Irish Election Literature

… what you maybe meant to keep…

Eamon Ryan -Green Party- Dublin South 2007 GE March 5, 2010

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From the 2007 General Election in Dublin South, Green Party Minister Eamon Ryan. It has a little profile of himself. A list of his achievements over the previous five years, which include being ‘Magill TD of the year 2007’, the creation of ‘No Logo Day’ and a Green Energy Fair in Lepardstown Racecourse.
Then on the reverse “Vote Eamon Ryan No. 1 so that in Government he can …..”
‘Provide better, more affordable housing’ , ‘Invest in faster, safer and cleaner public transport’ , ‘Support parents with young children’, ‘Deliver a proper health care system’ and ‘Develop a new Green economy’.

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Alan Shatter- ‘His record speaks for itself’ -2007 GE Dublin South

Filed under: Dublin South,Fine Gael — irishelectionliterature @ 9:35 am
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Another from the Alan Shatter stable of imaginative/ corny leaflets. This time from the 2007 General election campaign. The jacket slung over the shoulder and the silhouette of it in reverse on the back…..
The pink almost takes away from the serious issues he mentions.

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Denis O’Donovan -Fianna Fail- Cork South West 2007 March 4, 2010

Filed under: Cork,Fianna Fail — irishelectionliterature @ 9:25 am
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From the 2007 General Election. Fianna Fail candidate in Cork South West, the now Senator Denis O’Donovan.
Denis O’Donovan lost his seat despite party colleague Joe Walsh retiring. Instead Independent Christy O’Sullivan was recruited and stood on the Fianna Fail ticket with O’Donovan and it was O’Sullivan who won the Fianna Fail seat.

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Frank Chambers- Fianna Fail -Mayo 2007 March 1, 2010

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From the 2007 General election in Mayo, Fianna Fail candidate Frank Chambers. In a tight contest it was always going to be hard for Chambers to win a seat, especially with Beverly Cooper-Flynn running as an Independent.
Of the 3 Fianna Fail candidates only Dara Callery was elected.

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Eugene Regan- Fine Gael -2007 GE Dun Laoghaire February 26, 2010

Filed under: Dun Laoghaire,Fine Gael — irishelectionliterature @ 9:27 am
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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.

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Mary Roche-Independent -Waterford 2007 February 25, 2010

Filed under: Independent,Independent Fianna Fails — irishelectionliterature @ 11:53 am
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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.

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Trevor Sargent, Joe Corr -Green Party -Dublin North 2007 February 23, 2010

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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

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Maria Corrigan – Fianna Fail -2007 Dublin South

Filed under: Dublin South,Fianna Fail — irishelectionliterature @ 9:30 am
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From the 2007 General Election, a flyer from Fianna Fail Candidate Maria Corrigan. Maria Corrigan was originally elected to the council for Glencullen in 1999. She failed to win a seat in both the 2002 and 2007 General Elections. However she was appointed to the Seanad by then Taoiseach Bertie Ahern in 2007.
WIth the passing of Seamus Brennan and Tom Kitts impending retirement she is thought to have a good chance of winning a Fianna Fail nomination for the next election.

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Joe Behan -Fianna Fail (now Independent)-2007 GE Wicklow February 22, 2010

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From the 2007 General election. The now Independent TD Joe Behan when running for Fianna Fail in Wicklow. He is full of praise for outgoing Independent TD Mildred Fox.
Joe Behan has been a councillor since 1985, so would be well acquainted with many of the problems in Wicklow and indeed well set up to hold his seat.
The Green Agenda, Farming, commuting,Housing and Education (Joe Behan is an ex Primary School Principal and Teacher) are the main issues he asks for support upon.

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John O’Neill -Irish Socialist Network -2007 GE -Dublin North West

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From the 2007 General Election, Irish Socialist Network candidate John O’Neill. John O’Neill recieved 505 votes.

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Johnny Brady, Noel Dempsey -Fianna Fail -Meath West 2007 February 19, 2010

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From the 2007 General Election, Meath West Fianna Fail candidates Johnny Brady and Noel Dempsey. Both were comfortably elected.

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John Kelly -Independent (now Labour)- Roscommon South Leitrim 2007 February 15, 2010

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From the 2007 General election, John Kelly running as an Independent in Roscommon-South Leitrim. John Kelly was recently unveiled as a recruit to the Labour Party.
“Imagine an Independent candidate with the balance of power in Your Area” writes Kelly.
Backed by the Hospital Action Committee he polled over 4,500 votes. In the 2009 local elections Valerie Byrne and Paula McNamara both polled over 1000 votes running for the Hospital Action Committee.
There was no Labour candidate in the 2009 local election in Roscommon and one, John Feely in Carrick On Shannon who polled just 285 votes.
It will be interesting to see if Kelly can build on his 2007 vote.

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Peter O’Sullivan – Independent -Dublin South East 2007 February 12, 2010

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From the 2007 General election in Dublin South East, Independent candidate Peter O’Sullivan. Despite sharing a name with a famous racing comentator, Peter O’Sullivan received  34 votes.
His policies seem decent enough. Hard to find fault with many of his sentiments such as ‘No sell off of StLukes in Rathgar, Better bus services, DART/LUAS shuttle along the canal …’

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‘Bertie’s Team’ -Éamon Ó Cuív,Michael Crowe, Frank Fahey, -Fianna Fail -Galway West 2007 February 11, 2010

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An election flyer for Fianna Fail candidates Michael Crowe, Frank Fahey and Éamon Ó Cuív from Galway West in 2007. Frank Fahey and Éamon Ó Cuív were elected.

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12 reasons to vote for Leo Varadkar -Fine Gael 2007 General election- Dublin West February 10, 2010

Filed under: Fine Gael — irishelectionliterature @ 8:55 am
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One of Fine Gael candidate Leo Varadkars election flyers from the 2007 General election in Dublin West.
Leo claims to have been the only “..candidate…
…who has had to suffer the nightmare of commuting from Dublin 15 to the city centre, Tallaght, Crumlin, Beaumont and Swords for the past four years”.
…who has to pay management fees.”
Fine Gael were also going to introduced an SSIA type scheme for first time buyers.

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Brody Sweeney -Fine Gael -Dublin North East 2007 February 9, 2010

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Brody Sweeney election flyer
From the 2007 General Election in Dublin North East, Fine Gael candidate Brody Sweeney. It was seen as a coup to get the O’Briens Sandwich man on board.
Although polling well, it was his party colleague Terence Flanaghan that won a seat for Fine Gael.

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Sarah Iremonger- Green Party -Cork East 2007

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From the 2007 GEneral Election, Cork East Green Party candidate Sarah Iremonger.
Sarah Iremonger is a founder member of the Sirius Arts Centre in Cobh, She (along with many other Greens) is also ‘active on … the Anti Incinerator campaign…’
Sarah Iremonger polled over 1500 votes but failed to win a seat.

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Noreen Ryan -Fianna Fail -Limerick East 2007 February 8, 2010

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Fianna Fail candidate Noreen Ryan from the 2007 General Election in Limerick East.
Despite Fianna Fail getting the bones of three quotas, the fact that Willie O’Dea got over 2 quotas meant that they only won the two seats and Noreen Ryan lost out.

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