From the 2004 European Elections in Dublin. Labour candidates Proinsias De Rossa and Ivana Bacik. DeRossa was elected.
From the blurb Proinsias DeRossa must have been very busy in Brussells.
Proinsias De Rossa, Ivana Bacik -Labour -2004 European Elections -Dublin January 30, 2010
Bernadette Martin- Green Party 2004 LE Drogheda
Green Party candidate Bernadette Martin from the 2004 Local Elections in Drogheda. In 2004 she writes ‘….they leave Jesse James in charge of the banks” .
Shane Cassells -Fianna Fail -2005 Meath By-Election
Navan based Fianna Fail Councillor Shane Cassells from the 2005 Meath by-election. Cassells lost out to Fine Gaels Shane McEntee in the by-election.
There have been strong rumours that he may be joining Labour. His uncle Peter Cassells (ex General Secretary of the ICTU) stood for Labour in the 2004 European Elections.
Sean ‘Buggy’ Horan -Independent -1991 Local Elections Celbridge LEA January 29, 2010
Sean ‘Buggy’ Horan was one of the characters around Maynooth in the late 80s and known to many who frequented ‘The Roost’.
This is Buggy Horans 1991 leaflet where he contested in the Celbridge Local Electoral area. (The result on electionsireland.org)
He sadly passed away in early 2012
JJ Power – Green Party -Kildare North by-election 2005
Green Party candidate JJ Power from the 2005 Kildare North By-election. JJ is son of former Fianna Fail TD Patrick Power and Brother of current Fianna Fail TD Sean Power. In the 2007 General Election both JJ Power and Brother Sean Power stood in Kildare South. Sean Power was elected.
(JJ at electionsireland.org)
“Are you Being Served?” -Young Fine Gael give out about the Banks in 1990.
“Are you Being Served?” ask Young Fine Gael in 1990. The Banks should look after students, giving them loans, according to Young Fine Gael around 1990.
In my day the banks looked after students by giving them a free fiver when they opened an account.
I’m sure the banks parsimony changed with the Celtic Tiger, Students were probably given mortgages by the banks then!
Des Kelly- Fianna Fail -Lucan 2004 Local Elections
From the 2004 Local Elections in Lucan, a leaflet from Fianna Fail candidate Des Kelly.
He failed to win a seat.
Picture from the Snow in 1982 January 28, 2010
Found this at home and scanned it. Its nothing to do with Politics ….
Shows the extent of the Snow back in 1982 though….
Taken up around Knocklyon , I think.
I’ve posted a few other photos from 1982 here too
Liam Kavanagh -Labour Party -Wicklow 1989
Labours Liam Kavanagh From the 1989 General Election in Wicklow. Liam Kavanagh served as a TD from 1969 to 1997 (Liam Kavanagh on electionsireland.org).
In his time he served as Minister for the Public Service, Minister for Labour, Minister for the Environment and Minister for Tourism, Fisheries and Forestry.
Priorities Party – St Lukes Leaflet -2008
Many thanks to the donor. The Priorites Party (known also as the The Peoples’ Accountability, Transparency and Standards Party?) were short lived, one of the founders Leo Armstrong is listed as an Independent in the 2009 Local Elections in Clane, although I don’t know if he was standing for the Priorities Party or not.
The party is now defunct.
I have another leaflet from them posted HERE.
Martin Walsh -Socialist Party -1997 GE Dublin South Central January 27, 2010
Martin Walsh of The Socialist Party in Dublin South Central in the 1997 General Election. Martin Walsh polled 328 votes. Walsh a shop steward at Packard Electrical in Tallaght from 1987 to 1996 and also had a role with the ATGWU.
Leaflet mentions some of the scandals of the time such as the Hepatitis C and Lowry/Dunne affair.
Tom Allen-Progressive Democrats -1991 Local Elections North Inner City
Tom Allen of the Progressive Democrats from the 1991 Local Elections in the North Inner City. Tom Allen failed to win a seat. As far as I’m aware ,Allens Chemist is still on the go.
Tom also had a decent sporting pedigree and was involved with Clonliffe Harriers, Dorset United and Whitehall Gaels to name but a few. The pity for him was that most of these were based outside his electoral area.
Rory Hearne -People Before Profit -2007 GE Dublin South East
Rory Hearne, the People Before Profit candidate in the 2007 General Election in Dublin South East. He polled 591 votes.
Brendan Brady -Fine Gael -1997 Dublin North West January 26, 2010
Fine Gael candidate Brendan Brady from the 1997 General Election where he failed to win a seat in Dublin North West.
Brendan writes “… The Country has had its fair share of Fianna Fail Governments and the people have had enough of Golden Circles and scandals…” yet it was Fianna Fail that were voted in.
Eamonn Walsh -Labour Party- 2004 Local elections Terenure/Rathfarnham
From the 2004 local elections, former Labour TD Eamonn Walsh. Walsh served one Dail term having been elected along with Mervyn Taylor in the Spring Tide of 1992.
(Walsh at electionsireland.org)
Pro Life Campaign Leaflet -1992 Abortion Referendum January 25, 2010
The 1992 abortion referendum had 3 separate ballots.
The first regarded Abortion itself. Which was defeated through a mix of people who felt it went too far and others who felt it didn’t go far enough.
The Second was to do with the Right To Travel. It was passed.
The Third was to do with the Right to Information. It was also passed.
The Referendum arose in essence from issues surrounding the ‘X’ case.
Eithne Fitzgerald -Labour – 1989 Dublin South
Labour Candidate, Eithne Fitzgerald from the 1989 General Election in Dublin South. Fitzgerald stood seven times in Dublin South and was elected just the once in 1992 with the highest vote in the country.
“How many Councillors does it take to turn off The Water Tax?”-Democratic Left -1994
The Democratic Left were opposed to Water charges, Water Tax or Water Rates. They wanted to put pressure on other councillors to oppose them too.
Looking at the previous years vote thats shown, some Fine Gael and Fianna Fail voted against the charges.
The Government were seen to be bringing in these extra taxes whilst at the same time having the Tax Amnesty.
“In 1985 the Councils in Dublin, following the election of councillors such as The Democratic Lefts Eamon Gilmore…….” took a bit of phrasing considering Gilmore was elected for The Workers Party.
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