From the 1987 General Election a small flyer for Fianna Fail candidates Mary McAlesse, Gerard Brady, Michael Donnelly and Eoin Ryan running in Dublin South East. Of the four only Gerard Brady was elected. Mary McAleese polled 2,243 votes.
(a more detailed leaflet from the same election posted here)
flyer for Mary McAlesse, Gerard Brady, Michael Donnelly, Eoin Ryan-Fianna Fail- Dublin South East 1987 GE April 25, 2011
Save 16 Moore Street -“honour the men and women of 1916” -Labour Party April 24, 2011
Given its Easter Sunday, I thought this might be apt to post. A leaflet from the Labour Party as part of the Save 16 Moore Street Campaign.
16 Moore Street was where in 1916 Thomas Clarke, Joseph Plunkett, Sean McDermott , Padraic Pearse and William Pearse gathered around the wounded James Connolly and eventually agreed to surrender.
Maureen O’Sullivan -Independent- Dublin Central -2011 General Election April 23, 2011
From the 2011 General Election a flyer from Independent TD Maureen O’Sullivan who was running in Dublin Central. O’Sullivan, the Gregory Group candidate, held on to the seat she won in the 2009 Dublin Central By-Election.
Leaflet from Tom Foxe -1992 General Election- Longford Roscommon April 22, 2011
From the 1992 General Election a leaflet for Tom Foxe of the The Roscommon Hospital Action Committee (H.A.C.). Foxe was first elected in the 1989 General Election (leaflet here) and in the 1991 Local Elections he topped the poll in the Roscommon Electoral area bring ing in a running mate Eithne Quinn. You see a reference to Post Office closures being averted in the leaflet, At least 2 Councillors were elected on anti postal cuts platform in the 1991 Local Elections in Roscommon.
In this 1992 election he was elected. He lost his seat in 1997.
There is more on Tom Foxe here.
From the 1977 Election a Fianna Fail ad -“The Coalition Shopping Basket” -“The Arabs put 12p on petrol- and the Coalition put 35p!” April 21, 2011
From the 1977 General Election campaign an ad from Fianna Fail about price rises since 1973 under the Fina Gael/Labour Coalition . Interesting to see the price rise in cigarettes and beer was less than amongst other items, butter, Tea, Potatoes and Fish Fingers.
We also get the nice line “The Arabs put 12p on petrol- and the Coalition put 35p!”
Alan Kelly-Labour Party- 2009 European Elections Munster April 20, 2011
From the 2009 European Elections in Munster a flyer from Labour candidate Alan Kelly. Tipperary native Kelly was elected and in 2011 he was also elected to the Dail for Tipperary North.
Leaflet from Peter Doris- Ogra Fianna Fail Leas Cathaoirleach Election 2008
From 2008 (I think) a leaflet from Peter Doris who was running for the position of Leas Cathaoirleach of Ogra Fianna Fail.
Many thanks to the sender.
Mel Casserly -Independent -Industrial & Commercial Panel -2011 Seanad Elections April 19, 2011
From the 2011 Seanad Elections a leaflet from Independent candidate Mel Casserly who is running for a seat on the Industrial & Commercial Panel. Casserly is a lecturer in Sligo IT.
éirígí -“Royal Visit Special” -Níl Fáilte Romhat!
A leaflet from éirígí distributed at the recent demo against the Royal Visit outside the GPO where an effigy of the Queen was beheaded. éirígí are against the Royal visit and have a number of protests planned.
Another éirígí No Royal Visit Leaflet
Many thanks to the sender.
Seamus Boland- Independent -Administrative Panel -2011 Seanad Elections
From the 2011 Seanad Elections a flyer from Independent candidate Seamus Boland who is running for a seat on the Administrative Panel. Boland is he CEO of Irish Rural Link
Jim Walsh- Fianna Fail-Agricultural Panel -2011 Seanad Election April 18, 2011
From the 2011 Seanad Elections a leaflet from Jim Walsh of Fianna Fail who is running for a seat on the Agricultural panel.
Considering the electorate are in the main Councillors, Walsh’s opening lines of “..he initiated the successful campaign to secure the representational and gratuity payments for Councillors” are aimed directly at the electorates pockets.
He also mentions his pro-life and pro family values stance with the word “Faith” dominating the final page of the leaflet.
Flyer for Marie Moloney -Labour Party -Labour Panel -2011 Seanad Elections April 17, 2011
From the 2011 Seanad Elections a flyer from Labour Party candidate Marie Moloney who is running for a seat on the Labour Panel. The Kerry based Moloney is currently deputy Mayor of Kerry.
Flyer from Donie Cassidy -Fianna Fail -Labour Panel -2011 Seanad Elections
From the 2011 Seanad Elections a leaflet from Donie Cassidy running for Fianna Fail on the Labour Panel.
1997 Labour Party Leaflet – “Monetary Union in the EU (EMU)”
From the 1997 General Election campaign a leaflet on “Monetary Union in the EU (EMU)” produced by The Labour Party. It gives some of the arguements for going into the Euro, what it means to various sectors and what Ireland has to do to get there.
US Military Out of Shannon Leaflet from Labour Youth 2006 April 16, 2011
This was a leaflet given out by Labour Youth in I think 2006 against US Military landings in Shannon. Its a clever design in that it gives instructions on how to make a paper airplane out of the leaflet.
“Time for real change -Time for O’Brien”-Daragh O’Brien-Fianna Fail- Labour Panel- 2011 Seanad Election April 15, 2011
From the 2011 Seanad Election a leaflet from former Fianna Fail TD for Dublin North Daragh O’Brien who is running for a seat on the Labour Panel.
The headline is “Time for real change -Time for O’Brien” yet there isn’t much about change in the leaflet.
John Clendennen-Fine Gael -Industrial & Commercial Panel -2011 Seanad Election
From the 2011 Seanad Elections a flyer from Fine Gael candidate John Clendennen who is running for a seat on the Industrial & Commercial Panel. The Offaly based Clendennen was nominated by the Restaurants Association of Ireland.
“With the Approval and Goodwill of Micheal Martin TD” -Denis O’Donovan-Fianna Fail- Agricultural Panel-2011 Seanad Election April 14, 2011
From the 2011 Seanad Election a leaflet from Fianna Fails Denis O’Donovan who is running for a seat on the Agricultural Panel. An outgoing Senator and former TD, O’Donovan came close to winning a seat at the General Election.
He has “With the Approval and Goodwill of Micheal Martin TD” on his leaflet, this despite not being on the list of 10 Fianna Fail candidates that Michael Martin is “asking electors to give their highest vote to in the upcoming election.“ .
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