“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.
Charlie Hennessy -Independent -Cork South Central 1987
1987 Cork South Central Independent Candidate, the Late Charlie Hennessy (Charles Hennessy). Plenty of his proposals would be more than applicable now.
Hennessys obituary in the Examiner gives an idea of how well respected and thought of he was. He polled 1,585 votes.
Kevin Humphreys -Labour -1999 LE- South East Inner City
Labour Councillor Kevin Humphreys from the 1999 local elections.
Pictured on the back with then party leader Ruairi Quinn.
Alice Glenn Report – 1987 GE
The now Independent TD, Alice Glenn explains why she left Fine Gael or how Fine Gael left her. Today Alices views look a bit extreme , however in 1987 Alices views were mainstream enough. The Other Alice Glenn report I have from around the 1986 Divorce Referendum was published by a group called ‘Family Forum’, although not mentioned here the PO box address is the same as Alices here.
Alice Glenn was first elected to the Dail in 1981 before losing her seat in the Feb 82 election. She regained her seat in the November 1982 election and served until 1987 where running as an independent she lost her seat.
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…
Betty Coffey -Fianna Fail -Dun Laoghaire 1989
Betty (Elizabeth in some records) Coffey stood in both the 1989 and 1992 General Elections for Fianna Fail in Dub Laoghaire. In this 1989 election she was just 26 votes behind party colleague Brian Hillery when she ws eliminated, Hillery was elected. Although not so much here, a lot of her other literature promoted her ‘Liberal Agenda’.
Marie Walker – Independent -Blackrock 1991 Local Elections November 21, 2009
Marie Walker from the 1991 Local Elections in Blackrock.
Mentions the proposed Oil refinery in Dublin Bay, a proposed Shopping Centre on Blackrock Seafront and other proposals now long forgoten.
Mary Freehill- Labour- Rathmines 1999
One of the most experienced Councillors on the City Council Mary Freehills leaflet from the 1999 local elections in Rathmines.
Eddie Collins-Hughes -Carlow-Kilkenny 2002 GE
Eddie Collins-Hughes from the 2002 General election in Carlow-Kilkenny. Eddie was looking for a fairer society. He polled 1,614 votes.
Sirena Campbell -PD-Meath by-election 2005
Sirena Campbell from the Meath by-election 2005 caused by John Brutons appointment as EU Ambassador to the United States. Sirena Campbell, along with the late Kate Walsh in Kildare North (where a by-election was held on the same day to replace Charlie McCreevey who had moved to the EU Commission) were the last Progressive Democrat candidates fielded in by-elections.
Sirena Campbell, having failed in her attempt in the 2004 locals in Slane, polled 2,679 in the by-election. She got just 957 votes in the 2007 GE , however she was elected to Meath Co Council in 2009 when standing for Fine Gael.
Letter to voters from Bobby Molloy -Progressive Democrats -1989 European Elections November 20, 2009
A Letter from Bobby Molloy to voters from the 1989 European election campaign. He polled well but failed to win a seat finishing 5th.
Molloy First elected to the Dail in 1965, was one of the first Fianna Fail Politicians to join the newly formed Progessive Democrats in 1986. He retired from politics prior to the 2002 General Election in a controversy over representations made in a rape case.
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Sorry I Missed you….. Michael Woods November 19, 2009
Michael Woods, the man who signed the deal with the religious… is ‘Sorry I missed you…’
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 Taaffe – Independent (Fianna Fail) – Dublin NW 1997 GE
Tony Taaffe, formerly a Fianna Fail Councillor who left and ran as Independent Fianna Fail in the 1997 General Election. I’m not sure but I suspect he may have failed to get on the party ticket. He ran again for Fianna Fail in the 1999 local elections and was elected.
His name is recorded in some places as ‘Taffe’ as opposed to ‘Taaffe’
Margaret Forde – Fianna Fail -Seanad 1997
Margaret Forde the 1992 ‘Sligo Business Person of the Year’ from her run for the Seanad on the Administrative Panel in 1997. She had failed to take a seat in the 1997 General election and was unsuccessful here again.
‘Politicians on the Fiddle:Vote Them Out-‘Campaign for Honesty in Politics’ 1991 November 17, 2009
1991 Local Elections and a leaflet from the ‘Campaign for Honesty in Politics’ to Vote Out the Big Parties. As tribunals have shown, they were more than correct about ‘Politicians on the Fiddle’.
I’m not sure who was behind the ‘Campaign for Honesty in Politics’, names such as Michael Smith and Colm MacEochaidh have been suggested, but it may not have been them. (It was in 1995 that the reward was offered that led to the tribunals.)
I had it filed away with Green Party material from Ballybrack if that provides a clue to anyone. The Green Party and The Workers Party were the only ‘Small’ Parties to contest Ballybrack and Blackrock. Sinn Fein contested the Dun Laoghaire ward.
Anyway I’d love to know who was behind the leaflet.
As you can see the issues covered are on the Southside of Dublin. Some of the lands mentioned may have been part of the now infamous ‘Jackson Way’ land. It also illustrates the cynical way councillors were using their vote. Also mentioned is the compensation that councils had to pay developers when they refused planning permission.
Tom Kitt- ‘olé olé’ -World Cup 2002
From the 2002 World Cup / General Election campaign a leaflet from Tom Kitt to get voters in the spirit.
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.
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