A leaflet covering local issues and advertising a Water Charges’ meeting with Barry Cowen on the 12th of March in The Graduate, Killiney from Fianna Fail Killiney Shankill candidate Jennifer Cuffe.
The Campaign Facebook Page
She is on Twitter @jenncuffe09
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A leaflet from Independent candidate Michael Merrigan who is running in Dun Laoghaire. Also included is a poster in Polish that the candidate has issued in Dun Laoghaire.
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A leaflet from Ellen O’Connor who is running for Fine Gael in Dun Laoghaire.
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And the Campaign Twitter @EllenOConnorFG
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A leaflet from Deirdre Kingston who is running for Labour in Blackrock for a seat on Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council. She is pictured on the reverse with former Minister of Education Niamh Bhreathnach who is a current Labour Councillor in Blackrock.
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A leaflet from Fianna Fail candidate in Dun Laoghaire James McCann that gives voters an introduction to the candidate.
The candidates website
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A leaflet from People Before Profit Alliance Dun Laoghaire candidates Melisa Halpin and Karl Gill. It contains details about the candidates as well as other issues.
Karl Gills Campaign Facebook page , Twitter @Karlgill and website
Melisa Halpins Campaign Facebook page
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A leaflet for Fine Gael Blackrock candidate Maurice Dockrell who is running for a seat on Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council. Four generations of his family have represented Dun Laoghaire and Blackrock at local and National level. Dockrell is a name steeped in the history of Dun Laoghaire.
The Campaign Facebook page
His Twitter page
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From the 1985 Local Elections a leaflet from Fine Gael candidates in Blackrock, John Dockrell, Aine Elliot and William O’Grady. Both John Dockrell and Aine Elliot were elected. I’ve put a screenshot of the result in the post also.
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An Eamon Gilmore Flyer from the 1997 General Election when he was running for the Democratic Left in Dun Laoghaire.
From the 2009 Local Elections a leaflet from Labour Party Councillor, and former TD and Minister, Niamh Bhreathnach who was running in the Blackrock Ward. She polled 1,782 votes and was elected on the 5th count.
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From the 1997 General Election a leaflet from Fianna Fails Mary Hanafin, who was running in Dun Laoghaire. It covers the issues of the time. She was elected.
A ‘Thinking of Starting Your Own Business?’ leaflet from Fine Gael TD for Dun Laoghaire Mary Mitchell O’Connor. The leaflet gives details of various schemes, Grants and more to those wishing to start their own business.
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A Letter from Richard Boyd Barrett about the People before Profit Alliance National Meeting Sunday 21st April 2013 in Wynnes Hotel.
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The People Before Profit Dun Laoghaire Newsletter ,Spring 2013 edition. It Covers the Property Tax, Abortion, as well as a host of local issues such as Loughlinstown Hospital and Oil rigs in Dublin Bay.
From the 1989 General Election a leaflet from Eamon Gilmore of The Workers Party who was running in Dun Laoghaire. Having narrowly missed out in the 1987 General Election, it was in this 1989 Election that Gilmore won a seat in the Dail for the first time, a seat he has held since.
The leaflet itself sets out then then aims of The Workers Party and we also have a message to the electorate from Proinsias De Rossa. The 150 words about local issues in Dun Laoghaire gives an idea of some of the problems of the time.
From the 1948 General Election two ads for Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire and Rathdown candidates Liam Cosgrave and Henry M. Dockrell. Liam Cosgrave polled 7,521 votes whilst Henry Dockrell polled 5,133 votes and lost his seat.
Both candidates came from significant political dynasties. Liam Cosgrave being son of WT Cosgrave and father of former TD Liam Cosgrave jnr.
The Dockrell dynasty provided various TDs and Councillors until 2004.
From the mid 1970s a number of posters from the ‘Dun Laoghaire Unemployed Action Group’ , a group I know little or nothing about.
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From the 1997 General Election “Dun Laoghaire Newsletter” from then Minister of State for the Marine and Democratic Left TD Eamon Gilmore running in Dun Laoghaire. The leaflet boasts of Water Rates being abolished.
“Water rates were a form of double taxation on PAYE workers and an unsatisfactory way of funding local Councils” said Gilmore. The leaflet also mentions job creating, outside toilets and crime.
In this 1997 election Gilmore polled 7,534 votes and held the seat he first won in 1989.
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