From the 2004 Local Elections a flyer for Socialist Workers Party candidate John Carty running in Gorey. Carty polled 189 votes and failed to win a seat on Wexford County Council.
“..Substance and policy are more important than style and performance”- Eamon Gilmore 1992 Letter to Voters October 11, 2010
From the 1992 General Election in Dun Laoghaire a letter to voters from the Democratic Lefts Eamon Gilmore.
One line in particular stands out “….that substance and policy are more important than style and performance”.
Eamon Gilmore was elected, which was a decent performance considering the Spring Tide.
Leaflet on Urban Regeneration from Colm Stephens -People Before Profit -2009 LE North Inner City October 10, 2010
A Campaign leaflet on Urban Regeneration focused on O’Devaney Gardens and Dominic Street from Colm Stephens of People Before Profit. Stephens was the PBP candidate in the North Inner City ward in the 2009 Local Elections ,where he received 210 votes.
One Per Cent Network Poster/Leaflet advertising a political walking tour through D2 and D4 on Saturday 9th October. October 6, 2010
A Poster/Leaflet advertising a political walking tour through Dublin 2 and Dublin 4 on Saturday 9th October. The event is organised by the 1% Network.
“On Saturday October 9th a political walking tour through Dublin 2 and Dublin 4 will take place. In this area Banks, private mansions and corporate headquarters sit side by side in the heartland of the ‘golden circle’. The tour aims to highlight the deep injustice at the heart of Irish society.”
From the 1% Network Website..
What is the 1% Network?
The 1% network is a coalition of socialist groups which has come together to oppose the cutback agenda of the government and to promote a socialist alternative to the current socio-economic system. Organisations within the 1% Network include éirígí, Irish Socialist Network, Seomra Spraoi and the Workers Solidarity Movement. Many of these groups took part in the ‘Anti-Capitalist Block’ demonstrations in Dublin City Centre in May of 2010.
‘Stop Bush’ poster and ‘When Bush Comes to Shove’ Anti-War Gig leaflet from 2004 visit of George Bush October 4, 2010
From the brief 2004 visit of US President George W Bush to Ireland, a ‘Stop Bush’ poster and a leaflet urging a protest and advertising the ‘When Bush Comes to Shove’ Anti-War Gig in the Point. It was a decent line up with amongst others Mary Black, Kila, Christy Moore and Damien Rice.
Terry Connolly -Socialist Workers Party -Rathmines 2004 LE
From the 2004 Locale Elections a leaflet for Socialist Workers Party candidate Terry Connolly. Connolly received 215 votes.
I love the Tom Gilmartin quote he uses.. “They make the mafia look like monks”
Cieran Perry leaflet showing local issues he’d worked on -Independent- 2007 General Election Dublin Central September 30, 2010
A leaflet produced by Independent candidate Cieran Perry in late 2006 detailing issues that he had been involved with. The range of issues gives an indication of what an active Local Representative is involved in.
In 2009 Cieran Perry was elected to Dublin City Council.
The Legacy of Seamus Costello -Starry Plough 25th Anniversary Edition 2002 September 28, 2010
Was sent (many thanks) these pages of a 2002 Edition of The Starry Plough, the newspaper of the IRSP. It was a special edition marking the 25th Anniversary of the murder of Seamus Costello.
In this post are The cover of the paper and a very interesting page which cover many things including a profile of Seamus Costello, the foundation of the IRSP and his ultimate murder, which is uploaded in PDF HERE .
(Should anyone have any of Costellos election material. I’d love to post it)
The sender notes too that “Costello was the first (and so far only) leader of an Irish political party to be murdered.”
Joyce Power -Socialist Workers Party -2004 Local Elections Bray September 27, 2010
From the 2004 Local Elections a leaflet for SWP candidate and Bray Wanderers fan Joyce Power running in Bray North Ward for a seat on the Town Council.
She polled 77 votes and failed to win a seat.
The Democratic Left Website from November 1998 September 22, 2010
After another poke around on the Wayback Machine…….. The Democratic Left website from November 1998, a few months before the merger with Labour.
There is a section on its Objectives, its ‘people’, press releases and policies.
Click HERE or on the image to enter the site.
Not all links on the site may work.
Democratic Left
An Appeal to Sinn Fein Members: Stay Out Of The Establishment -Socialist Workers Party 2005 September 21, 2010
Love this appeal from the Socialist Workers Party to Sinn Fein members from 2005. It was distributed around the Sinn Fein Ard Fheis.
The Leaflet tells Sinn Fein Members all sorts about entering into coalition with Fianna Fail or power sharing with the DUP as well as plenty of other things. It end though by stating that the proper way forward is by “forging an alliance with the socialist organisations on the ground –rather the political scum who are attacking you today.”
Kevin Wingfield -Socialist Workers Party -2004 Local Elections -Ballymun September 14, 2010
From the 2004 Local Elections a leaflet for Socialist Workers Party candidate Kevin Wingfield running in Ballymun-Whitehall where he received 256 votes. It was a vast improvement on the 69 votes he received in the 1999 Local Elections.
‘The Finglas People’- Feb/March 2007 -Irish Socialist Network September 12, 2010
From the run up to the 2007 General Election a newsletter from the Irish Socialist Network ‘The Finglas People’.
Th newsletter mentions John O’Neills candidacy and has a profile of his political History and Community work on the ground.
We also get Issues such as Private Hospitals, the M50 Toll bridge and examples of the inequalities of our Health Services.
No To EU Battlegroups -Connolly Youth Movement Lisbon Sticker
From the First Lisbon Referendum a Sticker from the Connolly Youth Movement.
LEFTLINE -Radical analysis from the Irish Socialist Network -March 2006 September 11, 2010
From March 2006 (I think) a newsletter “LEFTLINE -Radical analysis from the Irish Socialist Network”
The Dublin Riots, The Bin Tax and the Iraq war are amongst the items covered.
I Have uploaded it in *.pdf form here
Richard Boyd Barrett -Socialist Workers Party -2004 Local Elections Dun Laoghaire September 8, 2010
From the 2004 Local Elections in Dun Laoghaire a leaflet for Socialist Workers Party candidate Richard Boyd Barrett. Boyd Barrett polled well but just missed out on missing a seat. In 2009 he won a seat on Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council running for People Before Profit Alliance.
‘One man and his dog’ -Eamon Gilmore -Democratic Left -1997 GE Dun Laoghaire.
One of my favourite Eamon Gilmore Leaflets. This one is from the 1997 General election when the then Minister of State for the Marine was running for the Democratic Left.
The casual picture of him walking the dog on the beach (Killiney beach?) to him purposefully strolling around the new ferry terminal in Dun Laoghaire.
There is also small pictures of him doing activities such as fishing and meeting people like Neil Kinnock.
The ‘NIREX dump’ refered to was a proposed underground nuclear waste dump near Sellafield.
Peadar Tobin -Sinn Fein -2004 LE Navan September 2, 2010
From the 2004 Local Elections a flyer for Sinn Fein candidate Peadar Tobin running for Navan Town Council and Meath County Council. Tobin failed to win a seat on either.
Also on the flyer is the Sinn Fein European Election candidate John Dwyer. Dwyer polled well but failed to win a seat. Tipped by many to win a seat in the 2007 General Election, Dwyer missed out. In 2009 he left Sinn Fein and is part of the “Independent Left” group.
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