Irish Election Literature

… what you maybe meant to keep…

Leaflet from Erskine Childers – Fianna Fail -1973 Presidential Election June 28, 2012

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From the 1973 Presidential Election a leaflet for Fianna Fail candidate Erskine Childers. Childers, a TD from 1938 until 1973, had spells as Tánaiste , Minister for Posts and Telegraphs, Minister for Transport and Power, Minister for Lands and Minister for Health. The leaflet mentions his work and achievements as a Minister. It also mentions , which is possibly a reflection on the power of television in 1973 that he “has spoken on Irish affairs on virtually every Television Service in Europe and America”
It also features a family picture which includes current Labour Party MEP Nessa Childers.
He was elected to the Presidency in this 1973 election, sadly he passed away on the 17th of November 1974 and he was succeeded as President by Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh.
Many thanks to the sender.

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Leaflet from Gemma Hussey -1981 Seanad Election NUI June 20, 2012

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From the 1981 Seanad election a leaflet for Independent candidate Gemma Hussey who was running for a seat on the NUI panel. She had won a seat in the 1977 Seanad Elections and held her seat here. She subsequently sat on the Fine Gael bench in the Seanad and was elected to the Dail in February 1982.
In the 1982 to 1987 coalition government, she served as Minister for Social Welfare and Minister for Education as well as a brief spell as Minister for Labour.
She retired from politics in 1989.

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“Let Lemass Lead On”- 1965 leaflet from Honor Crowley, Tim ‘Chub’ O’Connor -Fianna Fail -Kerry South June 18, 2012

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From the 1965 General Election a leaflet from Fianna Fail candidates Honor Crowley and Timothy ‘Chub’ O’Connor running in Kerry South. Both were elected.
The leaflet also has the Fianna Fail slogan from that election “Let Lemass Lead on”
We also have the message to the electorate from Sean Lemass. Which boasts of the progress made to date but that “Everything depends on the country’s agricultural and industrial production continuously increasing..”

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Leaflet from James Dooge – 1983 Seanad Elections – NUI June 16, 2012

Filed under: Fine Gael,Independent,seanad — irishelectionliterature @ 10:37 pm
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From the 1983 NUI Seanad Election a leaflet for James Dooge. In 1981 Dooge ( a former Fine Gael Senator) was nominated to the Seanad by Garret Fitzgerald and appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs. Its the last time a member of the Seanad has served in cabinet. He mentions his time as a minister in the leaflet.
He was successful in this 1983 campaign.
His Wikipedia entry

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Leaflet from Professor Joseph Lee- 1993 NUI Seanad June 15, 2012

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From the 1993 Seanad Elections a leaflet from Historian Professor Joseph Lee who was running for a seat on the NUI panel. Lee polled 3,638 votes and was elected. He served just the one term in the Seanad. A noted historian Lee amongst the books he has written are “1912-1985: Politics and Society” and “The Modernisation of Irish Society, 1848-1918”.

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Leaflet from Liam Skelly- Fine Gael -1982 Dublin West By-Election June 12, 2012

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From the 1982 Dublin West By-Election a leaflet from Fine Gael candidate Liam Skelly. Skelly won the by-election causing a sensation.
After the February 1982 General Election, Fianna Fail leader Charles Haughey was appointed Taoiseach. It was a minority government and so as to get an extra Fianna Fail seat, Haughey pulled a stroke appointing Fine Gael TD for Dublin West Dick Burke to the European Commission. The stroke backfired and that government lasted until November 1982. Skelly held his seat in November 1982 but later resigned the Fine Gael whip and polled poorly running as an Independent in 1987.
The By-election result here

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1979 leaflet for Fine Gael candidates Michael McDowell, Joe Doyle, Tommy Woods and Finola Gill June 9, 2012

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From the 1979 Local Elections a leaflet for Fine Gael candidates Michael McDowell, Joe Doyle, Tommy Woods and Finola Gill (who later married John Bruton). Joe Doyle was elected. McDowell polled 1271 votes, Gill 960 and Woods 497.
McDowell was later a founder member and became leader of The Progressive Democrats.
Old Local Election Results uploaded in excel form here

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“Brendan Corish The Man for Ireland” Leaflet from Michael Moynihan 1966 Kerry South By-Election June 8, 2012

Filed under: Kerry,Labour Party — irishelectionliterature @ 10:49 pm
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From the 1966 Kerry South By-Election a leaflet from Labour Party candidate Michael Moynihan. The by-election was caused by the death of Fianna Fail TD Honor Crowley. The by-election was won by John O’Leary who held the seat until his retirement in 1997. Michael Moynihan polled 4,849 votes. (result here)
On the “Brendan Corish The Man for Ireland” side of the leaflet he mentions how “Munster -with its Land and Labour Leagues was the cradle of the Labour Movement in this country”.

