From the 1999 Local Elections for Drogheda Town Council Independent candidate Malachy Godfrey. Malachy Godfrey was elected and relected in 2004.
Malachy Godfrey -Independent -1999 Local Elections Drogheda February 27, 2010
Eamonn O’Boyle- Fine Gael – Dundalk 2009 LE February 22, 2010
From the 2009 Local Elections. Fine Gael candidate for Dundalk Town Council and Louth County Council Eamonn O’Boyle. Eamonn O’Boyle was elected to Dundalk Town Council.
probably the only time you’ll see the then Dundalk manager, Sean Connor on an election communication.
Mark Dearey -Green Party -2009 Local Elections -Dundalk February 17, 2010
From the 2009 Local elections, Running for both Louth County Council and Dundalk Town Council, Green Party Councillor Mark Dearey. Mark Dearey was one of only 3 Greens elected to County Councils in 2009. He has been tipped by many to take Deirdre De Burcas Seanad vacancy.
Michael Bell- Labour Party -Louth 2002 GE February 3, 2010
Veteran Labour politician Michael Bell from the 2002 General Election in Louth. Michael Bell lost his seat in the 2002 election, a seat he had held since November 1982.
Bernadette Martin- Green Party 2004 LE Drogheda January 30, 2010
Green Party candidate Bernadette Martin from the 2004 Local Elections in Drogheda. In 2004 she writes ‘….they leave Jesse James in charge of the banks” .
Michael O’Dowd -Fine Gael – Louth 2004 Local Elections January 27, 2010
Michael O’Dowd, brother of Fine Gael TD Fergus O’Dowd and publisher Niall O’Dowd from the 2004 Local Elections in Drogheda. He won a seat.
Arthur Morgan – Sinn Fein – Louth 1989 December 3, 2009
The 1989 General Election and Fish Merchant Arthur Morgan stands for Sinn Fein in Louth. Amongst the issues were the Rod Licence (a number of Independent candidates stood in the 1989 General Election on the Rod Licence issue) and Environmental issues. Louth, because of its proximity to Sellafield, was an area where there was continued suspicion of the health impact of Sellafield.
Saving the counties Hospitals were an issue also. Arthur failed to win a seat.
Seamus Kirk, Dermot Ahern and Jimmy Mulroy Louth 1989 October 13, 2009
Seamus Kirk, Dermot Ahern and Jimmy Mulroy.
Seamus Kirk was amid his five year stay as Junior minister for Agriculture.
Jimmy Mulroy had been nominated to the Seanad in 1987.
It was Dermot Aherns second election. He had initially been elected in 1987 and two years later was already assistant chief whip.
Frank Aiken- Progressive Democrats- Louth 1989 October 2, 2009
In the 1987 General Election aside from the TDs, Senators and councillors with a Fianna Fail background the PDs also had a number of candidates whos fathers were ex Fianna Fail Ministers. Amongst them Anne Colley and Martin Gibbons were both elected.
One who stood but wasn’t elected was Frank Aiken in Louth. This is his 1989 manifesto.
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