A leaflet from Green Party candidate Adam McGibbon running in South Belfast in the 2010 UK Election. He polled 1,036 votes.
The leaflet mentions the creation of 33,000 Green Jobs (Green New Deal), Clean Politics and speed limit reductions.
Adam McGibbon -Green Party -South Belfast 2010 May 8, 2010
Green Alliance Membership form 1983 May 6, 2010
From 1983 a membership form for The Green Alliance/ Comhaontas Glas.
‘The Green Alliance/ Comhaontas Glas has adopted these seven principles by consensus.’
(at this stage the Party still made decisions by consensus)
1- The impact of society on the environment should not be ecologically disruptive.
2- Conservation of resources is vital to a sustainable society.
3- All political, social and economic decisions should be taken at the lowest effective level.
4- Society should be guided by self-reliance and co-operation at all levels.
5- As caretakers of the Earth, we have the responsibility to pass it on in a fit and healthy state.
6- The need for world peace overrides national and commercial interests.
7- The poverty of two-thirds of the world’s family demands a redistribution of the worlds resources.
‘It’s time to change the government’ -Ciaran Cuffe -Green Party-Dun Laoghaire 2007 General Election May 5, 2010
It’s time to change the government writes Ciaran Cuffe running for the Green Party in Dun Laoghaire in the 2007 General Election. A feeling many share with him 3 years on.
We have his decent record over the previous 5 years as a TD and the plans for the future.
Patricia McKenna -Green Party – 1999 European Elections Dublin April 23, 2010
From the 1999 European Elections in Dublin, Green Party candidate Patricia McKenna. Having suprised many by topping the poll in 1994, Patricia McKenna didn’t top the poll this time but was easily elected.
This leaflet would have been for candidates in the Local Elections held on the same day. Local candidate one side, this image on the other.
Patricia McKenna lost her seat in 2004 and stood as an Independent in the 2009 European Elections.
“Sorry to have missed you!” – Nessa Childers -Green Party -Blackrock 2004 Local Elections Blackrock. April 21, 2010
A Rather Lengthy and verbose ‘Sorry I missed you’ card from Nessa Childers when running for the Green Party in Blackrock in the 2004 Local Elections. Nessa Childers was elected.
She is the daughter of former president of Ireland Erskine Childers. She resigned her council seat in August 2008 citing pressure of work as a psychoanalyst as her reason.
Less than a year later she surfaced as the Labour European Parliament candidate for the East constituency. She was elected and is now a Labour MEP.
Catherine Sweeney – Green Party -1999 Local Elections Ballybrack April 18, 2010
From the 1999 Local Elections in the Ballybrack Ward , Green Party candidate Catherine Sweeney. She polled 853 votes and just missed out on the last seat.
Mary White -Green Party – Carlow-Kilkenny 2007 GE April 16, 2010
From the 2007 General Election a flyer for Green Party Deputy Leader Mary White running in Carlow-Kilkenny.
Mary White was elected. It was her third attempt at winning the seat.
There was at least one attack on her house on the run up to the election, due (allegedly) to her outspoken views on anti social behaviour in the constituency. Her house had also been a target in 2006.
Gerry Boland flyer- Green Party -Dublin South 1997 General Election April 14, 2010
From the 1997 General Election in Dublin South, Green Party candidate Gerry Boland. Gerry Boland polled a respectable 3,539 votes but failed to win a seat.
Boland is an author and prominent in the Vegan and Animal rights movement. He now lives in Roscommon and is involved in a group called ‘Animals in Crisis’.
Claire Wheeler -Green Party -1991 Local Elections -Pembroke April 13, 2010
From the 1991 Local Elections, Green Party candidate Claire Wheeler running in the Pembroke Ward. Claire Wheeler polled 1,060 votes and was elected.
She was joined on Dublin City Council by Green Councillors, John Gormley, Ciaran Cuffe and Siadbh O’Neill.
Roger Garland -Green Alliance -1987 Dublin South March 31, 2010
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.
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Catherine Power -Green Party -1991 LE Celbridge March 17, 2010
From the 1991 Local Elections in Kildare, Green Party candidate Catherine Power. She wasn’t elected.
A Green Councillor isn’t in to horse-trading she writes.
Letter to Irish Times and Poster advertising First meeting of The Ecology Party of Ireland in 1981 March 1, 2010
In 1981 Christopher Fettes wrote a letter (below) to the Irish Times enquiring if anyone was interested in setting up an Irish Ecology Party. He got around 80 responses. In turn this led to a meeting of all those interested. This is the poster Advertising the first meeting.
The Ecology Party of Ireland did not field any candidates in the February 1982 election, but did field seven candidates
in the November 1982 Election.(Seven candidates were needed to get coverage on RTE). These Seven were Roger Garland in Dublin South (950 votes) ,Maire Mullarney in Dublin South East (312), Aidan Meagher (188) in Dublin North West, Liam DeSuin (463) in Wicklow, Richard Power in Limerick East (177), Owen Casey (1307) Cork South Central and Elizabeth Ryder (319) in Cork South West.
Many members were unhappy with the name of the new Party and with Greens such as Petra Kelly in Germany household names the name of the Party was changed. On April the 12th 1984 ‘The Green Alliance/ An Comhaontas Glas’ formally applied to be registered as a political Party.
Many thanks to the donor.
Alistair Mc Kinstry -Green Party -1991 local Elections Glencullen February 27, 2010
A simple flyer from the 1991 local Elections for Green candidate Alistair Mc Kinstry. He narrowly missed out on a seat.
Niall Ó Brolcháins First Leaflet -Green Party -Galway West
A leaflet sent out by the now Senator Niall Ó Brolcháin in Galway West. I’m not sure exactly when but I suspect it was prior to the 2002 General Election.
Issues covered include Solving the Waste Crisis, Organic Farming, Green Spaces, Balanced regional development and of course Water Quality.
Enid O’Dowd -Green Alliance -Pembroke 1985 Local Elections February 24, 2010
From the 1985 local elections, the Green Party candidate for the Pembroke Ward, Enid O’Dowd.
Enid O’Dowd polled well but with the likes of well established community activist Carmencita Hederman on the ballot paper it was unlikely she would get in. The Green Party won a seat in Pembroke in the 1991 local Elections through Claire Wheeler.
More recently Enid O’Dowd has been doing some great work on Oireachtas expenses with a number of articles in the Irish Times and an appearance on Liveline.
Mark Dearey -Green Party -2009 Local Elections -Dundalk February 17, 2010
From the 2009 Local elections, Running for both Louth County Council and Dundalk Town Council, Green Party Councillor Mark Dearey. Mark Dearey was one of only 3 Greens elected to County Councils in 2009. He has been tipped by many to take Deirdre De Burcas Seanad vacancy.
Deirdre De Burca Newsletter 2009 European Elections. February 12, 2010
Déirdre de Búrca Resigns Quit gormley Green senator
From the 2009 European Election Campaign a Newsletter from Green Party candidate Deirdre De Burca. She failed to be elected.
Also in the leaflet is a picture of her with John Gormley, Trevor Sargent and Joe Corr.
Each Green Party local election candidate is also pictured.
Senator Déirdre de Búrca has since resigned from the Senate.
Sarah Iremonger- Green Party -Cork East 2007 February 9, 2010
From the 2007 GEneral Election, Cork East Green Party candidate Sarah Iremonger.
Sarah Iremonger is a founder member of the Sirius Arts Centre in Cobh, She (along with many other Greens) is also ‘active on … the Anti Incinerator campaign…’
Sarah Iremonger polled over 1500 votes but failed to win a seat.
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