From March 2006 (I think) a newsletter “LEFTLINE -Radical analysis from the Irish Socialist Network”
The Dublin Riots, The Bin Tax and the Iraq war are amongst the items covered.
I Have uploaded it in *.pdf form here
LEFTLINE -Radical analysis from the Irish Socialist Network -March 2006 September 11, 2010
Sallins Fianna Fail News – Summer 2010 September 10, 2010
Recently posting an old Fianna Fail Cumman newsletter , prompted a few more recent ones to arrive.
This is the Summer 2010 Sallins Fianna Fail News.
Theres a few local issues, including flood prevention works. Many of you may remember parts of Sallins being flooded earlier in the year.
Ivor Callely urging a ‘Tattooing and Piercing info campaign’ -From 1999
Happened upon this 1999 press release from Ivor Callely where he urges a ‘Tattooing and piercing info campaign’
Given his current difficulties his press release sounds even more bizarre. There must have been an uproar at the time on Joe Duffy about Tatoos and Piercings.
Tánaiste Mary Coughlan and Fianna Fail TD Noel O’Flynn-Their websites from 1999 September 9, 2010
Have been doing a bit of messing around with the wayback machine….
Here’s the websites of two Fianna Fail TDs from 1999
A Link to Tánaiste Mary Coughlans Website from 1999
And A Link to
Noel O’Flynns Website from 1999
Not all links work and things may be slow to load…
To be fair Mary Coughlans site wasn’t too bad.
Dessie Larkin , Peter Patton -Independent Fianna Fail -2004 Letterkenny Town Council
From the 2004 Local Elections a leaflet for Independent Fianna Fail candidates for Letterkenny Town Council Dessie Larkin and Peter Patton. Dessie Larkin was elected but Peter Patton missed out.
Dessie Larkin is the son of former Independent Fianna Fail Senator James Larkin (1985 Leaflet here).
The aims and objectives of the party are fairly good. There’s little or no mention of the British presence in the North which was a mainstay of their early policies until the peace process.
“Pheww! That was close! ..” Anti Levonelle Leaflet from the Christian Solidarity Party in 2003
From 2003 A leaflet issued by the Christian Solidarity Party against the availability of Levonelle. Levonelle is a morning after pill that works up to 72 hours after intercourse.
There were arguments about if it was covered or not by the various Abortion Referenda. Where it was seen by many as a contraceptive it was thought of by Pro Life lobby as an ‘Abortion Pill’.
Progressive Democrats Website in April 2001 September 8, 2010
From April 2001 the Progressive Democrats Website. I found it using the wonderful archive.org which archives certain Internet sites.
Click on the image or HERE to enter the website…..
It might be slow and not all links will work, but a blast from the past all the same.
Richard Boyd Barrett -Socialist Workers Party -2004 Local Elections Dun Laoghaire
From the 2004 Local Elections in Dun Laoghaire a leaflet for Socialist Workers Party candidate Richard Boyd Barrett. Boyd Barrett polled well but just missed out on missing a seat. In 2009 he won a seat on Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council running for People Before Profit Alliance.
‘One man and his dog’ -Eamon Gilmore -Democratic Left -1997 GE Dun Laoghaire.
One of my favourite Eamon Gilmore Leaflets. This one is from the 1997 General election when the then Minister of State for the Marine was running for the Democratic Left.
The casual picture of him walking the dog on the beach (Killiney beach?) to him purposefully strolling around the new ferry terminal in Dun Laoghaire.
There is also small pictures of him doing activities such as fishing and meeting people like Neil Kinnock.
The ‘NIREX dump’ refered to was a proposed underground nuclear waste dump near Sellafield.
Fianna Fail -Liam Healy Cumman – Autumn Newsletter 2010 September 7, 2010
The Autumn 2010 Newsletter from the Cork based Liam Healy Cumman of Fianna Fail.
Issues covered include the ‘Right of Recall’, ‘Voting for the Lord Mayor ‘, Brian Lenihans speech at Béal na mBláth and Lighting in Shandon.
