Irish Election Literature

… what you maybe meant to keep…

Sean Kelly 1997 – Not the usual political portrait…. September 11, 2009

Filed under: Dublin South Central,Independent,Uncategorized — irishelectionliterature @ 12:29 pm
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Normally candidates look happy , sometimes even serious as they try to project some form of gravitas from their pictures.  They may even wear a fancy outfit or shiny suit . The airbrush is common as when some candidates call to the door they look a different person to that in the poster or flyer pictures…..

Not so Sean Kelly who stood as an Independent in Dublin South Central in the 1997 General Election. Sean, is not the height of fashion , looks more than grumpy and the dog doesn’t look thrilled to bits either.

He polled 125 votes.

 

Baby Faced Michael Martin, Batt O’Keefe, John Dennehy,Barry Cogan- Fianna Fail- Cork South Central 1987

Filed under: Cork,Fianna Fail — irishelectionliterature @ 12:12 pm
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This is from 1987 with a baby faced Michael Martin and a young Batt O’Keefe.

Result from ElectionsIreland.org

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From 1992 Albert Reynolds led Fianna Fails “Six Point Plan For National Progress”

Filed under: Fianna Fail — irishelectionliterature @ 10:48 am
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From the 1992 General Election, The Six Point Plan For National Progress, produced by the Albert Reynolds Led Fianna Fail.

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Mary Daly – Natural Law Party -1992 Dublin South Central

Filed under: Natural Law Party,Others — irishelectionliterature @ 9:00 am
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The Natural Law Party stood in Irish Elections (both North and South) during the 1990s. The attraction of solving the worlds issues via Yogic Flying never caught on with the electorate. This is Mary Dalys leaflet from the 1992 General Election (Mary Daly on ElectionsIreland.org)

Famously Paddy Seery of the NLP recieved 5 votes in the Birr Town Council elections of 1999, although had reached the grand total of 11 by the time he was eliminated.

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Republican Sinn Fein- NO to The Good Friday Agreement and NO to Amsterdam

Filed under: Good Friday Agreement,Referendum,Republican Sinn Fein — irishelectionliterature @ 8:16 am
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A leaflet from Republican Sinn Fein opposing The Amsterdam Treaty and The Good Friday Agreement. Links the push to open Croke Park to the Agreement as well as offending  Trinity College.  It also gives RSFs federal Ireland proposal as well as much much more.

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Leaflet from Diarmuid Coogan- NUI Seanad 1989

Filed under: Independent,seanad — irishelectionliterature @ 7:30 am
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A Leaflet from Diarmuid Coogan an Ex UCD Student Union leader who ran for  the Seanad in 1989.

 

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‘Why There is No Alternative to Reconstitution’ -Workers Party Discussion Document February 1992 (pre DL split) September 10, 2009

Filed under: Workers Party — irishelectionliterature @ 11:26 pm
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‘Why There is No Alternative to Reconstitution’ a letter to members from Prionsias De Rossa and Seamus Lynch prior to the split with the Democratic Left. 
Prionsias De Rossa and Seamus Lynch outline their case for changing the Party from Democratic Centralism to that of being member driven.

It’s language is very much of the dogmatic variety and spells out the direction they want the Workers Party to move in. It also indirectly makes reference to the existence and activities of the Official IRA mentioning ‘unlawful activities in the North’.
The split occurred after the special conference with 6 of the 7  TDs as well as a majority of the parties other elected representatives going off to form a group initially called ‘New Agenda’ which became the ‘Democratic Left’. The Workers Party continued on.

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Sinn Fein Recruitment Leaflet circa 1995

Filed under: Sinn Fein — irishelectionliterature @ 10:27 pm
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The 1994 IRA Ceasefire (which lasted 17 months) after a while saw the launch of a new recruitment drive by Sinn Fein.

This leaflet is from that period where Sinn Fein saw the first of the ‘Peace Dividend’ in the Local Elections of 1995.

 

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Barnes, Barrett, Cosgrave -Fine Gael -Dun Laoghaire November 1982

Filed under: Dun Laoghaire,Fine Gael — irishelectionliterature @ 9:13 pm
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Monica Barnes, Sean Barrett and Liam Cosgrave running for Fine Gael in the November 1982 General Election in Dun Laoghaire. All three were elected as Fine Gael took 3 seats, Barry Desmond a seat for Labour and David Andrews a seat for Fianna Fail.

The candidates pictures haven’t changed since Feb either, indeed some candidates used the same pictures for the three elections that were in quick succession.That Barnes, Barrett, Cosgrave ticket ran for five successive elections for Fine Gael in Dun Laoghaire. They all stood in the 1981 General election too, but Aine Elliot was also on the ticket.

