The Government information leaflet on the Household Charge (or Phil Hogans Household Tax), to be delivered to every house in the country.
Outlines what the tax is for, the penalties, the ways to pay, who is liable and more.
The Government information leaflet on the Household Charge February 18, 2012
“Keeping in Touch” Leaflet from Dominic Hannigan -Labour Meath East February 17, 2012
A “Keeping in Touch with Ashbourne” Leaflet from Labour TD for Meath East Dominic Hannigan. It has a small piece about Labour in Government, congratulations to President Michael D and also a page ‘Dominic on Job Training’.
Many thanks to the sender.
From 2004 “Bin Charges … Don’t let the Council scrap the waiver” -Limerick Socialist Party February 16, 2012
From December 2004 an anti Bin tax leaflet from the limerick branch of The Socialist party advertising a protest on Tuesday 21st December that year.
Coir -“You are being Sold Out -Make the EU Listen to Irish Farmers” -Vote No To Lisbon February 15, 2012
From the Lisbon Treaty Referendum a leaflet from Coir focusing on Farmers and what they’d lose if Lisbon was passed.
“The Roll of Dishonour” and “A Hot Record”- Two 1932 Election posters from Cumann na nGaedheal February 14, 2012
Two great posters from the 1932 General Election produced by Cumann na nGaedheal. (via the National Library of Ireland’s Flickr Photostream)
The first one is
“…designed to counter Fianna Fáil protests at the amount of money being paid out as military pensions to ex-members of the National Army.
In response, the text of this poster roundly condemns Fianna Fáil for causing the Irish Civil War, a conflict that cost the Saorstát “Thirty-Five Million Pounds”.
This poster is incidentally a great source for the sums involved in the Damage to Property (Compensation) Act following the Irish Civil War. Obviously not all claimants are listed here. In fact, Cumann na nGaedheal make the point that a complete list “would require a score of Posters of this size”, but some of the sums were astronomical for the time:
The Gresham Hotel, O’Connell Street, Dublin: £102,905
The Freeman’s Journal, Townsend Street, Dublin: £49,390
Mitchelstown Castle, Cork: £46,475
Cork Examiner, Cork: £16,500
Bessborough House, Piltown, Kilkenny: £50,270
Condensed Milk Company, Tipperary: £59,290
Blacksod Whaling Company, Mayo: £4,950
The second one
“references popular culture in the form of records, implying that the chorus of all Fianna Fáil “songs” is the threat of war”
Other record related leaflets I’ve posted to date include this one from Alan Shatter in 2007
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“Remember When There Was No Housing Problem?” -Fianna Fail 1969 General Election February 13, 2012
“Remember When There Was No Housing Problem?” ask Fianna Fail from the 1969 General Election. The amount of houses built, the speed of house building and other feats that were the hallmark of our recent construction boom are all mentioned.
We also have the slogan “Let’s Back Jack”.
Leaflet from Frank Gallagher- Socialist Party – 2009 Local Elections Drogheda
From the 2009 Local Elections a leaflet from Socialist Party candidate for Drogheda Corporation Frank Gallagher. Gallagher was elected.
Fianna Fail “Organisational Reform Proposals” for the 2012 Ard Fheis February 11, 2012
These might be of interest to many of you, a booklet outlining “Organisational Reform Proposals” for Fianna Fail to be debated at the forthcoming 2012 Ard Fheis.
Uploaded in PDF form HERE or click on image to launch.
“The Sunday Independerant” from 2006 Left Tribune -Labour Youth February 10, 2012
From a 2006 copy of the Labour Youth Magazine ‘Left Tribune’ which I’ve uploaded in *.pdf
“The Sunday Independerant”, which I though was fairly good. The issue of Left Tribune also covers Labours role in 1916, riots in Dublin, Freedom of the press and some other items too.
“Know Where You Stand” Leo Varadkars “guide to tax and entitlements 2012” -Fine Gael -Dublin West February 9, 2012
“Know Where You Stand” Dublin West Fine Gael TD and Minister Leo Varadkars “guide to tax and entitlements 2012”. A very sombre looking Leo on the front with a sombre looking black background for the bottom of the leaflets front page.
“Mulcahy Calls For Crackdown On Loutish Behaviour” -Michael Mulcahy -Fianna Fail 2005
A 2005 leaflet from then Fianna Fail TD for Dublin South Central Michael Mulcahy with the catchy headline of “Mulcahy Calls For Crackdown On Loutish Behaviour”
“Standing Up For Rural Ireland” – Leaflet from Sinn Fein February 8, 2012
A “Standing Up For Rural Ireland” leaflet from Sinn Fein. In the leaflet the role of party in Agriculture on an All Ireland basis is covered as well as other issues such as broadband, rural transport and more.
‘Don’t Register , Don’t Pay!’ – Anti Household Tax leaflet from the United Left Alliance
‘Don’t Register , Don’t Pay!’ an Anti Household Tax leaflet from the United Left Alliance.
A Fine Gael Anti Property Tax Leaflet from 1994
“Trade Unionist Takes on RTE censorship”- Larry O’Toole related Anti Section 31 leaflet from the Free Speech Legal Fund
A fascinating leaflet this from the Free Speech Legal Fund a group opposed to Section 31 of the broadcasting act.
In 1990 there was a strike at Gateaux and amongst those elected to the strike committee was Sinn Fein member Larry O’Toole. He was banned from speaking on the national airwaves in his role as a Union Official due to his membership of Sinn Fein.
The Free Speech Legal Fund was to fund a case asking the High Court for a judicial review of “RTE’s illegal extension of Section 31”
Many thanks to the sender.
“Household Tax -Time to say No to Austerity Policies!” leaflet from the Socialist Party February 7, 2012
“Household Tax -Time to say No to Austerity Policies!” an anti Household charges leaflet from The Socialist Party. The leaflet explains details of the tax, why it is unfair and so on.
“The Courage to Challenge” – Donnacha Maguire -Fianna Fail Committee of Twenty 2012
From the 2012 campaign for Fianna Fails Committee of Twenty a leaflet from Meath based candidate Donnacha Maguire.
Many Thanks to the sender.
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