From the 1992 General Election a leaflet from Larry O’Toole who was running for Sinn Féin in Dublin North East. He polled 1,088 votes and missed out on a seat.
Leaflet from Larry O’Toole – Sinn Féin – 1992 General Election – Dublin North East July 13, 2026
Leaflet from Conor Cruise O’Brien, Joseph O’Connor and Paddy Dunne – Labour Party – 1973 General Election – Dublin North East
From the 1973 General Election a Leaflet from Conor Cruise O’Brien, Joseph O’Connor and Paddy Dunne who were running for The Labour Party in Dublin North East. Conor Cruise O’Brien was elected.
Leaflet from Noel Peers – Progressive Democrats – Dublin North East – 1989 General Election June 29, 2026
A Leaflet from Noel Peers who was running for The Progressive Democrats in Dublin North East in the 1989 General Election. He polled 812 votes and missed out on a seat.
Leaflet from Michael Gleeson – Aontacht Eireann – Dublin North East – 1973 General Election
A Leaflet from Michael Gleeson who was running for Aontacht Eireann in Dublin North East in the 1973 General Election. HE polled 1325 votes and missed out on a seat.
Leaflet from Jack Belton, James Trainor – Fine Gael – 1948 General Election – Dublin North East June 24, 2026
A Leaflet from Jack Belton and James Trainor running for Fine Gael in the 1948 General Election in Dublin North East. Jack Belton was elected.
Leaflet from George Colley, Charles Haughey, Stan O’Brien, Eugene Timmons – Fianna Fáil – 1961 General Election – Dublin North East
A Leaflet from George Colley, Charles Haughey, Stan O’Brien and Eugene Timmons who were running for Fianna Fáil in the 1961 General Election in Dublin North East. Colley, Haughey and Timmons were elected.
Leaflet from Charles Haughey – Fianna Fáil -1956 Dublin North East By-Election November 26, 2025
From the 1956 Dublin North East By-Election (caused by the death of Alfie Byrne) a leaflet from Charles Haughey running for Fianna Fáil. He polled 13,950 votes losing out to Alfie Byrnes son Patrick ,who polled 18129 votes.
Leaflet from Frank Ryan and George Gilmore -Republican Congress – 1936 Local Elections October 14, 2015
From the 1936 Local Elections a leaflet from Frank Ryan and George Gilmore who were running for Republican Congress in The Dublin North West Ward and The Dublin North East Ward. Gilmore polled 730 votes and Ryan polled 418 votes. Both Ryan and Gilmore lived in interesting times. Both had been involved in the IRA and Ryan fought in the Spanish Civil War.
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Leaflet from Sean O’Moore , Frank Robbins -National Labour Party -1948 General Election- Dublin North East September 13, 2014
From the 1948 General Election a leaflet from Sean O’Moore and Frank Robbins who were running for the National Labour Party in Dublin North East. Both candidates were veterans of 1916. Sean O’Moore polled 440 votes and Frank Robbins polled 476 votes. Neither were elected.
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Leaflet from Terence Flanagan- Fine Gael- 2011 General Election Dublin North East January 20, 2013
From the 2011 General Election a leaflet from Fine Gaels Terence Flanagan who was running in Dublin North East. First elected to the Dail in 2007, Flanagan topped the poll in 2011 and was elected on the first count.
Leaflet from Conor Cruise O’Brien, Joe O’Connor, Paddy Dunne -Labour – 1973 General Election Dublin North East April 4, 2012
From the 1973 General Election a flyer from Labour Party Dublin North East candidates Conor Cruise O’Brien, Joe O’Connor and Paddy Dunne. Cruise O’Brien was elected with 7,774 votes, Dunne polled 3,106 votes and missed out whilst O’Connor polled 1,451 votes.
Paddy Dunne was a longstanding Labour Councillor and former Lord Mayor of Dublin who stood in numerous General Elections without success. In 1981 he was nominated to the Seanad.
Joe O’Connor ran again a year later in the Local Elections but failed to win a seat.
Conor Cruise O’Brien had first been elected in 1969 and after this 1973 election was appointed to cabinet as Minister for Posts and Telegraphs. He lost his seat in 1977 and served two years in the Seanad. He later joined Robert McCartneys United Kingdom Unionist Party and was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum. He is also well known as a writer of many books and a columnist with the Irish Independent.
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Flyer from Terence Flanagan- Fine Gael Dublin North East- 2007 General Election July 7, 2011
From the 2007 General Election, a Flyer from Terence Flanagan one of the Fine Gael candidates in Dublin North East.
Despite being in fifth place after the first count on 4,483 votes he was second over the line to be elected in the 3 seater. He was returned again in 2011.
“A Worker on the Ground – Always Around” Martin Brady -Fianna Fail -1997 General Election -Dublin North East July 1, 2011
From the 1997 General Election a leaflet from Fianna Fail candidate in Dublin North East Martin Brady. Notice how crime was the first issue listed … Zero Tolerance on crime which was one of the main tenets of that 1997 Fianna Fail Election campaign. He also gives a mention to “Proper controls to stem the flow of illegal immigrants”.
Brady was elected.
“Stop the Motorways -Say the Greens”-Keith Redmond- Progressive Democrats 2007 GE Dublin North East June 25, 2011
From the 2007 General Election a flyer from Progressive democrat candidate Keith Redmond who was running in Dublin North East. On the reverse is one of a series of cartoons used by the PDs during that campaign with the theme being “Stop the Motorways -Say the Greens”.
Redmond polled 749 votes.
Stephen O’Byrnes -Progressive Democrats -Dublin North East 1992 GE March 11, 2011
From the 1992 General Election a flyer for Progressive Democrat candidate Stephen O’Byrnes running in Dublin North East. He polled 2,034 votes and failed to win a seat.
O’Byrnes spent a number of years working for the PDs including a spell as Press secretary.
“Keep Sinn Fein Out!” -‘Vote Power No 1’ -Averil Power -Fianna Fail-Dublin North East March 1, 2011
“Keep Sinn Fein Out!” reads the leaflet from Fianna Fails Averil Power running in Dublin North East in the 2011 General Election. She quotes The Evening Herald, The Irish Times and Newstalk to argue her case that she was the only candidate to stop Sinn Feins Larry O’Toole being elected. In the end neither Power or O’Toole were elected as Labour’s Sean Kenny took the third and final seat.
Flyer for Raymond Sexton -Independent- Dublin North East February 26, 2011
From the 2011 General Election a flyer for Independent candidate Raymond Sexton who is running in Dublin North East.
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Flyer for Eamonn Blaney -New Vision -Dublin North East -2011 General Election February 19, 2011
A Flyer for Eamonn Blaney an Independent running under the ‘New Vision’ banner in Dublin North East in the 2011 General Election. Blaney is a son of former Minister and Independent Fianna Fail TD the late Neil T Blaney, a nephew of former TD Harry Blaney, a grandson of former TD Neal Blaney, a cousin of Niall Blaney who is retiring at this election and Councillor Liam Blaney as well as a brother of Dara Blaney who is standing in Donegal North East also under the New Vision Banner.
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