Irish Election Literature

… what you maybe meant to keep…

Jimmy Somers -Labour Party -1983 Dublin Central By Election April 12, 2010

Filed under: Dublin Central,Labour Party — irishelectionliterature @ 1:49 pm
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From the 1983 Dublin Central By-Election, Labour candidate Jimmy Somers. The by-election was caused by the death of Fianna Fail TD George Colley. It was a tough time for Labour who were starting a decline, they won just two of the 52 Dublin City Council seats in the 1985 Local Elections.
Jimmy Somers finished fifth behind the Fianna Fail, Fine Gael, Workers Party and Sinn Fein Candidates. Fianna Fails Tom Leonard was elected.
Amongst the items mentioned is Labours commitment for a Divorce Referendum, Drugs and Crime.
Jimmy Somers is a former President of SIPTU and was previously in the ITGWU. He was also a local to the area.

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Letter from Ed O’Brien -Fianna Fail -Lucan 2004 Local Elections April 11, 2010

Filed under: Fianna Fail — irishelectionliterature @ 9:46 am
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From the 2004 Local Elections in the Lucan LEA, A letter to voters from Fianna Fail candidate Ed O’Brien. In the letter he writes amongst other things that he is a local and will be taking his posters down.
He polled 480 votes and failed to win a seat.

 

Mary Muldoon, Alan Shatter -Fine Gael -1991 Local Elections Rathfarnham April 10, 2010

Filed under: Dublin South,Fine Gael — irishelectionliterature @ 10:10 am
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Fine Gael candidates Alan Shatter and Mary Muldoon from the 1991 local Elections in the Rathfarnham LEA. Both Alan Shatter and Mary Muldoon were elected.
Traffic and Knocklyon School were amongst the issues mentioned. Anyone familiar with the area will remember the issues with Traffic especially later on when the M50 ended at Tallaght.

 

Gearóid Ó Maoilmhichil -Labour Party -2004 Local Elections Crumlin-Kimmage April 9, 2010

Filed under: Dublin South Central,Labour Party — irishelectionliterature @ 9:06 am
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From the 2004 Local Elections in the Crumlin-Kimmage ward, Labour Party candidate Gearóid Ó Maoilmhichil. Gearóid Ó Maoilmhichil was Eric Byrnes running mate and failed to win a seat.
Gearóid Ó Maoilmhichil is now the National Children’s Officer of the GAA.

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Liz O’Donnell -Progressive Democrats – Dublin South 2007 April 8, 2010

Filed under: Dublin South,Progressive Democrat — irishelectionliterature @ 2:41 pm
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From the 2007 General Election campaign in Dublin South, a rather airbrushed Progressive Democrat candidate Liz O’Donnell.
Liz O’Donnell was first elected to Dublin City Council in 1991 for Rathmines. Liz O’Donnell had been active in Mary Robinson’s 1990 Presidential campaign. In his book Ruairi Quinn claimed that she had contacted him wanting to help the Labour campaign of Mary Freehill, then she appeared as the Progressive Democrat candidate for Rathmines (where she outpolled Freehill).
In 1992 Liz O’Donnell stood in Dublin South and was elected. She was returned each time until this 2007 General Election where she lost her seat.

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Jim O’Callaghan -Fianna Fail -2004 LE Rathmines.

Filed under: Fianna Fail — irishelectionliterature @ 8:44 am
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From May 2004 a Newsletter produced by Fianna Fail candidate in the Rathmines Ward Jim O’Callaghan. Jim O’Callaghan, brother of RTEs Miriam O’Callaghan, failed to win a seat, he also missed out in the 2007 General Election. He did however win a seat in the 2009 Local election when amongs the competition was Garrett Tubridy, brother of RTEs Ryan Tubridy.
The Leaflet itself contains local issues and also a detailed profile of the candidate and his family.
Also a small bit urging a number 2 vote for party colleague Michael Donnelly and also to vote for Eoin Ryan in the European Elections.

‘Click on the images to make them larger’

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Tony McDermott -Green Party -2004 LE Terenure /Rathfarnham April 7, 2010

Filed under: Green Party,Green Party/ Green Alliance — irishelectionliterature @ 9:47 am
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From the 2004 Local Elections Green Party Candidate Tony McDermott who was elected in the Terenure Rathfarnham ward.
Tony McDermott also ran in the 2007 General Election in Dublin South Central polling well but not enough to win a seat.
He failed to hold his Council seat in 2009.

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Terry Kelleher -Socialist Party -2009 LE Balbriggan April 6, 2010

Filed under: Socialist Party — irishelectionliterature @ 10:18 am
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From the 2009 Local Elections in Balbriggan, a leaflet from Socialist Party candidate Terry Kelleher.
Terry Kelleher was running for both Fingal County Council and Balbriggan Town Council. He was elected to Balbriggan Town Council.
He is pictured here with Cllr Clare Daly.

