Irish Election Literature

… what you maybe meant to keep…

Dick Roche Newsletter -Fianna Fail -1989 General Election Wicklow June 28, 2010

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From the 1989 General Election a newsletter from Fianna Fails Dick Roche running in Wicklow. Dick Roche won a seat.
Having been elected in 1987 the Haughey led government, despite support from Fine Gael in the guise of the Tallaght Strategy decided to go to the country for a bigger mandate.
Like today many of the problems dated back to when Fianna Fail had previously been in government, especially the policies of the 1977 to 1981 Fianna Fail Government.
Similar enough to today we get the blurb of problems being tackled although ‘the support and encouragement received from the Irish people‘ isn’t quite as available as it was then.

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Ann Ormonde -Fianna Fail -1989 Dublin South June 9, 2010

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From the 1989 General Election a leaflet for Fianna Fail candidate Ann Ormonde running in Dublin South.
She polled  2,328 votes and failed to get in. (Ann Ormonde at ElectionsIreland.org).
(This leaflet may also be from 1992 not 100% sure)
She writes of her ‘record of accountability and integrity…’
She has recently been mentioned with regard to Seanad expenses.

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Catherine Murphy -The Workers Party -1989 General Election -Kildare June 8, 2010

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From the 1989 General Election a leaflet from Workers Party candidate Catherine Murphy who was running in Kildare. She polled 1,520 votes.
On the same day she was also running in Leinster in the European Elections where she polled 7,089 votes.
Initially elected to Leixlip Town Commission in 1988, she was elected to Kildare County council in 1991 running for the Workers Party.She stood for the Democratic Left in the 1992 and 1997 General Elections before standing for Labour in the 1999 Local Elections. She resigned from Labour and stood as an Independent in the 2004 local elections and sensationally won the 2005 by-election before losing her seat in the 2007 General Election. She topped the poll in in the 2009 Local elections.
Many of the policies and issues mentioned are as relevant now as they were in 1989.

Catherine Murphys Website and Catherine Murphy at electionsireland.org

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George Jones, Godfrey Timmins -Fine Gael -1989 General Election Wicklow April 15, 2010

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From the 1989 General Election in Wicklow, Fine Gael candidates George Jones and Godfrey Timmins (Father of current Fine Gael TD Billy Timmins). Godfrey Timmins was elected. He had lost his seat in the 1987 election having held it since 1968. He retired at the 1997 Election.
Having previously contested the 1981 General Election, George Jones failed to win a seat in 1989 despite getting a decent 4,333 votes. He fell out with Fine Gael and contested the 1991 Local Elections as an Independent before rejoining the party and has stayed there since. He was relected in 2009 to Wicklow County Council.

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Leaflet from Toddy O’Sullivan -Labour Party -1989 Cork South Central March 26, 2010

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From the 1989 General Election, a leaflet from Labour candidate Toddy O’Sullivan running in Cork South Central.
Toddy O’Sulliavn was first elected to the Dail in 1981 and served until losing his seat in the 1997 General Election.
Toddy was Lord Mayor of Cork in 1980 and also had two stints as a Junior minister. In 1986 he was appointed Minister of State at the Dept of the Environment and in 1994 Minister of State at the Dept of Tourism and Trade.

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Ciaran Murphy -Progressive Democrats – 1989 General Election Wicklow March 25, 2010

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From the 1989 General Election, former Fianna Fail TD Ciaran Murphy running for the Progressive Democrats in Wicklow. He served in the Dail from 1973 until losing his seat in the November 1982 General Election.
He polled 2109 votes and was overtaken by Workers Party Candidate Dermot Tobin before being eliminated.
The request to vote 2 and 3 for Fine Gael candidates George Jones and Godfrey Timmins was reflected in a massive 72% transfer to Fine Gael.

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John Connor -Fine Gael -1989 Roscommon-East Galway March 13, 2010

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From the 1989 General election, Fine Gael candidate John Connor. He was elected here in 1989 and again in 1992 in the Longford-Roscommon constituency. He lost his seat in the 1997 elections and failed to regain it in 2002.

 

Geraldine Kennedy (large leaflet) -Progressive Democrats – Dun Laoghaire 1989 General Election March 11, 2010

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The now editor of The Irish Times, Geraldine Kennedy running for the Progressive Democrats in the 1989 General Election in Dun Laoghaire. Having been elected in the 1987 General Election in the wave of PD success, Geraldine Kennedy lost her seat in this 1989 General Election.
You will see reference to Mr Haughey getting an overall majority, a theme later revisited with success in 2002 due to their ‘Single Party Government – No Thanks’ posters and leaflets. Also covered are local issues such as the Shankill bypass and Dun Laoghaire Harbour.
You will also notice The ‘agreed agenda for action with Fine Gael’. Its forgotten now but the PDs went into the 1989 election with a pact with Fine Gael.