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‘He puts the Nation First’ -Fine Gael – Dun Laoghaire February 1982

Filed under: Dun Laoghaire,Fine Gael — irishelectionliterature @ 8:39 pm
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From the second of the three elections held within 18 months a Fine Gael leaflet from Dun Laoghaire. The candidates were Monica Barnes, Liam Cosgrave and Sean Barrett.
‘He puts the Nation First’ was the slogan for that Election. In part a dig at Haughey.
The reasons surrounding the budget defeat are listed and Fine Gaels plans also.
‘Garret’ was also now on first name terms with the electorate. Since then…’Charlie’ ,’Bertie’ and not too many more.
Garrets message could apply almost word for word today.
Liam Cosgrave and Sean Barrett were both elected.

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Sean Dublin Bay Loftus -Independent- 1997 General Election -Dublin North Central

Filed under: Dublin North Central,Independent — irishelectionliterature @ 7:58 pm
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Alderman Sean, was elected to the Dail on just the one occassion in June 1981. Unluckily for him he lost his seat 8 months later at the Feb 82 election. He Stood in Dublin North Central.

This was just as the Tribunals had started and he is running on an ‘anti sleaze’ ticket. He makes some good observations in the manifesto.

For a period he was known as Sean Dublin Bay ‘Rockhall’ Loftus after a territorial dispute over Rockhall and its surrounding Waters.

 

 

 

 

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Dan Boyle 2002 General Election Cork South Central

Filed under: Cork,Green Party/ Green Alliance — irishelectionliterature @ 6:03 pm
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From the 2002 General Election a leaflet for Green Party candidate Dan Boyle who was elected in Cork South Central. Boyle polled 4,952 votes.
 

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Flyer and specimen Ballot paper for Albert Reynolds -Fianna Fail- 1987 General Election Longford Westmeath

Filed under: Fianna Fail — irishelectionliterature @ 3:25 pm
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From the 1987 General Election a Flyer and Specimen Ballot paper for Fianna Fail candidate Albert Reynolds running in Longford-Westmeath. He topped the poll and was elected on the first count.
The specimen Ballot paper lists the candidates with Reynolds highlighted. ( Result from electionsireland.org)

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Mary McAleese – ‘Building Bridges’ – 1997 Presidential Election

Filed under: Fianna Fail,presidency,Progressive Democrat — irishelectionliterature @ 2:49 pm
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A Leaflet for President Mary McAleese from the 1997 Presidential Election. The Slogan and theme of the campaign being ‘Building Bridges’.
Interesting to note that she was a joint Fianna Fail /Progressive Democrat candidate.

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Berties Electoral Machine

Filed under: Bertie,Dublin Central,Fianna Fail — irishelectionliterature @ 12:44 pm
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Bertie had a reputation for electioneering with the ‘Drumcondra Mafia’ being part of a fantastic electoral machine.

Below I’ve posted samples of what a Dublin Central resident would have got through the door or personally from Bertie, the majority being from the 1980s….

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Early Progressive Democrat Letters

Filed under: Progressive Democrat — irishelectionliterature @ 11:03 am
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Some Early Progressive Democrat Letters. The meeting at the Royal Marine mentioned in the first letter(which I was present) would have been their second public meeting in Dublin.  Their first public meeting (which I was present) was in Sutton.

The second Letter here is to do with the inaugural branch meeting of the Deansgrange branch.

The the third one is towards the end of the campaign.

Of the three candidates, Geraldine Kennedy was Elected in 1987.

 

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Leaflet from Noel Ryan- Sinn Fein -Waterford 1987 General Election

Filed under: Sinn Fein,Waterford — irishelectionliterature @ 10:45 am
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From the 1987 General Election a leaflet from Noel Ryan standing for Sinn Fein in Waterford. Ryan poled 758 votes and failed to win a seat. He also stood in the 1985 and 1991 Local Elections without success.
Sinn Fein used a generic manifesto for all candidates with just the Candidates picture and profile changing.
There would also be a reference to the area in the document too.
Note the ‘Make sure you can vote’ section.  As far as I’m aware no other party carried that in 1987.

Apologies for the middle pages, but I dont think they had my scanner in mind when putting the document together all those years ago.

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Fundraising Letter from Charles Haughey to business circa 1987

Filed under: Fianna Fail,haughey,Uncategorized — irishelectionliterature @ 10:12 am
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With the headline “Things cannot go on as they are; the economy must be got going again”, A Four page letter from Mr Haughey to businessmen circa 1987.  With a form to donate attached (must have been small business if there was a form!).
I’m not sure if he would have signed it himself.
In the letter the state of the country is outlined as well as Fianna Fails vague plans. It s only at the end that the real purpose of the letter is mentioned.

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