Some material from Patricia McKenna of the Green Party from the 1994 European Election campaign. She topped the poll and was elected.
Lisa Maher -Socialist Party -Dundrum 2004 Local Elections November 26, 2009
Lisa Maher from the 2004 local elections where she narrowly missed taking a seat, by just 84 votes.
Pat Rabbitte – Workers Party – Dublin South West 1987 November 25, 2009
From the 1987 General election in Dublin South West. He mentions an awful lot that came to pass, such the the Hospital, Luas, Town Centre and so on. He polled 5,086 votes and failed to win a seat. He was elected in 1989 though.
The leaflet itself is fading so had to play around with it to make it readable.
“Young People ‘CAN’ Make a Difference” Workers Party Youth – 1991 leaflet November 23, 2009
“Young People ‘CAN’ Make a Difference” a 1991 leaflet from Workers’ Party Youth. In it amongst other things we get the ‘Youth Agenda’ for 1991.
Joan Collins -Anti Bin Tax 2004 November 22, 2009
Joan Collins, running as an independent in the 2004 Local elections where she was elected. In 2009 she increased her vote and was elected comfortably running for the People Before Profit Alliance. She has an outside chance of a seat in the next election…
Mary Freehill- Labour- Rathmines 1999 November 21, 2009
One of the most experienced Councillors on the City Council Mary Freehills leaflet from the 1999 local elections in Rathmines.
Socialist Labour Party- Recruitment Leaflet November 18, 2009
This is a recruitment leaflet from the Socialist Labour Party circa 1980.
The Socialist Labour Party was short-lived, having been co-founded in 1977 by Noel Browne and Matt Merrigan (who both had been thrown out of the Labour Party). It finally disbanded just five years later in 1982.
It fought the 1979 local elections as well as the 1981 General Election.
In the 1981 election, Browne was re-elected to the Dail for Dublin North-Central. Other candidates fielded by the Socialist Labour Party included Billy Keegan and Matt Merrigan in Dublin North-West, Michael O’Donoghue in Dublin North-East and Dermot Boucher in Dún Laoghaire. None of them polled well. Matt Merrigan also stood for the SLP in the 1982 Dublin West By-Election.
In the leaflet we have a piece from the Parties Constitution. Sections on its Policies and activities.
The Socialist Labour Party indicate here its willingness to work with other parties of the left. Rather than use differences , use what parties had in common…
‘..We would seek to avoid the isolation and impotence of many small political groupings on the Irish Left. When we find
ourselves in agreement…. we attempt to work together..’
Tony Wright, Fiachra O Ceilleachair- Democratic Left- Waterford 1997 November 16, 2009
Democratic Lefts Tony Wright hands over the reigns on Dungarvan UDC and Waterford County Council to Fiachra O Ceilleachair.
Both Fiachra O Ceilleachair and Tony Wright had been members of the Workers Party and Fiachra O Ceilleachair later stood for Labour.
Wright himself had been elected to Waterford Co Council in 1991.
Tony Ryan _Green Alliance- 1983 Dublin Central By-Election November 15, 2009
This was published in part here previously, but given its amongst the oldest Green material I have, I figured it was worth a post of its own.
A few things here such as the TDs annual salary being £16,400. The honeycomb graphic with all the interconnecting Green ideas. To ‘Outlaw Land Speculation’ was suggested here and its an awful pity that never happened.
Ryan got 458 votes.
Noel Murphy – Communist Party of Ireland – Seanad 2002 November 11, 2009
Noel Murphy stood in a number of elections for the CPI in Cork during the 1980s. This is his literature from his Seanad campaign of 2002. It also illustrates in detail the CPIs policies. The text on the last page is small, hence It will need to be clicked on to be read.
Christy Burke with Gerry Adams – 1997 Dublin Central
‘Give me your support by voting Christy Burke number 1 on polling day’ writes Gerry Adams. Adams was incredibly popular at the time.
The leaflet also illustrates the role Christy Burke played in Sinn Fein at the time. Amongst other things it mentions that he stood in the 1996 Forum elections.
Niamh Bhreathnach- Labour -Blackrock 1985 LE
Niamh Bhreathnach in her first electoral outing in 1985. She was elected to the Dail for one term in 1992 and had a spell as Minister for Education.
Nice leaflet with running mate Kevin Cronins name stamped on.
Owen Poole -Anti Water Charges Campaign 1997 Dublin North-East November 10, 2009
From the 1997 General Election, Anti Water Charges candidate Owen Poole running in Dublin North East.
The ‘template’ for this was also used by The Socialist Party in 1997, although as they were against the Water Charges it may have been a common template.
Poole polled 641 votes.
Jimmy Somers -Labour Party Newsletter – November 1983 Dublin Central By-election
This was delivered during the 1983 Dublin Central by-election campaign. In tight times the Social Welfare Christmas Bonus was to be paid thanks to Labour Minister Barry Desmond. The voters weren’t thanking him as Somers finished fifth on the day behind the Fianna Fail, Fine Gael, Workers Party and Sinn Fein Candidates.
Jimmy Somers is a former President of SIPTU and was previously in the ITGWU. He was also a local to the area.
Flyer for the Labour Youth 1989 Summer Festival November 7, 2009
A Paul Newman lookalike on a surfboard advertises the 1989 Labour Youth Summer Festival. At the back the dilema of to stay in the hostel, sports hall or Tent is there as of course is the temptation to say you were under 26.
From 2002 “Do you want to swap this man for a Sinn Fein or second Fianna Fail TD?” Pat Rabbitte -Labour -Dublin South West November 6, 2009
Pat Rabbitte plays the I’m in trouble card with his “Do you want to swap this man for a Sinn Fein or second Fianna Fail TD?” leaflet from the 2002 General Election Campaign. As it happens Both Sinn Fein and Fianna Fail won seats and it was Brian Hayes that lost out.
Tony Gregory- 1999 local elections November 5, 2009
The last local elections that the late Tony Gregory stood in. Gives a good illustration of his work since being initially elected in 1979.
1987 Leaflet concerning the closure of Sir Patrick Dunns Hospital from Tom Crilly and Andy Smith – Workers Party Dublin South East
Letter from Tom Crilly and Andy Smith during the 1987 election campaign about the closure of Sir Patrick Dunns Hospital.
Andy Smith was a councillor at the time and a longstanding member of the Workers Party. Both candidates stayed with the Workers Party after the 1992 split and Crilly stood a number of times in Dublin South East and Local elections.
In this 1987 Election Crilly polled 660 votes and Smith polled 1250 votes.
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