From the 2004 Local Elections a leaflet for Fianna Fail candidate Marie “The Shamrock” Murphy running in Kanturk. She was elected although lost her seat in 2009.
Many thanks to the sender who notes…
The name ‘Shamrock’ comes from a pub in the village of Kiskeam in North Cork, which I think her husband owned at one point. Her husband John B had been a councillor but due to ill health resigned and Marie took the seat on the council.
Marie ‘The Shamrock’ Murphy -Fianna Fail -Kanturk 2004 Local Elections September 14, 2010
A copy of the Christian Solidarity Party Website from 2003 September 13, 2010
From 2003 a copy of the Christian Solidarity Party Website http://www.comharcriostai.org
The website was up for just over two years.
Click HERE or on the image below to open.
Patricia McKenna -‘Champion of Irish Democracy’ -Green Party -2007 GE Dublin Central
From the 2007 General election, a leaflet for Green Party candidate and former MEP Patricia McKenna running in Dublin Central.
She polled 1,995 votes and failed to win a seat.
The theme of Champion of Irish Democracy focuses on her Supreme court challenge on Referendum spending.
Mary Grehan -Independent -2002 GE Louth
From the 2002 General Election a flyer for the Late Mary Grehan running as an Independent in Louth where she polled 2,384 votes. A prominent Anti-Sellafield campaigner and well known GP in Dundalk, Mary Grehan had run for the PDs in 1997. For many years she was a member of both Louth County Council and Dundalk Town Council.
Her son Alan Grehan was elected in 2009 to Louth County Council and Dundalk Town Council.
‘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.
Sinn Fein anti Water Charges Leaflet September 11, 2010
I just think this is so simple and effective. They were left around shopping centres and were the same size as a 500 euro note!
Many thanks to the sender.
LEFTLINE -Radical analysis from the Irish Socialist Network -March 2006
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
Sallins Fianna Fail News – Summer 2010 September 10, 2010
Recently posting an old Fianna Fail Cumman newsletter , prompted a few more recent ones to arrive.
This is the Summer 2010 Sallins Fianna Fail News.
Theres a few local issues, including flood prevention works. Many of you may remember parts of Sallins being flooded earlier in the year.
Ivor Callely urging a ‘Tattooing and Piercing info campaign’ -From 1999
Happened upon this 1999 press release from Ivor Callely where he urges a ‘Tattooing and piercing info campaign’
Given his current difficulties his press release sounds even more bizarre. There must have been an uproar at the time on Joe Duffy about Tatoos and Piercings.
Tánaiste Mary Coughlan and Fianna Fail TD Noel O’Flynn-Their websites from 1999 September 9, 2010
Have been doing a bit of messing around with the wayback machine….
Here’s the websites of two Fianna Fail TDs from 1999
A Link to Tánaiste Mary Coughlans Website from 1999
And A Link to
Noel O’Flynns Website from 1999
Not all links work and things may be slow to load…
To be fair Mary Coughlans site wasn’t too bad.
Dessie Larkin , Peter Patton -Independent Fianna Fail -2004 Letterkenny Town Council
From the 2004 Local Elections a leaflet for Independent Fianna Fail candidates for Letterkenny Town Council Dessie Larkin and Peter Patton. Dessie Larkin was elected but Peter Patton missed out.
Dessie Larkin is the son of former Independent Fianna Fail Senator James Larkin (1985 Leaflet here).
The aims and objectives of the party are fairly good. There’s little or no mention of the British presence in the North which was a mainstay of their early policies until the peace process.
“Pheww! That was close! ..” Anti Levonelle Leaflet from the Christian Solidarity Party in 2003
From 2003 A leaflet issued by the Christian Solidarity Party against the availability of Levonelle. Levonelle is a morning after pill that works up to 72 hours after intercourse.
There were arguments about if it was covered or not by the various Abortion Referenda. Where it was seen by many as a contraceptive it was thought of by Pro Life lobby as an ‘Abortion Pill’.
“Creating a Soccer Strategy” -A Response by the Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition September 8, 2010
From early 2002 a policy paper entitled, “Creating a Soccer Strategy” -A Response by the Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition.
“Creating a Soccer Strategy” were the conclusions of a ministerial advisory committee which was published in December 2001. The committee included amongst others Martin O’Neill, Sammy McIlroy, Bryan Hamilton, Gerry Armstrong and Billy Hamilton.
Upon its launch the then Sports Minister Michael McGimspey said his initiative was not aimed at short-term solutions.
“I want us to visualise where we would like to see soccer in 10-15 years from now, and beyond, so that together we can map the way ahead and put our football on a firm footing for the future.”
Things have possibly got worse since.
Progressive Democrats Website in April 2001
From April 2001 the Progressive Democrats Website. I found it using the wonderful archive.org which archives certain Internet sites.
Click on the image or HERE to enter the website…..
It might be slow and not all links will work, but a blast from the past all the same.
‘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.
Fianna Fail -Liam Healy Cumman – Autumn Newsletter 2010 September 7, 2010
The Autumn 2010 Newsletter from the Cork based Liam Healy Cumman of Fianna Fail.
Issues covered include the ‘Right of Recall’, ‘Voting for the Lord Mayor ‘, Brian Lenihans speech at Béal na mBláth and Lighting in Shandon.
Many thanks to the sender
Paddy Madigan -Fianna Fail -1991 Local Elections- Blackrock
From the 1991 Local Elections in the Blackrock Ward a leaflet for Fianna Fail candidate Paddy Madigan. Madigan was elected.
Madigan subsequently left Fianna Fail and stood as an Independent in the 1994 European Elections and 1997 General Election.
Note his high court challenge against the Property Tax. …. Paddy Madigan is a great grand nephew of Mayo man James Daly, a co-founder of the Land League with Michael Davitt. Daly was appointed the first secretary of the Land League in 1879.
James Daly on Wikipedia
“As Seen On Fair City”… featuring Johnny Giles -Claire O’Regan -Labour -2009 LE North Inner City
From the 2009 Local elections a leaflet for Labour candidate Claire O’Regan running in the North Inner City. She was elected having got 892 votes.
The candidate and her Labour colleague Aodhan O Riordain are pictured with former Shamrock Rovers and Ireland star Johnny Giles. Giles is now of course best known for his role as a pundit with RTE.
Continuing the RTE theme, this leaflet was featured on the RTE soap Fair City during the run up to the election, which caused a bit of a furore at the time.
Many thanks to the sender.
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