From the 1977 General Election a leaflet from Sean Walsh of Sinn Fein The Workers Party running in Carlow Kilkenny. He polled 1666 votes and missed out on a seat.
Leaflet from Sean Walsh -Sinn Fein The Workers’ Party -1977 General Election – Carlow Kilkenny December 18, 2014
1954 General Election Leaflet for Patrick Crotty, Joseph Hughes and Thomas Fielding -Fine Gael – Carlow Kilkenny December 12, 2014
From the 1954 General Election a leaflet showing the price rises under Fianna Fail since the Inter Party Government left office in 1951. Two of the three Fine Gael candidates in Carlow Kilkenny were elected. Patrick Crotty and Joseph Hughes. Thomas Fielding failed to win a seat. Result here
From the 1943 General Election Patrick Murphy and his donkey named Pansey canvassing for Labour. December 9, 2014
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“The man with the Top Hat is Patrick Murphy and his donkey named Pansey.
The photo is from the 1943 General election for Dublin County constituency and the Tunney was Jim or James Tunney (elected to the Dáíl in 1943 & lost his seat in 1944 it was the only occasion he was elected to the Dáil, was also in Seanad & Cllr.) father of Jim Tunney who later became Lord Mayor of Dublin & FF TD for Dublin North West . His Grandson also Jim is an optician in Finglas. Liam Cosgrave Snr & Henry Dockrell were elected for FG in that election & Sean Brady & Patrick J Fogarty for FF.
From Fine Gael in the 1961 General Election “This Election is YOUR Business” December 4, 2014
From the 1961 General Election Campaign “This Election is YOUR Business” from Fine Gael.
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Leaflet from Joseph Cooney , Patrick McMahon -Clann na Talmhan -Meath Westmeath -1943 General Election December 1, 2014
From the 1943 General Election a leaflet from Joseph Cooney and Patrick McMahon who were running for Clann na Talmhan in the Meath Westmeath constituency. Cooney polled 3,284 votes and Patrick McMahon polled 1,351 votes and neither were elected.
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“Spoil Your Vote..and Spoil it early” from Republican News -1973 Northern Ireland Assembly Elections October 30, 2014
From an “Evening Edition” of Republican News dated the 27th of June 1973 a ‘Ten Point Summary’ as to why Repubicans should spoil their vote in the Northern Ireland Assembly Elections which took place the following day.
Vote Sean MacEoin -Fine Gael – 1959 Presidential Election October 16, 2014
From the 1959 Presidential Election an ad for Fine Gael candidate General Sean MacEoin. MacEoin polled 417,536 votes in a contest won by Fianna Fails Eamon DeValera.
A veteran of the War of Independence, the Longford native was first elected to the Dail in 1929.
His wikipedia entry
Leaflet from Sean O’Moore , Frank Robbins -National Labour Party -1948 General Election- Dublin North East September 13, 2014
From the 1948 General Election a leaflet from Sean O’Moore and Frank Robbins who were running for the National Labour Party in Dublin North East. Both candidates were veterans of 1916. Sean O’Moore polled 440 votes and Frank Robbins polled 476 votes. Neither were elected.
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“De Valera The Man I Knew” -1975 article by Sean McEntee in ‘Iris Fianna Fail’ September 9, 2014
Eamon De Valera died on the 29th of August 1975, here we have a piece written on De Valera by Sean McEntee. It is from the Winter 1975 edition of “Iris Fianna Fail” the Fianna Fail Party Journal. It is a lovely bit of history and I have also included the “De Valera Pictures” part of the paper.
“Bring Them Down To Earth With A ….” leaflet from Young Fine Gael circa 1988 September 8, 2014
A Young Fine Gael leaflet from circa 1988 with pictures of the main party leaders Dick Spring, Charles Haughey, Alan Dukes, Dessie O’Malley and Tomas MacGiolla with the slogan “Bring Them Down To Earth With A …. Bang”
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A 1975 “Join Fianna Fail” Leaflet with message from Jack Lynch September 1, 2014
From 1975 a “Join Fianna Fail” leaflet which has the aims of the party, a message from Jack Lynch and details of how to join.
*1975 is a guess based on the text of the message from Jack Lynch.
“Setting the Agenda” 1993 interview with Albert Reynolds from Fianna Fail “Ceiliúradh an 60ú Árd Fheis” Programme August 22, 2014
An interview with then Taoiseach and Fianna Fail leader Albert Reynolds from “Ceiliúradh an 60ú Árd Fheis”. The publication was a special programme for the 60th Ard Fheis which contained some fantastic pieces on the history of the party, its TD’s ,Ministers and much more.
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Albert Reynolds message to delegates from the 1993 Fianna Fail Ard Fheis Clár. August 21, 2014
From the Clár of the 1993 Fianna Fail Ard Fheis The Message from An Taoiseach Albert Reynolds to delegates.
“The Heart of Marriage” -1995 Divorce Referendum leaflet from The Bishops of Ireland August 19, 2014
From the 1995 Divorce Referendum a leaflet produced by Veritas outlining various reasons given by The Catholic Bishops of Ireland to vote No in the Referendum .It ends with the following quote…
“In our considered judgement, the introduction of divorce would be false kindness, misguided compassion and bad law.”
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Three ‘Vote No’ posters from the 1983 Abortion Referendum August 17, 2014
From the 1983 Abortion Referendum Campaign, three ‘Vote No’ Posters . “Raped Pregnant No Choice?” , “Catholic State or Irish Nation” and “Men Can’t Get Pregnant, Let Women Decide”.
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“Election News” – Official Sinn Fein leaflet from the 1973 General Election August 14, 2014
From the 1973 General Election Campaign a newsletter “Election News” from Official Sinn Fein. It includes an Interview with Tomas MacGiolla and pieces on Equality for Women, Defending the Farm and other issues.
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Leaflet from Pat Carroll, Griff Cashman, Pat Lacey , Jimmy Somers- Labour Party -1974 Local Elections -Cabra Arran Quay August 11, 2014
From the 1974 Local Elections a Leaflet from Pat Carroll (husband of Joan Burton), Griff Cashman, Pat Lacey and Jimmy Somers who were running for The Labour Party in Area Number 4 Cabra / Arran Quay for a seat on Dublin Corporation. Pat Carroll was elected polling 1,109 votes. The other candidates were unsuccessful Jimmy Somers polled 1,268, Griff Cashman 554 and Pat Lacey 422 votes.
The leaflet contains some interesting policies on Housing for The City.
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From Fianna Fail 1959 Referendum on Change in Voting System – “The Straight Vote Some Questions and Answers” August 7, 2014
From the 1959 Referendum on changing the voting system an eight page document from Fianna Fail outlining the reasons whu they wanted the electoral system changed and answering various questions on the issue. Its a very interesting read as it fails to really address the reason why the proposal was defeated, ie we would have had majority Fianna Fail Governments for an awful long time.
I’ve uploaded it in pdf format Click on the image below or Click Here to Launch
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