From the 2004 Local Elections for Cork City Council in the Cork North West Ward, Workers Party candidate Mick Crowley.
Mick Crowley polled 358 votes.

Joe MacEnri -Fine Gael -Lucan 2004 LE March 16, 2010
From the 2004 Local Elections Fine Gael candidate Joe MacEnri running in the Lucan LEA. He wasn’t elected.
Messages include Lucan being under represented on the council, schools, youth facilities and Adamamstown.

Albert Doherty, Columba Doherty -Independent Fianna Fail- Innisowen 2004 LE March 15, 2010
From the 2004 Local Elections in Donegal, Independent Fianna Fail candidates Albert Doherty and Columba Doherty. Neither were elected.
Tom Crosby- Independent -2004 LE Roscommon March 14, 2010
From the 2004 Local elections, Independent candidate Tom Crosby running in the Strokestown LEA for Roscommon County Council. Tom Crosby was initially elected as a Fianna Fail councillor in 1991. He has been re-elected to the council ever since.

Killian Forde-Donaghmede Sinn Fein Special Bulletin 2004 on Donaghmede Probation Office March 2, 2010
From April 2004 in the run up to the 2004 local and European Elections, a Donaghmede Sinn Fein special Bulletin on Donaghmede Probation Office.
Then Sinn Fein candidate Killian Forde writes of the true costs of the project and the link between prominent Fianna Fail donors and the location of the office.
Other concerns include the fact that other sites weren’t inspected, the cost overruns, waste of public money and only a part of the offices capacity being used.
Is the office fully occupied now?
John Reynolds and Pearse Doherty- Sinn Fein – 2004 Euro/Local Elections (Roscommon) February 26, 2010
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.
Robert Sargent -Sinn Fein- Crumlin Kimmage 2004 Local Elections February 18, 2010
In 2004 Sinn Fein candidate Robert Sargent was easily elected to Dublin Corporation for the Crumlin Kimmage LEA. He polled over 3200 votes.
He resigned his seat (handing it back to Sinn Fein) just over two years later.
Jim Behan -Independent -Athlone TC 2004 February 13, 2010
From the 2004 Local Elections, Independent candidate Jim Behan who was running for Athlone Town Council. He failed to be elected.
Paddy Kavanagh ‘Free Draw’ -Fine Gael -Enniscorthy 2004 Local Elections February 12, 2010
From the 2004 local elections Fine Gael candidate Paddy Kavanagh. He was standing in the Enniscorthy LEA for Wexford County Council and for Enniscorthy UDC. He was elected to the UDC.
Paddy Kavanagh had been co-opted onto the council to replace Ivan Yates.
I wonder how many entries he received for the competition, the draw took place a week before the election. Given the size of the electorate there must have been good odds on winning. He was also looking to see what the most important issues for voters were.

John Lahart -Fianna Fail -Rathfarnham 2004 Local Elections February 4, 2010
Fianna Fail Candidate John Lahart from the 2004 local Elections in Terenure / Rathfarnham. Lahart topped the poll and got in on the first count.
In 2009 he again got in on the first count.
He is seen as a possible candidate in Dublin South at the next election, especially should Tom Kitt elect not to stand again.
He also asks people to contact him (rather than the council) should all his posters not be taken down.
Leo Cox -Fine Gael -2004 LE Roscommon January 31, 2010
Rooskey based Fine Gael candidate Leo Cox from the 2004 Local elections. Leo Cox stood in the Strokestown LEA but failed to win a seat on Roscommon County Council.

Bernadette Martin- Green Party 2004 LE Drogheda January 30, 2010
Green Party candidate Bernadette Martin from the 2004 Local Elections in Drogheda. In 2004 she writes ‘….they leave Jesse James in charge of the banks” .

Des Kelly- Fianna Fail -Lucan 2004 Local Elections January 29, 2010
From the 2004 Local Elections in Lucan, a leaflet from Fianna Fail candidate Des Kelly.
He failed to win a seat.
Michael O’Dowd -Fine Gael – Louth 2004 Local Elections January 27, 2010
Michael O’Dowd, brother of Fine Gael TD Fergus O’Dowd and publisher Niall O’Dowd from the 2004 Local Elections in Drogheda. He won a seat.
Eamonn Walsh -Labour Party- 2004 Local elections Terenure/Rathfarnham January 26, 2010
From the 2004 local elections, former Labour TD Eamonn Walsh. Walsh served one Dail term having been elected along with Mervyn Taylor in the Spring Tide of 1992.
(Walsh at electionsireland.org)

“Create a Fuss- Vote For Guss” -Guss O’Connell -Independent- Lucan 2004 LE January 25, 2010
Independent Councillor Guss O’Connell from the 2004 Local Elections. Guss who worked for FAS at the time.
John Pender -Fianna Fail -Tullow 2004 January 22, 2010
From the 2004 local elections where Fianna Fail candidate John Pender (John on electionsirealnd.org) was comfortably elected to Carlow County Council in the Tullow LEA.
‘Who is Alan Foran?’- Fianna Fail- 2004 LE Rathfarnham/Terenure January 18, 2010
From the 2004 Local elections Terenure/Rathfarnham Ward.(Result from electionsireland.org).
Fianna Fail candidate Alan Foran is the ‘big 30’ …. He failed to get in.











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