 

 

Brian Tector -Fine Gael- 2004 LE Terenure Rathfarnham April 5, 2010

Filed under: Dublin South,Fine Gael — irishelectionliterature @ 10:55 pm
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From the 2004 Local Elections, A letter from Fine Gael candidate Brian Tector showing that he understands the issues.
Despite polling a very healthy 1,603 votes, Brian Tector failed to win a seat.

 

Mick Finnegan-Workers Party 2007 Dublin Mid West

Filed under: Workers Party — irishelectionliterature @ 1:29 pm
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From the 2007 General Election, Workers Party candidate Mick (Michael) Finnegan running in Dublin Mid West where he polled 366 votes. A native of Cavan, Mick Finnegan is currently President of The Workers Party.

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“De Rossa Delivers”- Proinsias De Rossa -Democratic Left -1997 GE Dublin North West April 4, 2010

Filed under: Democratic Left — irishelectionliterature @ 11:06 pm
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From the 1997 General Election campaign, A leaflet from Democratic Left Leader Proinsias De Rossa running in Dublin North West. The leaflet lists the achievemenst of The Rainbow Government both nationally and locally.
Issues covered include the regeneration of Ballymun, ‘A Northside light Rail system …is planned’, ‘Control of horses act has been introduced’, ‘Local community groups… have recieved significant funding’.

 

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Roger Garland -Green Alliance -1987 Dublin South March 31, 2010

Filed under: Dublin South,Green Party,Green Party/ Green Alliance — irishelectionliterature @ 10:00 pm
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From the 1987 General Election in Dublin South the Green candidate Roger Garland. Garland later became a Ireland’s first Green TD in the 1989 General Election, before losing his seat in 1992.
He had also stood in the Ecology party’s initial electoral outing in November 1982 getting 950 votes in Dublin South.

In 1987 the Green Alliance policies were very much left of centre. There was no mention of such thing as Global Warming or depleting ozone layers. From memory of the times Acid Rain was what we were really scared of. The European Greens got a far bigger mention then in Green Literature, than they do now.
Reposting this leaflet as earlier Garland post had leaflets from 2 different elections.
Click on the images to make them more readable

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Christy Dunne, John Noonan -Sinn Fein -1987 GE Dublin South West March 29, 2010

Filed under: Sinn Fein — irishelectionliterature @ 3:41 pm
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From the 1987 General Election, Christy Dunne and John Noonan running for Sinn Fein in Dulin South West. Christy Dunne got 378 votes whilst John Noonan got 1001 votes. Neither were elected.
The Leaflet gives mention of the issues of the time, Unemployment , housing and the establishment of a 32 county Socialist Republic.

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Ruairi Quinn -Labour Party -2002 Dublin South East

Filed under: Labour Party — irishelectionliterature @ 10:32 am
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From the 2002 General Election campaig n in Dublin South East, the then Labour Party leader Ruairi Quinn. Quinn was comfotably elected.
The image of Ruair Quinn waving whilst Kevin Humphreys, Mary Freehill and Dermot Lacey stay cool and calm is one I’ve always liked.

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Tony Kett , Ernie Beggs,Tom Stafford -Fianna Fail -1991 LE North Inner City March 28, 2010

Filed under: Bertie,Dublin Central,Fianna Fail — irishelectionliterature @ 2:11 pm
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From the 1991 Local Elections Fianna Fail candidates Tony Kett , Ernie Beggs and Tom Stafford. The late Tony Kett and Tom Stafford were both elected.
The Galway born Kett was a close friend of Bertie Ahern and was elected to the Seanad in 1997 where he served until his passing in 2009.

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Marie Ardagh -Fianna Fail -Terenure Rathfarnham 2004 LE March 27, 2010

Filed under: Dublin South Central,Fianna Fail — irishelectionliterature @ 6:56 pm
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A flyer from then Mayor of South County Dublin, Marie Ardagh running for Fianna Fail in Terenure-Rathfarnham ward in the 2004 local Elections.
Marie Ardagh was elected comfortably.

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‘Do you want… more of the Same?’-Aidan Culhane -Labour Party- 2007 GE Dublin South

Filed under: Dublin South,Labour Party — irishelectionliterature @ 9:39 am
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From the 2007 general Election, a leaflet from Labour candidate Aidan Culhane running in Dublin South. The stark image of hospital trollyes are used to criticise the existing government.
Aidan Culhane didn’t win a seat.

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Wonderful posters for Seamas O’Neill -Independent -Dundrum -2009 Local Elections. March 26, 2010

Filed under: Dublin South,Independent — irishelectionliterature @ 12:24 pm
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Two wonderful and unusual posters for Independent candidate Seamas O’Neill for the 2009 Local Elections in Dundrum.
Seamus O’Neill polled 603 votes and failed to be elected. Still his posters were very noticable for their uniqueness during the campaign.
(many thanks to Seamus O’Neill for sending me these at the time)

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