(A rerecording of the first podcast episode where the sound was awful) In the 1991 Local Elections CRAG made National Headlines when taking 4 seats on Cavan County Council. They ran candidates in subsequent elections too.
A Leaflet from Ivana Bacik who is running for Labour in the Dublin Bay South Bye-Election. Many thanks to the sender.
The Litir um Thoghcháin from Claire Byrne who is running for Green Party in the Dublin Bay South Bye-Election. Many thanks to the sender.
A Leaflet from Justin Barrett who is running for The National Party in the Dublin Bay South Bye-Election.
The Litir um Thoghcháin from James Geoghegan who is running for Fine Gael in The Dublin Bay South bye-Election. Many thanks to the sender.
Don’t Vote For The National Party , Don’t Vote Justin Barrett – a Dublin Bay South by-election Leaflet produced by Le Chéile.
A Leaflet from Brigid Purcell who is running for People Before Profit in The Dublin Bay South Bye-Election. Many thanks to the sender.
A Leaflet from Jacqui Gilbourne who is running for Renua in the Dublin Bay South By-Election. Many thanks to the sender.
From the 1992 General Election a newsletter from Michael McDowell of The Progressive Democrats running in Dublin South East. He polled 4504 votes and regained the seat he lost in 1989.
From the 2002 General Election a paper “IFF News” produced by Niall Blaney who was running for Independent Fianna Fáil in Donegal North East. In what turned out to be the last General Election fought by the Blaney Independent Fianna Fáil Party, Blaney polled 6,124 votes and was elected.
You can listen to a podcast I did on The Blaney Organisation here
From the 2009 European Elections a leaflet for Libertas Ireland candidate in Ireland North West Declan Ganley. Ganley polled 67,638 votes and missed out on the final seat.
Two leaflets produced by Lynn Boylan of Sinn Féin in the Dublin Bay South By-election.
Many thanks to the sender.
Founded in 1936, The Farmers Trade Union were based in Cavan and had branches in Monaghan, Leitrim and Longford also. They contested Local Elections in Cavan winning seats in a number of elections. In 1955 they dissolved to become part of the National Farmers Union.
I’ve created a website for the podcast too, should you wish to listen to other episodes etc..
A Leaflet from Sarah Durcan who is running for The Social Domocrats in the Dublin Bay South By-Election.
A leaflet from Deirdre Conroy who is running for Fianna Fáil in The Dublin Bay South By-Election.
Many thanks to the kind TD who gave my son a bunch of these leaflets after he spotted him chatting to constituents this evening.
Set up in 1967, The Liberal Party of Ireland contested a number of by-elections before becoming defunct in
late 1969. They raised issues such as Mental Health and family planning.
I’ve created a website for the podcast too, should you wish to listen to other episodes etc..
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