Irish Election Literature

… what you maybe meant to keep…

Trevor Sargent -Green Party -Dublin North -2002 General Election November 10, 2009


First elected in 1992, the then Green Party Leader Trevor Sargents almost apocalyptic letter to Dublin North voters in 2002. Despite the Earth being on its last legs the inside part is positive and paints an excellent picture of Sargent. Not too many leaflets have planes,trains,  boats and buses in with a picture of a red squirrel. The leaflet also illustrates the diversity of the constituency from farming to fishing, recyling to Aer Lingus and transport issues also.
The Greens have a fondness for quotes from the papers and this is no different with quotes from teh Sunday World and Foinnse amongst others.

Sargent had been the Green Partys first ever Leader for less than a year.

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‘A Daddy is for Life not just Saturday’ – Eamonn Quinn- Fathers Rights 2002 October 6, 2009


This is from 2002 GE in Dublin North. There have been a number of candidates and groups going under various Fathers rights banners. The Fathers Rights-Responsibility Party being possibly the most prominent.

 

Independents Health Alliance 2002-Ciaran Goulding October 5, 2009


The Independents Health Alliance fought the 2002, fielding 8 candidates with Finian McGrath being elected. Amongst the other candidates were former Limerick hurler and manager Tom Ryan and the then Independent Councillor (now FG) Molly Buckley.

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Tim O’Brien -Independent Socialist Dublin North 1997 September 18, 2009


From the 1997 General Election, running in Dublin North Independent Socialist Tim O’Brien. Tim O’Brien polled 376 votes and failed to be elected.
Here he lists religious figures, Peter McVerry, Sister Stan and Sean Healy as influences

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