From the second Lisbon treaty Referendum a “Yes For Jobs” leaflet from IBEC with the sub heading “New Start , New Deal, New Opportunities”.
IBEC is of course the Irish Business and Employers Confederation.
Alas the http://www.ibeclisbon.ie site is no longer online.
Have a copy in pdf should anyone want it (just mail the contact email on the right)
From 2002 a flyer from Joe Costello advertising a meeting on “The Future Use of Grangegorman Lands” in Aughrim Street Parish Centre.
Ten years later have the lands been developed along planned lines?
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From the 2007 General Election a leaflet from Progressive Democrat candidate in Dublin West Mags Murray. Murray, who had been elected to the council in 2004, polled 553 votes and failed to win a seat. She was reelected to Fingal County Council in 2009 when running for Fianna Fail.
On the reverse is the “Labour Driving The Next Government – No Thanks ” cartoon.
A leaflet produced by Fine Gael for the Forthcoming Fiscal Treaty Referendum. The headline being “This Treaty supports jobs and recovery. It protects all our interests – yours, mine and our children’s.”
From the 1973 General Election a flyer from Labour Party Dublin North East candidates Conor Cruise O’Brien, Joe O’Connor and Paddy Dunne. Cruise O’Brien was elected with 7,774 votes, Dunne polled 3,106 votes and missed out whilst O’Connor polled 1,451 votes.
Paddy Dunne was a longstanding Labour Councillor and former Lord Mayor of Dublin who stood in numerous General Elections without success. In 1981 he was nominated to the Seanad.
Joe O’Connor ran again a year later in the Local Elections but failed to win a seat.
Conor Cruise O’Brien had first been elected in 1969 and after this 1973 election was appointed to cabinet as Minister for Posts and Telegraphs. He lost his seat in 1977 and served two years in the Seanad. He later joined Robert McCartneys United Kingdom Unionist Party and was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum. He is also well known as a writer of many books and a columnist with the Irish Independent.
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A Leaflet from Galway West Labour TD Derek Nolan from his campaign to become Chairperson of the Labour Party.
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From the 2009 Local Elections a leaflet from Sinn Fein candidates Cathal King and Sinead Cooke who were running in Tallaght South. Cathal King, first elected in 2004, polled 2,312 votes and easily won a seat, Sinead Cooke polled 792 votes and missed out.
Including a young Willie O’Dea and Ryan Tubridys father Dr. Patrick Tubridy a booklet for the Committee of Fifteen elections from the 1980 Fianna Fail Ard Fheis. Each candidate has a picture and profile.
Theres lots of interesting things to notice such as the lack of Cork candidates following the ousting of Jack Lynch. Don Lydon and Patrick Tubridy worked together in John of Gods. The young Mary O’Rourke, that Darragh O’Reilly later stood for the Christian Solidarity party …..
The other candidates were Denis Bennett, Gerard Brady, Cathal Brugha, Collette Carter, Thomas Coleman, Professor Jim Doolan, Joe Dowling, Gerry Egan, Patrick Fahey, Peter Finnegan ,Martin Fogarty, Tadhg Gallagher, Noel Greene, Tomas Holt, Harry King, Kevin King, Aine Kitt, Jack Lawlor, Don Lydon, Pol MacMurchu, Farrell McElgunn, Paschal Mooney, Fergus Muldoon, Barry Noble, Ria O’Brien, Patrick O’Doherty, Darragh O’Reilly, John O’Rourke, Mary O’Rourke, Neil Ormonde, Noirin Slattery, Des Smith, Joseph M Somers and Rosaleen Verling
From the 2002 General Election a leaflet from Darragh O’Reilly running for the Christian Solidarity Party in Dublin South West. A former Principal of Tallaght Community School, O’Reilly polled 760 votes.
In the 1979 Local Elections he stood for Fianna Fail in the Whitechurch (Rathfarnham) ward winning 1334 votes but failed to win a seat.
From the June 1927 General Election a leaflet for Cork West Fianna Fail candidates Jeremiah McCarthy, George Ross and Tom Mullins. Mullins was elected.
Note the reference to the Oath of Allegiance and the slogan at the bottom “Vote Fianna Fail and save the Country from Bankruptcy”.
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“Real Leadership is about being First, not Last to take cuts” An interesting leaflet being distributed in West Dublin at the minute by Aaron McKenna (A senior campaign adviser to Shane Ross) as part of a campaign to reduce Politicians pay and expenses.
In the leaflet Politicians Pay and expenses are outlined as well as where some simple savings could be made and where the money saved from this pay and expenses could be better spent.
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More details at the RealPay.ie website
Though this might be of interest a leaflet from George Galloway running for Respect in the 2012 Bradford West By-Election which he won.
A 2007 General Election leaflet from Fine Gael Dublin West candidate Leo Varadkar with him pictured with Boyzone and Coronation Street street star Keith Duffy.
From the 2004 Local Elections “Put a real campaigner on the Council” a leaflet from Socialist Party candidate in Dundrum Lisa Maher.Maher polled 1,287 votes and narrowly missed taking a seat, by just 84 votes.
The March 2012 newsletter from Socialist Party Dublin MEP Paul Murphy urging voters to “Vote No To The Austerity Treaty”. Aside from the treaty the Household Charge is also mentioned.
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A leaflet from Fine Gael TD for Mayo John O’Mahony “Fine Gael -One Year in Government On The Right Track” giving details of Fine Gaels first year in office.
“EU Austerity Treaty = more Household Tax!” a Leaflet from the Campaign Against the Austerity Treaty.
Their website
From the ASTI Fightback group a leaflet which I gather was for distribution to students “ASTI Fightback -Teachers for a Fighting Union” .
Irish Election Literature 
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