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Leaflet from Eamon De Valera -1966 Presidential Election June 7, 2012

Filed under: Fianna Fail — irishelectionliterature @ 11:00 pm
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A wonderful piece of history this. From the 1966 Presidential Election a leaflet from Eamon De Valera with the slogan “President of the Nation”. Inside he is pictured at the celebrations of the 50th Anniversary of the 1916 rising. There is also a section outlining his “50 years of service to the nation” as well as a good deal of the leaflet in Irish.
Many thanks to the lender.

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From 1961 “Will European Union Close Our Factories? -Labour watches the Common Market.” June 6, 2012

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From the 1961 General Election Campaign “Will European Union Close Our Factories? -Labour watches the Common Market.” urging a vote for Labour so that

 

From 1979 “Ireland Awaits Pope John Paul II- A Pastoral Letter from the Archbishops and Bishops of Ireland”

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Not a political leaflet but something of Irish interest that I found at home recently. From the booklet for the visit of Pope John Paul II to Ireland in 1979,”Ireland Awaits Pope John Paul II- A Pastoral Letter from the Archbishops and Bishops of Ireland”.
The booklet contained all texts for the various masses that the Pope was to celebrate as well as other things too. I’m sure it will be appearing elsewhere in due course.

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Leaflet for Garret Fitzgerald, Joe Doyle, Willie Eagan -1987 GE -Fine Gael -Dublin South East June 1, 2012

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From the 1987 General Election a leaflet from Joe Doyle, Willie Egan and outgoing Taoiseach Garret Fitzgerald running for Fine Gael in Dublin South East. Fitzgerald topped the poll with 8,068 votes and was elected on the first count. Doyle polled 3,323 votes and Egan 860. Neither of them were elected.

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From 1980 details of the number of Fianna Fail Cumainn nationally and report of the National Executive. May 30, 2012

Filed under: Fianna Fail — irishelectionliterature @ 10:55 am
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From the Clar of the 1980 Fianna Fail Ard Fheis the report of the National Executive by Liam O’Rian.We also have details of the Fianna Fail National Executive with the number of meetings attended by each member. Also of interest is the Number of Cumainn registered in each constituency for 1979 with details of the 1978 numbers. Donegal had the most and there was total of 2,475 Cumainn Nationally.

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Cathal Brugha Memorial Card from the mid 1920’s May 25, 2012

Filed under: Fianna Fail — irishelectionliterature @ 10:35 am
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A Billiant piece this, a Cathal Brugha Memorial Card from the mid 1920’s. Many thanks to the sender who notes…
“This card was given to my grandmother by her uncle after Ruari Bruagha joined FF.
I understand it is a card given to him at Cathal Bruagha’s anniversary mass a year or two after his death. He was a friend of the Bruagha family”

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From 1959 a flyer to Vote De Valera for President and Yes to the Change in Voting System May 24, 2012

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From the 1959 Presidential Election and the Referendum on the Change in Voting system a flyer urging a vote for Eamon De Valera for president and a Yes vote in the Referendum.
De Valera was elected defeating Sean MacEoin. The Referendum proposal was defeated 486,989 votes against to 453,322 votes in favour.
Many thanks to the sender.

 

From the 1981 Fine Gael Ard Fheis the motions on Health and Women’s Affairs May 21, 2012

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From the 1981 Fine Gael Ard Fheis the motions on Health and Women’s Affairs.  Some interesting motions with topics such as the free school medical service being extended, Abortion, Battered Wives and the establishment of more creches.

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From 1972 Referendum on EEC Entry – Vote Yes ad from Fianna Fail May 19, 2012

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From the 1972 Referendum on EEC Entry a ‘Vote Yes’ ad from Fianna Fail with reasons why “Tomorrow Will Decide The Future”.

 

Ten Years Ago today …. 17th May 2002 … “A lot done More to Do” May 17, 2012

Filed under: Bertie,Fianna Fail — irishelectionliterature @ 7:36 am
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10 years ago today. 17th of May 2002 one of the best slogans won the election for Bertie….. and we know what happened then.

Some other leaflets from that 2002 election

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