Many thanks to the sender
Paddy Madigan -Fianna Fail -1991 Local Elections- Blackrock
From the 1991 Local Elections in the Blackrock Ward a leaflet for Fianna Fail candidate Paddy Madigan. Madigan was elected.
Madigan subsequently left Fianna Fail and stood as an Independent in the 1994 European Elections and 1997 General Election.
Note his high court challenge against the Property Tax. …. Paddy Madigan is a great grand nephew of Mayo man James Daly, a co-founder of the Land League with Michael Davitt. Daly was appointed the first secretary of the Land League in 1879.
James Daly on Wikipedia
“As Seen On Fair City”… featuring Johnny Giles -Claire O’Regan -Labour -2009 LE North Inner City
From the 2009 Local elections a leaflet for Labour candidate Claire O’Regan running in the North Inner City. She was elected having got 892 votes.
The candidate and her Labour colleague Aodhan O Riordain are pictured with former Shamrock Rovers and Ireland star Johnny Giles. Giles is now of course best known for his role as a pundit with RTE.
Continuing the RTE theme, this leaflet was featured on the RTE soap Fair City during the run up to the election, which caused a bit of a furore at the time.
Many thanks to the sender.
Ciaran Cuffe -Green Party -1991 Local Elections -South Inner City September 6, 2010
From the 1991 Local Elections a leaflet for Green Party candidate Ciaran Cuffe running in the South Inner City Ward. Cuffe polled 1,141 votes and was elected comfortably. He retained his seat on Dublin City Council in 1999.
Some nice little bits here. I had forgotten about the proposed Motorway on Clanbrassil Street (Which would probably have the 30 kmh limit now!) also “He is a keen cyclist and has ridden his bicycle coast to coast across the U.S.A.”
Lots of other bibs and bobs about policy and Dublin of the time.
Many thanks to the sender.
Donal Corcoran -Independent – Naas 2009 Local Elections
From the 2009 Local Elections a leaflet for Independent candidate Donal Corcoran running in Naas.
Corcoran polled 737 votes and missed out on a seat.
many thanks to the sender.
Posters from the protest at Tony Blairs Dublin Book Signing.
A series of protest posters from Tony Blairs recent book signing in Dublin. Blair signed books in Easons and also appeared on The Late Late show on RTE. The protests caused him to cancel some further book signings.
Many thanks to the sender.
‘Enjoy Your Weekend With Labour’ -Derek McDowell -Dublin North Central 2007 General Election.
From the 2007 General Election campaign a flyer from Labour candidate in Dublin North Central, former TD Derek McDowell.
‘Enjoy Your Weekend With Labour’ with nice pictures of leisure time on the front and then on the Reverse we have a message that it was Labour, in 1993, who introduced the May day Bank Holiday.
So thanks to Labour you were going to have a long weekend!
Derek McDowell, who had been a TD from 1992 to 2002, got 2,649 votes and failed to win a seat.
Cecilia Keaveney- Fianna Fail- 2007 Donegal North East September 5, 2010
From the 2007 General Election a leaflet for Fianna Fail candidate Cecilia Keaveney running in Donegal North East. With the Blaney Independent Fianna Fail organisation rejoining the mothership and Jim McDaid deciding to stand again, Fianna Fail went into the election with 3 sitting TDs fighting for 3 seats.
Despite polling 6,362 votes the Inishowen based Keaveney lost her seat to Fine Gael Senator Joe McHugh.
She is the daughter of former Independent Fianna Fail TD Paddy Keaveney who was elected in the 1976 By Election. Paddy Keavaney lost his seat in the 1977 General Election. He later rejoined Fianna Fail. (an old Leaflet of him standing for Fianna Fail).
20 years after her fathers election. Cecilia Keaveney was also first elected in a By Election, the by election due to the death of her Fathers former Colleague Neil T Blaney. (an old Neil T Blaney Leaflet)
Jim O’Brien -Labour -Laois Offaly 2007 General Election
From the 2007 General Election a leaflet for Labour Party candidate Jim O’Brien. The Laois based O’Brien polled 1278 votes and failed to win a seat.
He is a freelance journalist as well as a writer and has been a writer on Pat Shortts TV show Killinascully as well as The Farmers Journal.
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