From the 1997 General election a flyer from Socialist Party candidate in Dublin North Clare Daly. Daly polled 2,971 votes and didn’t win a seat. She won a council seat in 1999 standing in Swords which she retained in 2004 and 2009. In the 2011 General Election she was elected to the Dail.
From the 2011 General Election campaign “A final message from Joe Higgins” of the Socialist Party / United Left Alliance running in Dublin West.
Higgins appeals for number 1 votes and there are headlines such as “Labour cant make a difference” and “dont be conned”.
Hiigins was comfortably elected , regaining the seat he lost in the 2007 General Election.
From the 2011 General Election in Kildare North a flyer from Independent candidate Catherine Murphy urging voters not to listen if they hear that her seat is safe. Having won the 2005 Kildare North by-election she lost her seat in 2007 partly due to being seen as safe.
From the 1997 General Election a leaflet for Independent Anti Service Charges candidate Paddy Mulcahy running in Cork North Central. Mulcahy who was active in the anti Bin Tax campaign and spent time in jail for his actions polled 889 votes.
Many thanks to the sender.
From the 2011 General Election campaign a leaflet from Socialist Party MEP Joe Higgins running in Dublin West. Higgins is tipped to regain the seat he won in 2007.
Many thanks to the sender.
A leaflet from Dublin Mid West Socialist Party (United Left Alliance) candidate Rob Connolly. Connolly is pictured with Joe Higgins who was a TD for parts of the constituency before boundary revisions.
A flyer from Raymond Fitzpatrick the Socialist Party (United Left Alliance) candidate in Laois-Offaly. Fitzpatrick stood in the 2009 Local Elections for Labour.
“A Strong Independent Voice For You” a leaflet from Independent candidate Cieran Perry running in Dublin Central.
A unusual flyer From John Dwyer an Independent candidate running in Wexford in the 2011 General election. The New Ross based Councillor Dwyer, had previously stood for Sinn Fein on a number of occasions.
The Socialist Party’s Party Political Broadcast for General Election 2011
In reaction to the constituency poll published in last Mondays Irish Times which showed Seamus Healy winning a seat on the first count… the following ad was placed in the Local Paper.
Do not be misled by other candidates that ‘Healy Will Fly In’
From the 2011 General Election Campaign a flyer and leaflet from Independent Community Candidate Councillor Cieran Perry who is running in Dublin Central.
Perry has a “Six Point Plan for Progress”. Of the six, one of the more interesting points is “Asset seizure from Financial Criminals“.
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From the 2011 General Election campaign a leaflet from People Before Profit / United Left Alliance candidate Andrew Keegan running inn Dublin North West.
Keegan is a co-founder of the Building Workers campaign.
From the 2011 General Election campaign a Party Political Broadcast from People Before Profit , part of the United Left Alliance.
The video features the two candidates most likely to win seats (although others have chances) Councillor Richard Boyd Barrett and Councillor Joan Collins.
A video (he has quite a few posted on Youtube) from Socialist Party / United Left Alliance candidate in Cork North Central Councillor Mick Barryon Why Everybody Should Vote. Barry is seen as having an outside chance of winning a seat.
From the 2011 General election campaign a flyer from Joan Collins the People Before Profit / United Left Alliance candidate in Dublin South Central. She was elected to the council in 2004 and was returned again in 2009. She is seen as having a decent chance of winning a seat.
From the 2011 General Election Campaign a Leaflet from Mick Murphy the Socialist Party / United Left Alliance candidate in Dublin South West. Murphy narrowly lost his council seat in the 2009 Local Elections.
Irish Election Literature 
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