(A rerecording of the first podcast episode where the sound was awful) In the 1991 Local Elections CRAG made National Headlines when taking 4 seats on Cavan County Council. They ran candidates in subsequent elections too.
From the 1991 Local Election Campaign a leaflet from The Workers Party -South Inner City Branch promoting candidates Andy Smith and Brian O’Connor. Running in the South Inner City LEA Brian O’Connor polled 778 votes and Andy Smith 600 votes and both missed out on seats.
From the 1991 Local Elections, “Green ‘Boro’ issue 4” The Newsletter from The Central Dun Laoghaire Borough Green Group. It gives details of objections for plans for the Harbour Board Plan for the West Pier. It also lists the candidates in the 3 Borough LEAs, Bloackrock, Dun Laoghaire and Blackrock. I’ve scanned and uploaded it in pdf format here
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From the 1991 Local Elections, a Leaflet from Marian McGennis running for Fianna Fáil in Mulhuddart. She polled 903 votes and retained her seat.
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From the 1991 Local Elections a leaflet for Timmy Hammersley, Roger Kennedy, Sean McCarthy, William McInerney and Josephine Quinlan who were running for Fianna Fail in Cashel.
Timmy Hammersley and Sean McCarthy were elected.
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From the 1991 Local Elections a Leaflet from Vincent Kenny who was running as an Independent in Rathfarnham. He polled 760 votes and missed out on a seat.
From the 1991 Local Elections a leaflet from Tom Freeman, Padraig McNally, Joe Meegan and Rosaleen O’Hanlon who were running for Fianna Fail in Carrickmacross. Padraig McNally and Rosalyn O’Hanlon were elected.
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A leaflet from Michael Reeves who was running as an Independent in the 1991 Local Elections in Clontarf. He polled 96 votes and missed out on a seat.
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From the 1991 Local Elections a leaflet from Dominic Noonan of The Christian Principles Party who was running in Clontarf. He polled 1.048 votes and missed out on a seat.
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from the 1991 Local Elections for the Celbridge LEA “Maynooth Labour News” urging a number one vote for John McGinley. On the back it asks for a number 2 for Colm Purcell and a number 3 for Emmet Stagg. It has details of the ‘ROAR’ campaign (Repair our awful roads) , a picture of what was the public toilets in Maynooth and a few other local items.
Stagg and Purcell were elected, although John McGinley was co-opted to the council in 1992 to replace Emmet Stagg.
Another bunch of old local election results mostly unavailable on Electionsireland.org
The main page for old local Election results I’ve uploaded to date is HERE
These are in excel format
From the 1991 Local Elections a flyer from Fine Gael candidate Michael McShane who was running in Rathmines
In 1974 he polled 1,276 votes and narrowly missed out on a seat before being elected in 1979 and reelected in 1985. He polled 507 votes in these 1991 Local Elections and lost his seat.
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From the 1991 Local Elections a flyer for Fianna Fail candidates Michael Donnelly, Mary Hanafin and Derek Mooney who were running in Rathmines. Michael Donnelly topped the poll with 1,985 votes whilst Mary Hanafin polled 1,083 votes and lost the seat she had won in 1985. Derek Mooney polled 309 votes and also missed out. (Result here)
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Another bunch of old local election results mostly unavailable on Electionsireland.org
The main page for old local Election results I’ve uploaded to date is HERE
These are in excel format
Mayo County Council Local Election Results 1925 to 2009
From the 1991 Local Elections in Bray an anti Shane Ross leaflet that was distributed by dissafected Fine Gael members in Bray. (In over 2,500 posts this is the first time I’ve actually redacted a leaflet, such are the scurrilous nature of the accusations made about Shane Ross in the leaflet.)
The candidacy of Ross caused a split in Fine Gael in North Wicklow leading to a number of former Fine Gael members (and Councillors) standing as Independent “Voice of Wicklow” candidates. In the end despite the dirty tricks campaign Ross was elected having polled 642 votes. He stood again for Fine Gael in the 1992 General Election but failed to win a seat.
Another selection of Old Local Election results in excel format. This time from Kilkenny, Laois and Leitrim
The Main page for all the old Local Election results posted to date is HERE
Kilkenny County Council Local Election Results 1955 to 2009
From the 1991 Local Elections a leaflet from then Workers Party candidate Catherine Murphy with the headline “Stand Up For Kildare”. Running in the Celbridge Ward she polled 1,242 votes and was elected on the third count.
She is now an Independent TD for Kildare North.
Two old leaflets from the late Tony Gregory. One from the 1991 Local Elections and the second I think from 1992.
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