From the 1997 General Election a leaflet for Workers Party candidate the late Linda Kavanagh. Linda Kavanagh polled 509 votes. A long time Workers Party activist she stood on a number of occasions in Dail and Local Elections.
In the leaflet itself there is mention of things such as wanting the introduction of a 4.50 minumum wage, an abolition of Water Charges and also Peace.
From the 1989 General Election a newsletter from Fianna Fails Dick Roche running in Wicklow. Dick Roche won a seat.
Having been elected in 1987 the Haughey led government, despite support from Fine Gael in the guise of the Tallaght Strategy decided to go to the country for a bigger mandate.
Like today many of the problems dated back to when Fianna Fail had previously been in government, especially the policies of the 1977 to 1981 Fianna Fail Government.
Similar enough to today we get the blurb of problems being tackled although ‘the support and encouragement received from the Irish people‘ isn’t quite as available as it was then.
From the 2007 General Election, Progressive Democrat candidates in Tipperary South Richie Molloy and Peadar O’Donnell.
Clonmel based Molloy polled 364 votes and O’Donnell polled 177 votes.
In the 2009 local elections Richie Molloy was elected to Tipperary South Riding County Council running for Fianna Fail.
On electionsireland.org Peadar O’Donnell is down as having run for the Workers Party in the 1991 Local Elections. Some conversion from WP to PD.
From the 2007 General Election a Fine Gael leaflet with a message from Enda Kenny on ‘Change, for the Better’ . The Leaflet concentrates on the worries about Crime , Health and the Waste of Taxpayers money.
From the 2004 Local Elections a leaflet for Sinn Fein candidate Peter Lawlor running in the five seat Clontarf ward. Lawlor polled 1,478 votes and was in fifth position after the first count. He failed to hold on to his position and lost out.
He also stood in the 2007 General Election in Dublin North Central, but again failed to win a seat.
From the 1997 General Election a leaflet for Joe MacDonough running for The National Party in Dublin North West. He polled 614 votes.
The National Party was set up after Nora Bennis (who became Party Leader) polled surprisingly well in the 1994 European Elections running as an Independent.
In 1992 Joe MacDonough had run for the Christian Centrist Party and got 741 votes.
From the 1989 General Election a leaflet for Fianna Fail candidate Ann Ormonde running in Dublin South.
She polled 2,328 votes and failed to get in. (Ann Ormonde at ElectionsIreland.org).
(This leaflet may also be from 1992 not 100% sure)
She writes of her ‘record of accountability and integrity…’
She has recently been mentioned with regard to Seanad expenses.
A leaflet from longstanding Fathers Rights campaigner Ray Kelly running in the 2007 General Election in Dublin South West. Kelly polled 434 votes. He has stood a number of times in both local and General Elections (his record at electionsireland.org)
From the 2004 Local Elections a flyer for Christopher Fox who was running as an Independent in Bray. He was elected and in 2009 he topped the poll.
He is a brother of former TD Mildred Fox and son of Former TD Johnny Fox.
From the run up to the 1992 General Election, a leaflet from Labour candidates Emmet Stagg and Jack Wall running in Kildare. Emmet Stagg was elected with Jack Wall narrowly missing out.
The leaflet attacks cuts done by constituency colleague Fianna Fails Charlie McCreevy, these cuts were known as the ‘Dirty Dozen’.
A simple card with useful numbers from former Rugby International Gerry ‘Ginger’ McLoughlin issued around the 2009 Local Elections.
Gerry, a prop, won 18 caps for Ireland. He was also a member of the famous Munster team that beat the All Blacks in 1978. He is probably most remembered for his try against England in Twickenham (seen here from 7.03 mins onwards) during Ireland’s Triple Crown campaign in 1982.
Gerry McLoughlin was originally elected as an Independent to Limerick City council in 2004 before joining Labour in 2006.
He was comfortably elected in the 2009 Local Elections and his daughter Orla McLoughlin was also elected to Limerick City Council in 2009.
From the 1999 European Elections a leaflet for Sinn Fein candidate Sean Crowe.
Crowe polled 18,633 (6.64%) votes and failed to win a seat. He did however win a council seat on the same day. In the 2002 General Election he topped the poll in Dublin South West but to many peoples surprise lost his seat in 2007.
From the 2007 General Election in Limerick East a leaflet for Sinn Fein candidate Maurice Quinlivan.
Quinlavin polled 2,081 votes and failed to win a seat. He did however win a seat on Limerick City Council in 2009.
It was the making of defamatory statements about Quinlavin, that eventually led to Willie O’Dea resigning as Minister of Defence.
From the 2004 Local Elections a leaflet from Fine Gael candidate (and now well known blogger) Dan Sullivan.
Its a clever enough leaflet with the “Politicians Don’t Listen…” on the front and the “Test MY Listening Skills….” on the reverse.
He polled 278 votes and failed to get elected.
Many thanks to the sender.
From the 2007 General Election a leaflet from Fianna Fail candidate in Limerick East, Willie O’Dea. He was Minister for Defence at the time.
He topped the poll with 19,082 votes (over 38%), well over two quotas. First elected in February 1982 he has held the seat since.
Amongst the information in the leaflet.
“Nobody works harder for the people” and ‘..He is widely credited with being one of the most able Ministers in the current Government...’
Many thanks to the sender.
This is a page from a 36 page booklet produced by the Christian Solidarity Party candidate Conor O’Donoghue for the 2009 Local Elections where he was running in Limerick.
Conor O’Donoghue was part of (or) the MOM AND TOT CAPITAL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION.
I’ve other letters that I will post from the booklet.
many thanks to the donor.
From the 2007 General Election a leaflet for Labour Party candidate Oisín Quinn running in Dun Laoghaire where he polled 2265 votes and failed to win a seat. Interestingly enough the total of Quinns and Eamon Gilmores votes did not make up a quota.
Elected initially in the 2004 Local Elections for the Rathmines Ward, he was elected again in the 2009 Local Elections for the Pembroke Rathmines Ward. He is a nephew of former Labour leader Ruairi Quinn.
From the 2002 Seanad Election for the 3 University of Dublin seats a leaflet from Anthony O’Donnell.
Anthony O’Donnell polled 142 votes.
A former Deputy President of TCD Students Union, in 2009 he won a seat for Fine Gael on Kildare County Council for the Kildare LEA.
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