Three vintage election posters from Fianna Fail. “The Straight Road is Shortest”,”Keep The Wheels Moving” and “Fianna Fail is Building Up”.
I’m not quite sure which elections they are from, either way they are a reminder of different times.
(If you’d like them in bigger sized versions contact me)
The Latest Edition of An Phoblacht is now available.
amongst the items…
“Straight talking: TV pundit and soccer manager Roddy Collins’s first column writing for An Phoblacht”
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Also included….
New Year message from Gerry Adams
1981 British state papers released: Thatcher and the H-Blocks crisis
Julia Carney on the Household Tax and the media’s Fr Dougal syndrome
Media leaks show RUC bias
Lanigan’s Ball recruitment undermines PSNI policing progress
Gerry Adams interview: ‘A duty to defend the people’
Progressive economist Michael Burke on EU austerity plans: ‘We need less EU empire building and more republicanism’
Pearse Doherty Budget 2012 interview: ‘Everyone under €75,000 a year would be better off under Sinn Féin’s proposals’
Eoin Ó Murchu: Cleas an fhaitís I lámha an Rialtais
Miami Showband Massacre: Loyalist killer ‘worked for RUC Special Branch’
Interview: Former Acting Deputy First Minister John O’Dowd on the Executive’s Programme for Government
Rural Ireland: Laois/Offaly TD Brian Stanley on the impact of Government cuts
Fracking blocked in Six Counties, Leitrim and Roscommon
Dublin 1981 state papers released: Same old story 30 years on
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Do theanga – do thacaíocht de dhíth
Many thanks to the sender.
From the 1965 General Election, voters are urged “Do NOT Vote Fianna Fail” by the Garda Pensioners Association. It asks for a vote for Fine Gael or Labour who had given assurances to them over Pension increases.
From the 1965 General Election campaign a flyer from Fine Gael with the message that “Fianna Fail are Rattled”. “Only This could explain their ill-informed attacks”..
Fianna Fail still won an overall majority, indeed gaining two seats on their 1961 total.
I never thought I’d see Roddy Collins on an election leaflet…. Yet here he is, in this 2011 Presidential Election leaflet along with other “notable” Dubliners, Peter Sheridan, Colm Meaney, Fionnula Flanagan and Mary Lou McDonald endorsing Martin McGuinness for President of Ireland.
Many thanks to the sender.
From the 1979 Local Elections a leaflet from The Socialist Labour Party for Bert Bennett, Máirín Breheny, Jim Maher and Dr. Dave Neligan who were running in Artane. In the leaflet there are profiles of the candidates , a message from Noel Browne and policies of the Socialist Labour Party.
In the Election Bert Bennett polled 923 votes and missed on the last seat by 223 votes. Jim Maher polled 788 , David Neligan polled 689 whilst Máirín Breheny polled 448.
The full count are available on the sites “old Local Election Results” Page
From September 2nd 1931, a letter to each shareholder in The Irish Press from Eamon De Valera. The letter announces the launch of the paper on Saturday 5th of September as well as practical ways of supporting the paper.
I’m curious to know if it would have been signed in person by De Valera, the original looks as if it may have been but given the letter mentions 8,000 shareholders its probably unlikely.
From the 1989 and 1992 General Elections , ads sponsored by Seamus Mulvaney urging Greyhound Supporters to remember their Friends when they voted.
Amongst the friends were Brian Cowen, Frank Fahey, Michael O’Kennedy and Ned O’Keefe. Indeed all the friends listed were Fianna Fail TDs or Ministers.
A beermat from Sinn Fein with a Superhero on the front with the words “Daddy Has No Job .. Time To Change Ireland”.
On the reverse amongst the lines are
“You don’t need a superhero – you just need a party with a jobs creation plan.”
many thanks to the sender.
From the 1965 General Election a leaflet from the Labour Party asking “Prosperity for Whom?”. Many thanks to the sender.
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From the 1972 Referendum on entry to the Common Market a simple yet dramatic flyer from the Irish Farmers Association urging a Yes vote . Farming interests were very much in favour of a Yes vote.
From a 1978 Membership booklet, “The Aims of Fianna Fail”.
Many Thanks to the sender.
From the 1987 General Election, “Stop Taxing Work” from the Dessie O’Malley led Progressive Democrats .
From the mid eighties a Christmas Card issued by The Birmingham Six Committee. “The Birmingham Six , Remember Them This Christmas” . It asked the recipient to light six candles in the window on Christmas Day to show your belief in the innocence of Hugh Callaghan, Paddy Hill, Gerard Hunter, Richard McIlkenny, William Power and John Walker.
It also asked the recipients to write to Douglas Hurd, Peter Barry, TDs , MP and other bodies.
The Birmingham Six were wrongly convicted of the 1974 Birmingham Pub Bombings and sentenced to life imprisonment in 1975. After a long campaign they were released in 1991.
Many thanks to the Sender.
In January 1949, the then former Taoiseach Eamon De Valera visited Birmingham as a guest of the Anti Partition League of Ireland. This booklet contains a programme of events, a profile of Dev, a message from Hugh Delargy, the aims of the Anti Partition League of Ireland, ads for Connradh Na Gaedhilge and much more.
There is information on The Anti Partition League here and on page 14 and 15 here.
There is more information on former Labour MP Hugh Delargy here and here
A series of five Desktop images for your PC produced by Fianna Fail around 2001. Sean Lemass , Bertie , Dev, Old Posters and the Fianna Fail logo.
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Another selection of Old Local Election results in excel format. This time from Kilkenny, Laois and Leitrim
The Main page for all the old Local Election results posted to date is HERE
Kilkenny County Council Local Election Results 1955 to 2009
Irish Election Literature 
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