Irish Election Literature

… what you maybe meant to keep…

Pat Gallagher, Sean O’Brien,Lar Byrne, Joe Feery, Ann Starling -Labour Party -1999 LE, Offaly CC, Tullamore UDC March 4, 2010

Filed under: Labour Party — irishelectionliterature @ 10:29 am
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From the 1999 local elections a flyer for Labour candidates Senator Pat Gallagher and Cllr Sean O’Brien running for Offaly County Council. On the reverse the Labour Candidates for Tullamore UDC, Pat Gallagher, Sean O’Brien,Lar Byrne, Joe Feery and Ann Starling are all shown.

Pat Gallagher resigned from politics around 2000 to take up the position of Director of Community and Enterprise with Westmeath County Council. He is now the County Manager of Offaly County Council, having previously held a similar post with Galway County Council. He had been elected to the Dail in 1992 and lost his seat in 1997. He was elected to the Senate in 1997. (His record at electionsireland.org)
The Labour result in Tullamore UDC was a massive victory for them as Labour won four of the nine seats (result at electionsireland.org). Pat Gallagher, Sean O’Brien,Lar Byrne and Joe Feery were elected with Ann Starling missing out.
Incidentally a ‘Miriam O’Callaghan’ was elected for Fianna Fail there too (although I gather no relation).
Theres nothing on the flyer indicating policy, its just photos of the candidates.

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Chris Andrews -Fianna Fail -1999 Local Elections Pembroke

Filed under: Fianna Fail — irishelectionliterature @ 9:40 am
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From the 1999 local elections, Fianna Fail candidate Chris Andrews running in the Pembroke Ward. Chris Andrews was elected, his running mate Liz Donnelly lost out.
He lost his seat in 2004, before being co-opted in 2006 and then winning a Dail seat in Dublin South East in 2007.
Chris Andrews is son of Niall Andrews, grandson of Todd Andrews, nephew of David Andrews and of course a cousin of amongst others Dun Laoghaire TD Barry Andrews and RTEs Ryan Tubridy.

Again for a Dublin South East based candidate the background for the photo is the Pidgeon house. Amongst the issues covered here are the needs for Taxi deregulation and more recycling and better waste management.

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Denis O’Donovan -Fianna Fail- Cork South West 2007

Filed under: Cork,Fianna Fail — irishelectionliterature @ 9:25 am
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From the 2007 General Election. Fianna Fail candidate in Cork South West, the now Senator Denis O’Donovan.
Denis O’Donovan lost his seat despite party colleague Joe Walsh retiring. Instead Independent Christy O’Sullivan was recruited and stood on the Fianna Fail ticket with O’Donovan and it was O’Sullivan who won the Fianna Fail seat.

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Anne Brady, Michael Cotter, Paddy Madigan -Fianna Fail -Blackrock 1985 LE March 3, 2010

Filed under: Dun Laoghaire,Fianna Fail — irishelectionliterature @ 1:02 pm
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From the 1985 Local Elections, The Fianna Fail candidates for Blackrock Anne Brady, Michael Cotter and Paddy Madigan. As far as I’m aware Anne Brady and Paddy Madigan were elected. Paddy Madigan was elected again in 1991. He then fell out with Fianna Fail (or they fell out with him) somewhere along the way and ran as an Independent in the 1994 European Elections and the 1997 General Election.
Michael Cotter ran again in 1991 and failed to win a seat. He is a Lecturer/ Academic in DCU.
Anne Brady a councillor since 1979 lost her seat in the 1991 Elections.

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Kerry Public Service Workers Alliance -Anti Government Flyer

Filed under: Kerry,KPSWA,protest — irishelectionliterature @ 12:50 pm
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Got sent this and thought it of interest. A flyer from The Kerry Public Service Workers Alliance (http://kpswa.wordpress.com/). It  Illustrates succinctly the gripes of many of the lower paid Public Service Workers (and many others too).
Also why would Tom McEllistrim earn more than Jackie Healy-Rae?

(Should anyone have the Black and White anti Healy-Rae poster shown in a report recently I’d love a copy)

 

John Henson- Labour Party -Athlone 1991 Local Elections

Filed under: Labour Party — irishelectionliterature @ 8:41 am
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From the 1991 Local Elections in Athlone, Labour candidate John Henson. I’ve no idea if he was elected or not. Issues covered include moneylending and gaming machines in Mullingar.

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Killian Forde-Donaghmede Sinn Fein Special Bulletin 2004 on Donaghmede Probation Office March 2, 2010

Filed under: Sinn Fein — irishelectionliterature @ 1:19 pm
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From April 2004 in the run up to the 2004 local and European Elections, a Donaghmede Sinn Fein special Bulletin on Donaghmede Probation Office.
Then Sinn Fein candidate Killian Forde writes of the true costs of the project and the link between prominent Fianna Fail donors and the location of the office.
Other concerns include the fact that other sites weren’t inspected, the cost overruns, waste of public money and only a part of the offices capacity being used.
Is the office fully occupied now?

