From the 1933 Northern Ireland Election a leaflet from Seán McCool running as a Republican un Derry City-Foyle. He polled 3,031 votes whilst his opponent James McCarroll (Nationalist) polled 6,557 votes. McCool was a prominent Republican and former Chief of staff of the IRA.
PDF of the leaflet here
From the 1987 UK Election a leaflet from Seamus Mallon of the SDLP running in Newry and Armagh. He polled 25,137 votes to win the seat with a majority of 5,325 votes.
A Six page Press Statement from the Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist Leninist) on standing 3 candidates in the October 1974 UK Election. The candidates were David Vipond who polled 154 votes in South Down, Peter Kerins who polled 203 votes in West Belfast and Alan Evans who polled 185 votes in Fermanagh South Tyrone. I’ve uploaded it in pdf
A leaflet distributed outside Westminster Magistrates’ Court on the 18th of July 2025 where Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh was being charged with Terrorism offences. Many thanks to the sender,
From 1976 , the inaugural edition of “Peace By Peace” the newspaper of The Peace People. The Peace People began in 1976 as a protest movement against the on-going violence in Northern Ireland. Its three founders were: Mairead Corrigan, (now Mairead Corrigan Maguire), Betty Williams and Ciaran McKeown. Over 100,000 people were involved in the initial movement and two of the founders, Mairead and Betty, received the Nobel Peace Prize for that year.
Many thanks to the sender
From the late 1940’s Eire and Germany ..Some “Top Secret” Documents of the Second World War pamphlet from Professor Sir Douglas Savory (Unionist Stormont MP) published by The Ulster Unionist Council
“Ireland – One Nation” a booklet produced by The Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist Leninist) circa 1974. Many thanks to the sender
From the 2003 Assembly Elections a leaflet from Monica McWilliams who was running for The Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition in Belfast South.
Many thanks to the sender
A leaflet from Hugh Logue who was running for the SDLP in Derry in the 1979 Westminster Election.
From 1995, a 30 page booklet “Understanding events in Northern Ireland ..An Introduction for Americans” By Professor C.A.M. Noble in association with Dr. Ian R.K. Paisley. It’s quite a read.
I’ve uploaded it in pdf
From the Referendum on The Good Friday Agreement a leaflet from the SDLP calling for a Yes Vote. Many thanks to the sender
From the Good Friday Agreement Referendum a leaflet from the DUP urging a No vote.
Many thanks to the sender.
The Spring 2011 edition of “Towards Human Rights and Truth Recovery” The Newsletter of The Pat Finucane Centre.
A look at the Irish Independence Party which ran from 1977 until the late 1980’s. They fielded 4 candidates in the 1979 UK Elections and were at their height winning 21 seats in the 1981 Northern Irish Local Elections. Sinn Féin’s decision to contest Northern Elections resulted in much of the IIPs support being lost.
I’ve created a website for the podcast too, should you wish to listen to other episodes etc..
H-Block and Sectarian Civil War a 1981 pamphlet produced by The Socialists Against Nationalism group.
From the late 1980’s one of a series of Information Sheets issued by the IRSP. This one is on “Loyalism”
A leaflet “This Is Republican Socialism An Introduction To The Politics Of The Irish Republican Socialist Party” produced around 2002 by the IRSP. The leaflet gives details of party ideals and policy.
Irish Election Literature 
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