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Liam Cosgrave – Fine Gael – Dun Laoghaire 1989 February 1, 2010

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The now disgraced former Fine Gael TD Liam T. Cosgrave from the 1989 General Election in Dun Laoghaire.
From a Fine Gael dynasty, Liam T Cosgrave is son of former Fine Gael leader and Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave and also grandson of another former Fine Gael leader W. T. Cosgrave.
Having lost his seat in 1987 Liam Cosgrave again failed to win a seat in 1989 despite having won the fourth most first preferences in a five seat constituency.
In 2003 he resigned from Fine Gael, after evidence in the Mahon tribunal heard that Cosgrave had accepted illegal payments from property developers in return for voting to rezone property in Dublin. In 2005, Cosgrave pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to disclose to the Standards in Public Office Commission a political donation of £2,500 received from lobbyist Frank Dunlop. He was sentenced to 75 hours Community Service.

Liam Cosgrave Junior

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Liam Kavanagh -Labour Party -Wicklow 1989 January 28, 2010

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Labours Liam Kavanagh From the 1989 General Election in Wicklow. Liam Kavanagh served as a TD from 1969 to 1997 (Liam Kavanagh on electionsireland.org).
In his time he served as Minister for the Public Service, Minister for Labour, Minister for the Environment and Minister for Tourism, Fisheries and Forestry.

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Eithne Fitzgerald -Labour – 1989 Dublin South January 25, 2010

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Labour Candidate, Eithne Fitzgerald from the 1989 General Election in Dublin South. Fitzgerald stood seven times in Dublin South and was elected just the once in 1992 with the highest vote in the country.

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“150 words about local issues in Dun Laoghaire” Eamon Gilmore -Workers Party- 1989 GE January 23, 2010

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From the 1989 General election where the then Councillor Gilmore wins a Dail seat. It was a breakthrough for the Workers Party as they had 7 TDs elected.
I wonder how many of the “150 words about local issues in Dun Laoghaire” are still valid today.
I’m curious about the reference to ‘..Maternity pay for teachers..” though. Is Hogweed still a problem too?

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Flor O’Mahony, Jane Dillon Byrne -Labour- Dun Laoghaire 1989 January 8, 2010

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With Barry Desmond off to Europe, Labours chances of retaining the seat were slim, especially with the Workers Partys Eamon Gilmore on the up. A two candidate strategy made it harder and despite the stature of both candidates the seat was lost to The Workers Party.
Jane Dillon Byrne is still a councillor and the brief pen pic below only gives brief highlights of her career (another leaflet from 1985 gives a better detail) .She was also a swimming teacher…

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Fianna Fail ‘Dun Laoghaire News’- 1989 GE -Brain Hillery, Betty Coffey, David Andrews January 4, 2010

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From the 1989 General Election Campaign, where Fianna Fail called an unneccessary election in the hope of gaining an overall majority. Lots here of interest although these lines…..
“FIANNA FAIL IS THE PARTY
Don’t Interupt its good work”
..take some beating.
Pictured under the corny heading of ‘Tuning in to a working majority’ greeting musicians are Charlie Haughey, Betty Coffey, Brian Hillery and David Andrews behind him. (as an aside if I’m correct and its Dun Laoghaire Shopping Centre in the picture…the escalator in view is where Georgie Burgess exclaims his love for Sharon in the Film ‘The Snapper’)

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Dermot Tobin- Workers Party -Wicklow 1989 December 21, 2009

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Dermot Tobins literature from the 1989 General Election. Times were not unlike today, with fiscal considerations the main issue.
A public jobs scheme is suggested, De Rossas message to the electorate is almost as relevant today as it was back than.
Tobin polled a disappointing 2049 votes down 1500 from John McManus two years previously.

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Tom Foxe- Roscommon Hospital Action Committee Flyer from Roscommon 1989 December 12, 2009

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From the 1989 General Election where Tom Foxe of the Roscommon Hospital Action Committee was elected. Roscommon Hospital Action Committee had a number of councillors elected in 2009, so twenty years on its still an issue.
The leaflet is printed in the Roscommon colours.

 

Emmet Stagg- “Cuts Kill, defend your right to Health”- 1989 GE Kildare December 6, 2009

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Emmet Stagg attacks the cuts in the Health Services in 1989.
“If you can pay,
your child gets heart surgery in a week.

If you can’t pay,
join the waiting list or die. “

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Arthur Morgan – Sinn Fein – Louth 1989 December 3, 2009

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The 1989 General Election and Fish Merchant Arthur Morgan stands for Sinn Fein in Louth. Amongst the issues were the Rod Licence (a number of Independent candidates stood in the 1989 General Election on the Rod Licence issue) and Environmental issues. Louth, because of its proximity to Sellafield, was an area where there was continued suspicion of the health impact of Sellafield.
Saving the counties Hospitals were an issue also. Arthur failed to win a seat.

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