Irish Election Literature

… what you maybe meant to keep…

Flyer from Paul Sommerville -Independent- Dublin South East February 9, 2011


From the 2011 General Election campaign a flyer I got outside Aldi in Rathmines from Independent Candidate Paul Sommerville who is running in Dublin South East.
Paul reckons that “Together We Can Fix This Country”
His Website

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Flyer for Jimmy Guerin- Independent -Dublin North East


From the 2011 General Election a flyer for Independent candidate Jimmy Guerin running in Dublin North East. In 2009 he stood in the Local Elections polling 1,814 votes and narrowly missed out on a seat in the Howth-Malahide ward.
He is the brother of the late Veronica Guerin.
His Website

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“Mass Immigration Led To Ireland’s Crash…” -Ted Neville- Irish Solidarity Party-Cork South Central February 8, 2011


From the 2011 General Election campaign a leaflet from Ted Neville of the Irish Solidarity Party with the eye catching headline “Mass Immigration Led To Ireland’s Crash…”.
Ted is running in Cork South Central. He has stood previously for the Immigration Control Platform (leaflet here) and polled 804 votes in 2007

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‘Tips for Canvassers’ from Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan -Independent -Roscommon South Leitrim


From the 2011 General Election campaign a ‘Tips for Canvassers’ leaflet produced by Independent candidate running in Roscommon South Leitrim, Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan. Flanagan is seen as having a good chance of winning a seat. His Website

 

“Are You Angry?” -Dave McInerney-Independent -Cork South West


From the 2011 General election Campaign a leaflet from Independent candidate Dave McInerney running in Cork South West.
He is a former member of Fianna Fail who no longer has “the faith in that party or in what they have done or are trying to do”.
His Website

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Poster for Dr Mark Harold -Independent -Dublin North


From the 2011 General Election a poster for Independent candidate Mark Harold running in Dublin North. In 2002 he stood as a member of the Independents Health Alliance in Dublin North East polling a respectable 2,116 votes.
The sender notes “Dr Mark Harrold, a clinical psychologist from Malahide – best known for blowing the whistle on abuse at Leas Cross – is running as an Independent in Dublin North.”
His website is www.markharrold.ie

 

Flyer for Gerry Crilly -Independent -Louth -2011 General Election February 7, 2011


From the 2011 General Election campaign a flyer for Louth Independent candidate Gerry Crilly.
His Website

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Leaflet for Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran -Independent (ex FF) -Longford Westmeath -2011 General Election


From the 2011 General Election campaign a leaflet for former Fianna Fail councillor Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran running as an Independent in Longford Westmeath. Moran was prominent during the flooding in Athlone.

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Flyer from Shane Ross -Independent- Dublin South 2011 General Election February 5, 2011


From the 2011 General Election a flyer for Independent candidate Shane Ross who is running in Dublin South. Ross is expected to be elected easily.
many thanks to the sender.

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Poster for John Halligan -Independent – Waterford -2011 General Election February 4, 2011


From the 2011 General Election a poster for Independent candidate John Halligan who is running in Waterford. Halligan is seen as an outside bet of a seat and was rumoured to have been courted by the Labour Party.
Halligan is a former Workers Party councillor and was recently Lord Mayor of Waterford.
His Website

 

Flyer for Dylan Haskins -Independent -Dublin South East


First off many thanks to the sender. A flyer for Independent candidate Dylan Haskins running in Dublin South East in the 2011 General Election. Having made an impact in the media since he launched his campaign it will be interesting to see how he fares at the ballot box.
His Website

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“Action Not Reaction” -Tim Broderick-Independent- Galway East 2011 General Election February 3, 2011


From the 2011 General Election campaign a leaflet from Independent candidate Tim Broderick running in Galway East. Broderick polled almost 2000 votes in the 2009 Local Elections so may well be in with a shout of a seat.
Many thanks to the sender.

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“Tea with Mrs Sweeney” and ‘Tiger Soup’ posters from Ann Sweeney-Donegal South West -2011 GE February 2, 2011


Two Election posters from the 2011 General Election Campaign from New Island Party / Independent candidate Ann Sweeney running in Donegal South West.
Sweeney withdrew from the 2010 Donegal South West By-Election yet polled 133 votes as she was still on the ballot paper.
Her website.
Manty thanks to the sender.

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Flyer for John McGuirk- Independent – Cavan Monaghan-2011 General Election January 31, 2011


Flyer for Independent candidate for Cavan-Monaghan John McGuirk running in the 2011 General Election. McGuirk is aligned with Shane Ross and other Independents.
His Website
many thanks to the sender

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“I Promise Never To ‘To hold “clinics”’, ‘attend a funeral..’ -Eric Doyle-Higgins- Kildare North January 28, 2011


First off many thanks to the sender.

From the 2011 General Election campaign a leaflet from Independent candidate Eric Doyle-Higgins running in Kildare North. He is a former member of Fianna Fail.
Amongst other things…He promises

NEVER
• To accept so much as a single cent in “travel expenses”;
• To hold “clinics”;
• To attend a funeral save where the deceased was personally known to me;

His website

Eric Doyle-Higgins

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Independent Mattie McGraths Election Newsletter -2011 General Election Tipperary South January 26, 2011


First off many thanks to the sender who braved it to enter Matties ‘information centre’ to get the pics.
Mattie has left the green of Fianna Fail and gone the Blue and Gold of Tipp, the same colours used by Michael Lowry leaflets.
Mattie wants to save Clonmel hospital, has himself pictured with Brian Lenihan, Marie Hoctor and others.
Hopefully further Mattie stuff coming this way over the course of the campaign.
No word yet if Mattie has a campaign song to match his 2007 opus.

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Gabriel McSharry -Independent -Sligo-North Leitrim 2011 GE January 25, 2011


A flyer taken from the Website of Independent candidate Gabriel McSharry running in Sligo North Leitrim. A former Labour candidate, the Leitrim based McSharry is an outside chance of a seat.

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“I’m No George Lee” -Paul Sommerville – “Catalyst for Change” -Independent -Dublin South East 2011 General Election


The Manifesto of Paul Sommerville who is running as an Independent in Dublin South East in the 2011 General Election. He ends it nicely with “I’m No George Lee”.

Oddly enough hes asking voters to put an ‘x’ beside his name rather than a 1, 2 or 3 etc

His Website

 

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