Martin Walsh of The Socialist Party in Dublin South Central in the 1997 General Election. Martin Walsh polled 328 votes. Walsh a shop steward at Packard Electrical in Tallaght from 1987 to 1996 and also had a role with the ATGWU.
Leaflet mentions some of the scandals of the time such as the Hepatitis C and Lowry/Dunne affair.
Tom Allen of the Progressive Democrats from the 1991 Local Elections in the North Inner City. Tom Allen failed to win a seat. As far as I’m aware ,Allens Chemist is still on the go.
Tom also had a decent sporting pedigree and was involved with Clonliffe Harriers, Dorset United and Whitehall Gaels to name but a few. The pity for him was that most of these were based outside his electoral area.
Rory Hearne, the People Before Profit candidate in the 2007 General Election in Dublin South East. He polled 591 votes.
Fine Gael candidate Brendan Brady from the 1997 General Election where he failed to win a seat in Dublin North West.
Brendan writes “… The Country has had its fair share of Fianna Fail Governments and the people have had enough of Golden Circles and scandals…” yet it was Fianna Fail that were voted in.
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)
Labour Candidate, Eithne Fitzgerald from the 1989 General Election in Dublin South. Fitzgerald stood seven times in Dublin South and was elected just the once in 1992 with the highest vote in the country.
The Democratic Left were opposed to Water charges, Water Tax or Water Rates. They wanted to put pressure on other councillors to oppose them too.
Looking at the previous years vote thats shown, some Fine Gael and Fianna Fail voted against the charges.
The Government were seen to be bringing in these extra taxes whilst at the same time having the Tax Amnesty.
“In 1985 the Councils in Dublin, following the election of councillors such as The Democratic Lefts Eamon Gilmore…….” took a bit of phrasing considering Gilmore was elected for The Workers Party.
Independent Councillor Guss O’Connell from the 2004 Local Elections. Guss who worked for FAS at the time.
Lucinda Creighton From the 2007 General Election in Dublin South East. A Fine Gael Stronghold in Garret Fitzgeralds time, Fine Gael won no seat there in 2002. In the end it was Michael McDowells seat that Creighton took.
John Burns of the Natural Law Party from the 1999 European Elections in Dublin and 1999 Local Elections in Pembroke. He polled poorly in both.
His call for NATO bombers to be replaced with 7000 Yogic flyers did not capture the voters hearts. (John Burns at electionsIreland.org)
The Natural Law Party stopped fielding candidates in Ireland around 2000.
*this Leaflet, was previously part of another post, but I reckoned it deserved a post of its own
Fianna Fails Dermot Fitzpatrick from the 1992 General election in Dublin Central where he failed to retain his seat. This despite Fianna Fail getting two quotas,of which Bertie Ahern took the lions share, they only won a single seat. He didn’t stand again until the 2002 General election when he was elected.
He is father of Fianna Fail Councillor Mary Fitzpatrick.
From her first General Election in 1992, Liz O’Donnell of the Progressive Democrats in 1992.
The PDs Anne Colley won a seat here in 1987 but lost it in 1989. Liz O’Donnell won the seat in 1992 and held on to it until her defeat in the 2007 General Election.
(Liz O’Donnell at electionsireland.org)
She had a spell as Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs with responsibility for Overseas Development Assistance and Human Rights. She was also for a time Deputy Leader of the Progressive Democrats.
Green Party leader John Gormleys leaflet from the 2007 General Election.
“We’ll deliver…
…24 Hour health centres and more acute hospital beds…
…2,400 extra teachers to reduce class sizes… ”
From the 1991 local elections. Donal Marren retained his seat and Barbara Culleton lost her seat. Colm Brophy, former President of Young Fine Gael, turned up again in 2008 when he was co-opted to South Dublin County Council and won a seat in Tallaght Central in 2009.
This the Late Tony Gregorys Leaflet from the 1991 Local Elections (From my own collection I see that Tony Gregory used this style leaflet for the 1985 Local Elections as well as the 1987,1989 and 1992 General elections so they can be confusing to date) . In it he mentions support of the Postal Workers who went on Strike in 1991.
One of his major issues, especially in the 80s and 90s, was that when developments were taking place in the area , local labour was not often enough employed, this is referenced here with regard to the Custom House scheme. The small bit about ‘ …strongly supports Tax relief for mortgage holders’ .. is a rebuttal of a constant issue that was used to attack the left, and scare the middle classes, at the time. Labour also came in for the same treatment in 1991 and the 1992 General election (an example) .
Tony Gregory is also pictured with the Street Traders, fighting for their rights he ended up in Mountjoy. His record as a founder member of the Concerned Parents is there also.
Eamonn O’ Liatháin from the 1987 General Election in Dublin South. (O’ Liatháin at electionsireland.org).
He polled over 1000 votes. His membership of groups such as CND, The Irish Anti Apartheid movement and,support of ‘Nicaragua must survive’ tells much of the International politics of the time.
In the 1987 election The Workers Party doubled their Dail representation from 2 to 4.
From the 1992 General Election, Dr Pat Lee of Fine Gael attacks Labour.
With the Spring led Labour party on the up, they were being attacked not just by Fianna Fail (an example) but by Fine Gael also.
Pat Lee (electionsIreland.org record) had originally been elected for Dublin Central, however due to boundary changes he ended up standing in Dublin North Central, where he lost his seat.
Items such as the Residential Property tax and means testing Childrens allowance get a run out as Fine Gael try to portray Labour as about to attack the middles classes again.
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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