Irish Election Literature

… what you maybe meant to keep…

Paddy Gallagher, Tony Wright – Workers Party 1987 Waterford. December 8, 2009

Filed under: Waterford,Workers Party — irishelectionliterature @ 12:23 pm
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Paddy Gallagher had briefly been a TD between February and November 1982 when won a seat from Fianna Fails Billy Kenneally.
In November 1982 Fianna Fail won the seat back.It had been felt that Gallagher hadn’t done enough to protect jobs in Waterford.
Aside from Fianna Fail Gallagher was also hit on the left by two Independent candidates, Terry Moroney who had been part of a march from Dungarvan to Dublin protesting against Youth Unemployment and also Thomas Brennan who had been formerly a leading light in the local Labour Party.
Brian O’Shea of Labours vote held steady at around 4% in both the February and November 82 elections.
Tony Wright was added to the 1987 ticket to cover the Dungarvan side of Waterford.

Amongst the policies listed in this 1987 campaign leaflet… The idea of an agricultural Development Authority seemed innovative and, as now, Health and Social Welfare cuts are part of the bigger parties plans. Plenty of other things of interest there also.

We also have the achievements of the Workers Party TDs in the previous Dail.

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Arthur Morgan – Sinn Fein – Louth 1989 December 3, 2009

Filed under: Sinn Fein — irishelectionliterature @ 10:43 am
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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.

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The Waterboys/Green Alliance benefit concert Oct 1987 November 26, 2009

Filed under: Green Party,Green Party/ Green Alliance,protest — irishelectionliterature @ 1:19 pm
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Its 1987 and the Waterboys do a benefit concert for the Green Alliance with the proceeds ‘going to finance a Green Road Show which will tour the country..’
The concert itself was in the Olympic Ballroom, a few of the songs from the forthcoming Fishermans Blues were played. I think The Sawdoctors may have been the support.(I’m informed the Benzini Brothers were the support)
A Windscale Fire 30th Anniversary Demo, organised by CND, outside the British Embassy is also advertised.
Not too often Chief Seattle gets quoted in Irish political material either…
Probably a misprint too in “We Greens have a saying ‘THINK GLOBALLY, ACT GLOBALLY’“…. should surely read ‘THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY”

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Orla Guerin -Labour -Dublin 1994 November 15, 2009

Filed under: Euro Elections,Labour Party — irishelectionliterature @ 12:02 am
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1994 Dublin European Elections and a mini sensation is caused by the addition of RTE Journalist Orla Guerin to the Labour Party Ticket.
The addition, supposedly at Dick Springs request, caused friction within the party and between the candidates.
The sitting MEP Bernie Malone, who had been co-opted to replace Barry Desmond, had been selected at the Selection convention was none too pleased. It was one of the most memorable campaigns for rivalry between candidates…. All sorts of rumours went around at the time.
In the end Malone held on to her seat and it was Guerin, despite polling well, who lost out.
Orla Guerin joined the BBC in 1995 and has worked there since.

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Christy Burke with Gerry Adams – 1997 Dublin Central November 11, 2009

Filed under: Dublin Central,Sinn Fein — irishelectionliterature @ 10:13 pm
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‘Give me your support by voting Christy Burke number 1 on polling day’  writes Gerry Adams. Adams was incredibly popular at the time.
The leaflet also illustrates the role Christy Burke played in Sinn Fein at the time. Amongst other things it mentions that he stood in the 1996 Forum elections.

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Irish Socialist Network -‘Resistance’ November/December 2007 -pt 1 November 3, 2009

Filed under: Irish Socialist Network (ISN) — irishelectionliterature @ 8:36 pm
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This is the first four pages of the Newsletter ‘Resistance’ November/December 2007 issueproduced by the Irish Socialist Network. (I’ll put the inner fold up at a later date)

The ‘What we Stand For’ section explains the groups policys. To date John O’Neill has (to my knowledge) been their only candidate, running in the last two local elections and also in the last General Election.

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Mary Hanafin -“A legislator for the 21st century” – 1997 October 30, 2009

Filed under: Dun Laoghaire,Fianna Fail — irishelectionliterature @ 5:28 pm
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The 1997 General Election and Mary Hanafin advertises herself as ‘A legislator for the 21st century’. She was first elected to the Dail in this election. She has a few words here for ‘The Elderly’…

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Fine Gael ‘Yes’ to Bail Referendum 1996.

Filed under: Fine Gael,Referendum — irishelectionliterature @ 5:19 pm
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1996 and the Rainbow government were getting tough on crime.  A number of cases had arisen where the culprits had been out on bail. So the bail laws had to be changed, which in turn needed a referendum.

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Win £10 – ‘Dun Laoghaire People’ – Eamon Gilmore -Workers Party 1986 October 29, 2009

Filed under: Dun Laoghaire,Gilmore,Workers Party — irishelectionliterature @ 10:29 pm
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A couple of nice things in this from Summer 1986. A number of Workers Party  ‘papers’ had the ‘People’ title. A ‘Dublin People’ was produced for the 1994 European elections and of course the Workers Party weekly paper was ‘Tomorrows People’.
This was produced in part as a reaction to the proposed introduction of Water Rates. There’s a great competition to win £10. I wonder how many entries B Maguire had through the door and indeed who won?
So on the front they were giving away money , however on the reverse they were looking for money! … Whilst others had big business and Unions to fund them, The Workers Party relied ‘entirely on contributions from our members, supporters and friends’.
874 houses in Dun Laoghaire didn’t have bathrooms, yet there were over 1000 on the dole. Why not get them to repair the housing stock?