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Joe Holohan -Democratic Left -Dublin North by-election 1998

Filed under: Democratic Left,Elections — irishelectionliterature @ 10:47 am
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Joe Holohan of The Democratic Left from the Dublin North by -Election held on the 11th of March 1998.
It was the last day that The Democratic Left appeared on a ballot paper (There was a by-election in Limerick East on the same day).
Joe Holohan polled just 225 votes coming in behind amongst others the Christian Solidarity Party.(result at electionsireland.org) The vote surely helped speed along the merger with the Labour party which happened less than a year later.

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Kate Walsh -Progressive Democrats -Kildare North 2002

Filed under: Kildare,Progressive Democrat — irishelectionliterature @ 10:29 am
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Originally elected to Kildare County Council as an Independent, the Late Kate Walsh joined the Progresive Democrats in 2000.
In 2002 , the highly respected candidate polled 3,919 in Kildare North but failed to win a seat. Kate Walsh was appointed to the Seanad by the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern in 2002.
Kate Walsh passed away on the 24th April 2007

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Letter to Irish Times and Poster advertising First meeting of The Ecology Party of Ireland in 1981 March 1, 2010

Filed under: Ecology Party of Ireland,Green Party,Green Party/ Green Alliance — irishelectionliterature @ 4:12 pm
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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.

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Frank Chambers- Fianna Fail -Mayo 2007

Filed under: Fianna Fail — irishelectionliterature @ 4:03 pm
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From the 2007 General election in Mayo, Fianna Fail candidate Frank Chambers. In a tight contest it was always going to be hard for Chambers to win a seat, especially with Beverly Cooper-Flynn running as an Independent.
Of the 3 Fianna Fail candidates only Dara Callery was elected.

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Monica Barnes, Sean Barrett, Liam Cosgrave-Fine Gael -Dun Laoghaire Feb 1982

Filed under: Dun Laoghaire,Fine Gael — irishelectionliterature @ 10:48 am
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From the february 1982 General election in Dun Laoghaire. The Fine Gael candidates Monica Barnes, Sean Barrett and Liam Cosgrave. Sean Barrett and Liam Cosgrave were both elected.

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What is The Independent Socialist Party? February 28, 2010

Filed under: Independent Socialist Party — irishelectionliterature @ 7:29 pm
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A Leaflet from the shortlived Independent Socialist Party entitled ‘What is The Independent Socialist Party?’. Its from around 1977.
Plenty of interest as they explain what their version of socialism is.
The Party had addresses in bothe Dublin and Belfast.
From Wikipedia.. The Independent Socialist Party was a far left political party in Ireland. It was founded in 1976 as a split from the Irish Republican Socialist Party named the Irish Committee for a Socialist Programme, calling for more prominent socialist politics and less emphasis on paramilitary activity….

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Alistair Mc Kinstry -Green Party -1991 local Elections Glencullen February 27, 2010

Filed under: Dublin South,Green Party — irishelectionliterature @ 6:24 pm
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A simple flyer from the 1991 local Elections for Green candidate Alistair Mc Kinstry. He narrowly missed out on a seat.

 

Malachy Godfrey -Independent -1999 Local Elections Drogheda

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From the 1999 Local Elections for Drogheda Town Council Independent candidate Malachy Godfrey. Malachy Godfrey was elected and relected in 2004.

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Niall Ó Brolcháins First Leaflet -Green Party -Galway West

Filed under: Green Party,Green Party/ Green Alliance — irishelectionliterature @ 2:38 pm
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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.

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Paschal Mooney – Fianna Fail -2009 Euro Elections February 26, 2010

Filed under: Euro Elections,Fianna Fail — irishelectionliterature @ 10:51 pm
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From the 2009 European Elections, Fianna Fail candidate Paschal Mooney. Known many for ‘keeping it country’ on the radio, he has spent a long time in the Senate.

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Noel Whelan , Eoin Ryan -Fianna Fail- 1997 GE Dublin South East

Filed under: Fianna Fail,media — irishelectionliterature @ 2:27 pm
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From the 1997 General Election, the now Irish Times Pundit Noel Whelan with running Mate Eoin Ryan on the Fianna Fail Ticket in Dublin South East. Ryan was elected.
A fairly detailed version of ‘New Kid on the block’ Whelans career, which is  impressive.  At 28 he was the parties youngest candidate in Dublin.

Also in the “Protecting Home Buyers Rights” section…
‘Many young people are also deeply concerned about escalating house costs and the current over heating of the Dublin property market….’

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