From the 2004 Local Elections a leaflet focused on the Qarryvale/ Palmerstown areas from Green Party candidate Fintan McCarthy. McCarthy who had been co-opted to replace his friend Paul Gogarty in 2003 polled 2,440 votes and was easily elected.
Tragically, in 2006 Fintan McCarthy and his girlfriend Sonya Rabbitte died in a road accident whilst holidaying in China.
A tribute from Paul Gogarty is here
The Lefalet is uploaded in *.pdf HERE or click on the image to launch.
From the 1991 Local Elections running in Dublins North Inner City ward a letter to voters from Fine Gael Candidate Dave Kearney. Where he polled 253 votes (Result here)
Jobs were the issue in 1991 , just as they are today.
From the 2009 Local Elections a leaflet for Sinn Fein candidate Charlie Maples running in Castleknock.
Maples polled 484 votes and failed to win a seat.
Many thanks to the sender.
From the 1999 Local Elections a leaflet from Fianna Fail candidate Stephen Egan running in Clontarf. The leaflet focused on pollution at Bull Island.
Egan polled 368 votes and failed to get in. Ivor Callely topped the poll with 30% of the vote!
A 42 page document from 2004. “Green Party input to Review of Dublin Waste Management Plan -John Gormley TD”
uploaded in pdf HERE or Click on the image to launch
A flyer from the 1% Network advertising their Halloween Treasure Hunt…
On October 30 the 1% Network will be holding a Halloween event amongst the most expensive streets of Dublin where mansions have sold for up to 51 million. We will be meeting at 6.30 in the evening near the RDS (exact venue to be announced). We will be having a look at some of the monsters who think the costs of the crisis should be paid for by the low paid, the sick and the unemployed rather than the 1% who own 34% of the wealth in the country. Come along and join us, fancy dress along the theme of zombie developers, vampire bankers and ghost estates encouraged.
6.30 Oct 30 meeting up outside the AIB HQ on Merrion road
www.onepercentnetwork.org
1percentnetwork@gmail.com
From the 2009 Local Elections a leaflet from Labour candidate Dermot Looney running in Tallaght Central. St Pats fan Looney was elected polling 2,329 votes as Labour took three of the wards six seats.
From the 2007 General Election a leaflet from the now Labour Finance Spokesperson Joan Burton. Burton polled 5,799 votes and took the final seat.
This Finian McGrath ad is from the back of a programme for a Charity Greyhound Racing night in Harolds Cross a few months ago that I attended.
In the ad he promotes the thinkirish.ie website.
From the 1999 Local Elections a leaflet from Tony Fox, one of the four former Fianna Fail councillors charged with corruption.
The Other 3 charged were Don Lydon (Leaflet here ) , Colm McGrath (featured in this leaflet ) and Sean Gilbride.
Councillor Fox topped the poll. The leaflet also says that he was “Universally Popular”….
From the 2004 Local Elections an Election Newsletter from Socialist Workers Party Candidate Shay Ryan running in the South East Inner City Ward.
The leaflet mentions Bin Tax. May Day, An Election fundraiser and on the reverse we have ‘Stop Bush’ with details of protests against the visit of George Bush.
Ryan polled 239 votes and failed to win a seat. He had stood previously in Dublin South East and in the 1999 Local Elections (his record at electionsIreland.org).
From the 1997 General Election a Leaflet for Democratic Left candidate Helen Lahert running in Dublin North Central. She polled 1,194 votes and failed to win a seat. She had also stood in 1992.
In the leaflet she outlines her ‘Contract with The Northside’ which included the founding of a ‘Northside Taskforce‘. There was also a “Ten Point Plan For A Better Northside“.
The Democratic Left was part of the Rainbow Coalition, interestingly enough she asks for a number 2 for Labours Derek McDowell and vote 3 an FG candidate of your choice.
From the Summer of 2009 a leaflet from Dublin South East Fine Gael TD Lucinda Creighton, “Lucinda’s Annual Review” .
She lists out her issues from the previous year. These included Health Promotion, Ireland’s relationship with Europe, Promoting Business and Competitiveness, Dartmouth Square and Poolbeg Planning Scheme.
Lucindas Priorities for 2009/2010 included ‘Improving Our Economy’ and ‘Accessible Public Transport’.
We also have Her expenses, photos of herself with all sorts from Constituents in Béal na mBláth, to European Commission President José Maunuel Barroso to herself campaigning with George Lee.
From the 1997 General Election a leaflet on Crime from Fianna Fail TD Tom Kitt. Zero Tolerance on Crime was one of the mainstays of the Fianna Fail campiagn. Here Kitt gives details of a survey on Crime he carried out.
He goes on to say that “…The Key element to Fianna Fails policy on crime is to ensure that the laws of the land are implemented.
No crime, no matter how small, is ignored.”
Kitt goes on to tell us Fianna Fails proposals for Drug Crime.
Kitt was elected.
Thought this of interest. Its a leaflet taken from the Greens new mayor4dublin.ie site.
It explains the benefit of having a Dublin Mayor as well as a message from Paul Gogarty the Green Party Dublin Spokesperson.
The Leaflet is in PDF form on the site HERE .
From the run up to the 1987 General Election a Leaflet with Calendar and New Years Message from Fianna Fail Dun Laoghaire candidate Richard Conroy. Conroy had four previous attempts running for Fianna Fail in General Elections and had failed to win a seat. Here in 1987 he polled 2897 votes and again missed out. (His record at Electionsireland.org).
Conroy is founder and director of Conroy Diamonds and Gold, a mining and exploration company as well as Conroy Petroleum.
From Fianna Fail Senator Maria Corrigan a 2008 letter to Residents of Dublin South with a headline that would have you believe the LUAS was being built to Rathfarnham. Needless to say it wasn’t quite as positive as the headline suggested.
This is most likely of interest to those familiar with the Knocklyon /Rathfarnham area. A 2001 newsletter from Fianna Fail councillor John Lahart.
The opening story concerns the destroying of some playing fields and open spaces in the area by Itinerants. It actually ended where the council had to pay quite a large sum of money to get some football pitches fit for playing again.
The Green Route, planning, Rathfarnham Castle and Rathfarnham Village are amongst the many issues covered.
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