz O’Donnell TD (asking to vote for Victor Boyhan) -2004 LE Blackrock
From the 2004 Local Elections a letter from Liz O’Donnell asking for a vote for Victor Boyhan. Oddly enough O’Donnell wasn’t a TD for the area.
Despite polling 1,433 votes (3rd after the first count in a four seater) Boyhan lost his seat. He regained it running as an Independent in 2009.
Marie ‘The Shamrock’ Murphy -Fianna Fail -Kanturk 2004 Local Elections September 14, 2010
From the 2004 Local Elections a leaflet for Fianna Fail candidate Marie “The Shamrock” Murphy running in Kanturk. She was elected although lost her seat in 2009.
Many thanks to the sender who notes…
The name ‘Shamrock’ comes from a pub in the village of Kiskeam in North Cork, which I think her husband owned at one point. Her husband John B had been a councillor but due to ill health resigned and Marie took the seat on the council.
Kevin Wingfield -Socialist Workers Party -2004 Local Elections -Ballymun
From the 2004 Local Elections a leaflet for Socialist Workers Party candidate Kevin Wingfield running in Ballymun-Whitehall where he received 256 votes. It was a vast improvement on the 69 votes he received in the 1999 Local Elections.
A copy of the Christian Solidarity Party Website from 2003 September 13, 2010
From 2003 a copy of the Christian Solidarity Party Website http://www.comharcriostai.org
The website was up for just over two years.
Click HERE or on the image below to open.
Patricia McKenna -‘Champion of Irish Democracy’ -Green Party -2007 GE Dublin Central
From the 2007 General election, a leaflet for Green Party candidate and former MEP Patricia McKenna running in Dublin Central.
She polled 1,995 votes and failed to win a seat.
The theme of Champion of Irish Democracy focuses on her Supreme court challenge on Referendum spending.
Mary Grehan -Independent -2002 GE Louth
From the 2002 General Election a flyer for the Late Mary Grehan running as an Independent in Louth where she polled 2,384 votes. A prominent Anti-Sellafield campaigner and well known GP in Dundalk, Mary Grehan had run for the PDs in 1997. For many years she was a member of both Louth County Council and Dundalk Town Council.
Her son Alan Grehan was elected in 2009 to Louth County Council and Dundalk Town Council.
‘The Finglas People’- Feb/March 2007 -Irish Socialist Network September 12, 2010
From the run up to the 2007 General Election a newsletter from the Irish Socialist Network ‘The Finglas People’.
Th newsletter mentions John O’Neills candidacy and has a profile of his political History and Community work on the ground.
We also get Issues such as Private Hospitals, the M50 Toll bridge and examples of the inequalities of our Health Services.
No To EU Battlegroups -Connolly Youth Movement Lisbon Sticker
From the First Lisbon Referendum a Sticker from the Connolly Youth Movement.
“Rapists Out, Out, Out of ….” Poster from bus stop last week
I found this plastered to the bus stop last week and it has been put up fairly widely.
For legal reasons I’ve blacked out where it refers to as it may be a specific case.
I’m not sure who is behind it and am pretty sure it has nothing to do with Larry Murphy.
Sinn Fein anti Water Charges Leaflet September 11, 2010
I just think this is so simple and effective. They were left around shopping centres and were the same size as a 500 euro note!
Many thanks to the sender.
LEFTLINE -Radical analysis from the Irish Socialist Network -March 2006
From March 2006 (I think) a newsletter “LEFTLINE -Radical analysis from the Irish Socialist Network”
The Dublin Riots, The Bin Tax and the Iraq war are amongst the items covered.
I Have uploaded it in *.pdf form here
Save Saint Luke’s Cancer Hospital Campaign Leaflet September 10, 2010
A recent leaflet issued by the Save Saint Luke’s Cancer Hospital Campaign.
Minister Harney announced in 2005 that St James’ Hospital would be the southside centre of excellence with the consequence that down the line St Luke’s would close.
In 2006, St Luke’s patient Joe Guilfoyle started a national campaign to save St Luke’s which quickly gathered members all over Ireland.
Supporters of the campaign are encouraged to meet their local Fianna Fail or Green TD to discuss the issue.
At Present St Luke’s is due to be wound down and closed in 2014.
The campaign is not affiliated to any political party.
Save Saint Lukes on Facebook
Save Saint Lukes on Twitter
Many thanks to the campaign for sending me this.
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Sallins Fianna Fail News – Summer 2010
Recently posting an old Fianna Fail Cumman newsletter , prompted a few more recent ones to arrive.
This is the Summer 2010 Sallins Fianna Fail News.
Theres a few local issues, including flood prevention works. Many of you may remember parts of Sallins being flooded earlier in the year.
Ivor Callely urging a ‘Tattooing and Piercing info campaign’ -From 1999
Happened upon this 1999 press release from Ivor Callely where he urges a ‘Tattooing and piercing info campaign’
Given his current difficulties his press release sounds even more bizarre. There must have been an uproar at the time on Joe Duffy about Tatoos and Piercings.
Tánaiste Mary Coughlan and Fianna Fail TD Noel O’Flynn-Their websites from 1999 September 9, 2010
Have been doing a bit of messing around with the wayback machine….
Here’s the websites of two Fianna Fail TDs from 1999
A Link to Tánaiste Mary Coughlans Website from 1999
And A Link to
Noel O’Flynns Website from 1999
Not all links work and things may be slow to load…
To be fair Mary Coughlans site wasn’t too bad.
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