A Leaflet from the shortlived Independent Socialist Party entitled ‘What is The Independent Socialist Party?’. Its from around 1977.
Plenty of interest as they explain what their version of socialism is.
The Party had addresses in bothe Dublin and Belfast.
From Wikipedia.. The Independent Socialist Party was a far left political party in Ireland. It was founded in 1976 as a split from the Irish Republican Socialist Party named the Irish Committee for a Socialist Programme, calling for more prominent socialist politics and less emphasis on paramilitary activity….
What is The Independent Socialist Party? February 28, 2010
Alistair Mc Kinstry -Green Party -1991 local Elections Glencullen February 27, 2010
A simple flyer from the 1991 local Elections for Green candidate Alistair Mc Kinstry. He narrowly missed out on a seat.
Malachy Godfrey -Independent -1999 Local Elections Drogheda
From the 1999 Local Elections for Drogheda Town Council Independent candidate Malachy Godfrey. Malachy Godfrey was elected and relected in 2004.
Niall Ó Brolcháins First Leaflet -Green Party -Galway West
A leaflet sent out by the now Senator Niall Ó Brolcháin in Galway West. I’m not sure exactly when but I suspect it was prior to the 2002 General Election.
Issues covered include Solving the Waste Crisis, Organic Farming, Green Spaces, Balanced regional development and of course Water Quality.
Paschal Mooney – Fianna Fail -2009 Euro Elections February 26, 2010
From the 2009 European Elections, Fianna Fail candidate Paschal Mooney. Known many for ‘keeping it country’ on the radio, he has spent a long time in the Senate.
Tom Doodle Monster Election Rally photo-Listowel 1951 General Election.
Found this old pic at home (I have also seen it in various books on Listowel and North Kerry).
This is a photo of a rally held in Listowel for the election of ‘Tom Doodle’. Prior to the 1951 General Election John B Keane had set up a fictitious political party, the Independent Coulogeous Party, complete with a fictitious candidate, Tom Doodle, who appeared at a ‘Monster Rally’ in Listowel. The picture is from that rally.
A Fergal Keane article about Tom Doodle explains it all… or almost all.
Theres also a short youtube clip of John B Keane talking about Tom Doodle.
I’ve also attached a pic of a class in Listowel taken during the fifties. Notice how many boys are shoeless…
Noel Whelan , Eoin Ryan -Fianna Fail- 1997 GE Dublin South East
From the 1997 General Election, the now Irish Times Pundit Noel Whelan with running Mate Eoin Ryan on the Fianna Fail Ticket in Dublin South East. Ryan was elected.
A fairly detailed version of ‘New Kid on the block’ Whelans career, which is impressive. At 28 he was the parties youngest candidate in Dublin.
Also in the “Protecting Home Buyers Rights” section…
‘Many young people are also deeply concerned about escalating house costs and the current over heating of the Dublin property market….’
Charles Haughey- Message to Electorate Fianna Fail 1987
The generic Fianna Fail 1987 leaflet which would have had candidate details inside. The Message from Charles Haughey to the electorate is interesting.
In similar enough times to now, Haughey had an emphasis on providing employment.
“..People are looking for leadership, for the restoration of confidence and better management of their affairs..”
*A 6 page version of The Programme for National Recovery’ is posted here
John Reynolds and Pearse Doherty- Sinn Fein – 2004 Euro/Local Elections (Roscommon)
From the 2004 local elections and european elections, an election flyer for Sinn Fein candidate in the Strokestown LEA John Reynolds. On the back there is a part with Pearse Doherty, candidate for the Euro North West constituency, plying his wares.
Neither candidate was elected.
Eugene Regan- Fine Gael -2007 GE Dun Laoghaire
From the 2007 General Election in Dun Laoghaire, Fine Gael candidate Senator Eugene Regan.
Regan an economist, Barrister, SC also has had spells in Brussells.
He Specialises in European Law.
First Dail 1919 -Poster with picture of each member. February 25, 2010
This wonderful poster was produced by Michael Finneran TD to commemorate the 90th Anniversary of the First Dail.
It contains a scene from the Dail as well as pictures of each of the members.
