A 1985 speech from then leader of Fianna Fail Charles J Haughey to the First Annual Dinner of the Friends of Fianna Fail in America. Its quite interesting in that it is very Rebulican in tone and illustrates efforts to get Irish America involved in the Northern Question as well as helping Ireland economically. Its 15 pages long so I uploaded in pdf, Click here to launch in pdf or click on the image below to do so.
I previously posted the Programme For The 1987 Fianna Fail ‘Dinnéar An Taoisigh’ With Prizes, Menu And Cigars , so thought I’d post the following years one too. Some nice prizes on offer, a decent menu however no cigars on the menu in 1988!
A leaflet from Offaly based Independent Councillor John Leahy from the 2011 General Election. He polled 4,882 votes. He polled 2686 votes in The Local Elections topping the poll in Birr.
He was in the news recently for speaking at the launch of Lucinda Creightons new party.
“The Psalm of Haughey” , kindly sent to me recently. No idea what publication it comes from, I assume its from the late 1970’s.
Many thanks to the sender
From the 1984 European Electionsa leaflet for Niall Andrews, Eileen Lemass and Jim Tunney who were running for Fianna Fail in Dublin. Niall Andrews and Eileen Lemass were elected.
Result here.
Just a note to wish you all a Happy Christmas and prosperous New Year. Thanks for all your support over the year.
Alan Kinsella
From 2005 issue 7 of the Ogra Fianna Fail Newsletter ‘Grassroots’ . Uploaded in pdf here or click on the image to launch.
Other issues of ‘Grassroots’ are posted here
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.
An “Oppose Privatisation of Water and Publicly owned Bus Services” leaflet from the National Bus and Rail Union. They were on trains nationally on December 10th (the day of the big Water March)
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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
The December 2014 Newsletter from Fianna Fail Dun Laoghaire Councillor Cormac Devlin.
His Website
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Many thanks to the sender who notes…
“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.
To mark the second anniversary of the Bank Guarantee The Irish Daily Star produced a set of playing cards with quotes from many involved in The Crash. Bertie Ahern, Brian Cowen, Sean Dunne, Patrick Honohan, David Drumm, Patrick Neary are among the many included. A reminder of the time.
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From the 2011 General Election Campaign a “Twitterfesto” produced by The Green Party. It was a preview of the Green Party’s Manifesto in ten Tweets.
From the October 1988 edition of the “FF Newsletter” for Fianna Fail members an ad for the 1989 Fianna Fail Diary.
From the 1961 General Election Campaign “This Election is YOUR Business” from Fine Gael.
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A “We Reject Water Charges” leaflet from Sinn Fein outlining their opposition to them and with a pledge to “Reverse it in Government”. The Leaflet also mentions the Right2Water protest on the 10th of December.
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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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