From the 2007 General Election a Leaflet produced by CHASE (Cork Harbour Alliance For a Safe Environment). The message was to
“Vote only for candidates with No Incineration In their Party Policies”
It details the possible impact on Cork harbour and its environs of Incineration as well as cost factors associated with it.
From the February 1982 General Election a leaflet from Fianna Fail in Dun Laoghaire. ‘Voters of Dun Laoghaire. For Your Future’ Vote Andrews, O’Donoghue, O Méalóid.
David Andrews and Martin O’Donoghue both held their seats, Clare O Méalóid polled 945 votes and failed to get in.
From the 2009 Local Elections in Blackrock an election leaflet from Independent candidate (and former PD councillor) Victor Boyhan. Interestingly, a page of it is taken up with a message of support from Paul McGrath. McGrath and Boyhan spent many years together in the “Birds Nest” home on York Road in Dun Laoghaire and later down in Monkstown.
In McGraths acclaimed book “Back from the Brink” Victor Boyhan gets a number of mentions. Including “…he became one of the most outspoken voices in ensuring that Smyly Trust Homes would be covered under the State Redress Scheme, investigating the abuse of children.”
Boyhan who lost his seat in 2004 regained it here in 2009.
From the 2007 General Election a flyer for Fianna Fail Waterford candidate Ollie Wilkinson. Wilkinson who won a seat in 2002, lost his seat to party colleague Brendan Kenneally.
Given where we are now, I thought, although not exactly a page turner, this may be of interest. From 2003 a Submission on behalf of the Labour Party to the All-Party Committee on the Constitution.
The Constitution and the Cost of Building Land
I’ve uploaded it HERE in *.PDF or just click on the image to launch it.
From the 2002 General Election a Fine Gael leaflet for candidates Gavin Doyle and Michael Joe Cosgrave running in Dublin North East.
The headline being ‘They’ve Blown It! FF/PD Government Squander five Golden Years’
It goes on to detail inaction in Health, Crime, Traffic and the LUAS as well as Fine Gael achievements in the Rainbow Government.
Neither Doyle or Cosgrave (who lost his seat) were elected.
Yes http://www.electronicvoting.ie/ is still online. Don’t know how much extra keeping the site alive cost but it hardly would have been free. You can even download a little demo app.
From the 1985 election for Greystones Town Commission a Letter to voters from Labour candidates Joe Sweeney, Mallie Jacobsen and Shay Monaghan.
They write that…
“The day is long gone when the “Wool can be pulled” over the Electorates eyes, with (we will do this and we will do that) if elected.”
Aslo that the local Labour TD and Minister Liam Kavanagh has “…shown his interest in our Town, by the many projects now in progress and those in the pipeline..”
I’m not too sure which of the candidates were elected.
From the 2007 General Election , a flyer from Fine Gael with Mary Harney pictured drinking an Orange (with Vodka?) and Bertie Ahern drinking something that doesn’t look like Bass.
The slogan is “The Spark has gone… ..Now its time to move on” .
Has a message from Enda at the back with how pally they are with Labour and so on.
From 2003 ‘Re-Inventing Democracy’ A Green Party/Comhaontas Glas Discussion Document on Oireachtas and Institutional Reform which I thought might be of interest given the ongoing debates on political Reform.
The Presidency, Dáil Éireann, Seanad Éireann, Regional Government/Local Government, Bunreacht na hÉireann/ The Constitution and Legislative Changes are the areas covered.
I’ve Uploaded the Document in *.PDF format HERE
From the Document “Summary of Proposals in relation to Dáil Éireann”
– Dáil Éireann to sit for 45 of the 52 weeks of the year
– Sittings to be held from Monday afternoons to Friday lunchtimes
– Sittings to begin as early as 9.30am but end no later than 7pm
– Proposals to change Dáil sitting arrangements to be agreed by no less than two thirds of the membership of the Dáil
– Membership of the Dáil to be reduced from 166 members to 130 members
– Membership of the Cabinet to be reduced from 15 members to 12
– The office of Minister of State to be abolished
– Consideration to be given to change electoral system to Dáil Éireann
– Return to the previous system of Leaders’ Question – three days a week on a round robin questioning basis
– Increase powers of Ceann Comhairle obliging members of the government to give full and adequate information to the Dáil
– Increase Private Members Time and allocate on a more regular basis
– Replace adjournment debates with commencement debates chosen through lottery
– Link expenses received to participation in Oireachtas votes
– Give Oireachtas committees powers of compellability
– Allocate Committee Chairs under D’Hondt system
– Change of standing order on the recognition of parties in the Dáil from seven members to five, however formed in the lifetime of the Dáil
– Give all Oireachtas committees the power of compellability
– Outside interest groups to direct input at committee stage of relevant legislation
– Power of Taoiseach to call early election to be removed
The only mention of anything touching Gender is in the Seanad Proposals.
Electoral lists to be constructed to allow for greater participation of women and
minority groupings
Click on the image Below to launch the document in PDF format
From the Second Lisbon Treaty Referendum a series of Sinn Fein No to Lisbon Posters.
Sinn Feins Alternative Guide to Lisbon 2 is available HERE.
Many thanks to the sender.
First off many thanks to the sender, who dusted this off to photograph it.
From the 1981 General Election a Fine Gael poster with a picture of Garret Fitzgerald and the slogan ‘Let The Country Win’.
Fitzgerald became Taoiseach after the election although the Government only lasted until February 1982.
From another mess with the wayback machine I found this. The website for Irelands Presidency of the EU in 2004.
Click here at www.eu2004.ie or on the image to open the site.
The site is quite comprehensive and as ever with archived sites not all links may work.Worth a browse.
A Christmas Card published by The Prisoners Aid Committee. ‘Christmas Greetings to All Oppressed Peoples‘ with lyrics taken from the ballad ‘The Moon Behind The Hill’.
Many thanks to the sender.
From around 2004 (could be 1999) a leaflet from Fianna Fail candidate in Dundrum Trevor Matthews. Interestingly Sunday Trading is amongst the issues covered as well as Composting and other items related to refuse.
Trevor Matthews was reelected in 2004.
From the 2007 General Election a very clever poster from Labours Derek McDowell. I gather that they were placed in various ‘Washrooms’ in Dublin North Central.
I think that there was also a national hand washing campaign at the time to target MRSA.
Derek McDowell Failed to win a seat.
Many thanks to the sender.
Whilst looking for something else, those eyes stared out at me… ‘A Lot Done , More to Do’…. some of it makes galling reading and its only a little leaflet!!
In the run up to the 2007 General Election, Fine Gael launched a number of sites amongst them ripoff.ie and Safestreets.ie. Safe Streets is worth looking at for the photos alone.
To access the sites either click on the image or links above. (as they are archived not all links on the sites may work)
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