(Thanks to Liam Byrne for sending me this)
Click on the poster to enlarge
Mary McAleese ,Gerard Brady, Michael Donnelly and Eoin Ryan -Fianna Fail -Dublin South East 1987
From the 1987 General Election in Dublin South East. The fianna Fail candidates of Mary McAleese, Gerard Brady, Michael Donnelly and Eoin Ryan.
Gerard Brady won a seat. (result at electionsireland.org)
The profiles of all the candidates have items of interest.
For instance Mary McAleese was a member of the Roman Catholic Episcopal Delegation to the New Ireland Forum. Who remembers her now from her time on RTE Radio and Television. Eoin Ryan is a graduate of Kildalton Horticultural College.
Mary Roche-Independent -Waterford 2007
From the 2007 General Election, Independent Councillor Mary Roche in Waterford. A former Fianna Fail councillor, Mary Roche She resigned from FF in 2003 due to their failure to deliver on the 2002 Election promise regarding radiotherapy for Waterford.
The Leaflet also contains a wonderful flow chart.
Enid O’Dowd -Green Alliance -Pembroke 1985 Local Elections February 24, 2010
From the 1985 local elections, the Green Party candidate for the Pembroke Ward, Enid O’Dowd.
Enid O’Dowd polled well but with the likes of well established community activist Carmencita Hederman on the ballot paper it was unlikely she would get in. The Green Party won a seat in Pembroke in the 1991 local Elections through Claire Wheeler.
More recently Enid O’Dowd has been doing some great work on Oireachtas expenses with a number of articles in the Irish Times and an appearance on Liveline.
Eamonn McCann- Socialist Environmental Alliance -2005 Foyle
An election flyer from the 2005 UK Westminister Elections in the Foyle Constituency, Socialist Environmental Alliance (SEA) candidate Eamonn McCann. He received 1,649 votes.
A veteran campaigner, the well known Eamonn McCann ‘has been active in left-wing politics for more than 40 years. He was a member of the Labour Party in the 1960s and provided a strong socialist voice in the early civil rights movement. He first stood for Foyle in 1969. He has been involved ever since in challenging the abuse of State power, particularly in relation to Bloody Sunday.He is a campaigner for the rights of children and disabled people, and against sexism, racism and homophobia.
He is a member of the Socialist Workers’ Party, chairman of the local branch of the NUJ, vice-chairman of Derry Trades Council and a member of Amnesty International. …and lives in Derry with his partner, Goretti Horgan’
‘The SEA offers a better way. The more emphasis we give to the issues which unite us, the better we can handle the issues which divide us.’
Ross O’Mullane -United Minds -Dublin South By-Election 2009
From the 2009 Dublin South By-Election, United Minds/ Independent candidate Ross O’Mullane. He polled 650 votes
O’Mullane writes….
If elected I will enable every citizen in Dublin South to speak and vote on decisions that affect us all using our website http://www.unitedminds.ie.
The idea of consulting constituents over decisions is not new, nor was it new to Dublin South.
In 1997 Gerard Dolan stood for Political Organisation for Work(POW) and planned to ask voters each month their views on issues that were to come up in the Dail.
Trevor Sargent, Joe Corr -Green Party -Dublin North 2007 February 23, 2010
From the 2007 General Election where then Green Party Leader Trevor Sargent ran with a running mate Cllr Joe Corr.
Trevor Sargent was easily elected and Joe Corr polled over 1,300 votes.
The Leaflet is full of the brightness and positive pictures used by Sargent in the past. I see too that he was Magill Politician of the year in 2007
Pat Cox -Progressive Democrats -1992 Cork South Central
The then Progressive Democrat Pat Cox from the 1992 General Election in Cork South Central where he won a seat.
Pat Cox left RTE to run for the Progressive Democrats in the 1989 European Elections where he topped the poll in Munster. This leaflet is from his 1992 Dail Campaign.
In 1994 it was expected that he would remain in the Dail, instead he took on former Party Leader Des O’Malley and held his MEP seat as an Independent. In Brussels he was elected president of the ELDR group in the European Parliament in 1998 and in 2002 he was elected President of the European Parliament. He continued in that role until 2004.
He is now President of ‘The European Movement’.
There are some awaiting his return to Irish Politics.
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