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‘Payback Time’ -Brendan Donohoe -SWP- South West Inner City 2004 October 25, 2009

Filed under: Socialist Workers Party — irishelectionliterature @ 9:52 pm
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Plenty of waste mentioned here by Brendan Donohoe in 2004. He didn’t know the half of it!  He polled 308 votes.

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Des Geraghty -Workers Party 1984 Euro Elections

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Union official (and since President of SIPTU) Geraghty stood for the Workers Party in the 1984 Euro elections getting 19,590 votes, almost 7%.

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Mairead Duchon- Tax Reform League- Dublin South 1987 October 23, 2009

Filed under: Dublin South,Tax Reform League — irishelectionliterature @ 9:16 am
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1987 and the tax burden on the PAYE worker was massive. The tax rates for PAYE workers were 40% and 65%.
Even after the tax marches of the 70s and 80s there was still a major issue in that sectors of society such as the self-emplyed/farmers and the super rich were able to avoid paying tax. In hindsight, we also know now of the non resident accounts, Ansbacher and so on.
As far as I’m aware, The Tax Reform League only fielded candidates in one general election and may not have been registered as a party at the time.
Their call to arms failed to excite the electorate with none of their candidates being elected. Mairead Duchon polled 1,253 votes.
From the records I have a second TRL candidate, Padraig O’Neill, may have stood in the constituency also, without much success either.

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Donal Moynihan -Fianna Fail -1997 Cork North West October 22, 2009

Filed under: Cork,Fianna Fail — irishelectionliterature @ 5:15 pm
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Its usual for a candidate to emphasize their surnames at election time. In this case though, its the ‘Donal’ thats in large letters, due to the fact that both Fianna Fail candidates had the surname Moynihan.
Both Donal and Michael Moynihan were elected.

 

1995 Saoirse Leaflet – ‘Release all political prisoners now’ October 15, 2009

Filed under: Cork,protest — irishelectionliterature @ 8:10 pm
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A Saoirse leaflet given out in Cork in 1995, a year or so after the first IRA Ceasefire.  It contrasts the treatment of Lee Clegg with that of other  prisoners such as Paul Norney and also gives ways in which you can help the campaign.

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Peter Barry , Hugh Coveney- Fine Gael -Cork South Central 1987 October 13, 2009

Filed under: Cork,Fine Gael — irishelectionliterature @ 11:11 am
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Peter Barry of Barrys Tea and Hugh Coveney, Two fine Fine Gael TDs for Cork South Central.
Peter Barry served from 1969 until 1997 as a TD spending a period as Tainiste in 1987. His Father Anthony Barry was also a TD as is his daughter Deirdre Clune, which makes the Barrys another Irish Political dynasty.
Hugh Coveney was elected to the Dail in 1981, lost his seat on two occasions, regaining it at the next available opportunity. He passed away after a cliff fall in 1998. His son Simon Coveney won the resulting by-election. In 2007 both Coveney and Clune won seats for Fine Gael in Cork South Central, 26 years after both their fathers first represented the same constituency.
Also included is Garrets message to the electorate with pictures of Garret meeting the electorate.


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Jackie Fahey letter and FF candidates (Fahey,Donal Ormonde, Brain Swift) Waterford 1987 October 7, 2009

Filed under: Fianna Fail,Waterford — irishelectionliterature @ 3:15 pm
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From the 1987 General Election in Waterford.
A letter from Jackie Fahey who pleads with voters to help him out after the constituency has been redrawn.

Also Profiles of the 3 Candidates, Brian Swift, Donal Ormone and Jackie Fahey.
Brian Swift looks as if hes listed his mundane hobbies to fill space.
Faheys brithplace of Clonmel, County Waterford is still the postal address for some parts of West Waterford, such as The Nire and Ballinamult.  Fahey and Swift won seats for Fianna Fail. That election also marked the election of the then PD Martin Cullen to the Dail and the defeat of Fine Gael TD Eddie Collins who had held a seat since 1969.

 

Evelyn White – Fianna Fail Carlow-Kilkenny 1992 October 6, 2009

Filed under: Fianna Fail — irishelectionliterature @ 9:15 am
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Not a great success in that Evelyn polled just over a thousand votes.
Looking at the leaflet she says ‘Since being selected as the third candidate at the FF convention….’
Was the fourth Fianna Fail candidate Kevin Fennelly added by HQ? Given his and his families sporting prowess it wouldn’t have gone down well with the other Kilkenny based candidates.

 

Tony Clarke -Independent Socialist – Dun Laoghaire Nov 1982. September 22, 2009

Filed under: Independent,Independent Left — irishelectionliterature @ 3:27 pm
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Tony Clarke Independent Socialist Dun Laoghaire November 1982.  Although the fashion may be out of date, some of his ideas were slightly ahead of their time. Equal rights for Fathers wasn’t something talked about much then , at least openly anyhow. The salaries of TDs is a common complaint and of course the demand for Irish Unity was mainstream at the time. A demand too for a Divorce Referendum…. He polled 205 votes.