First off many many to the sender who notes…
“I’m not sure when it dates from, but Moira is now in her 90’s and lived on Caledon Road, East Wall, the mother of Mick Ryan and also of Nicky Ryan – manager of Enya.
Both Moira & Mick were on the Ard Chomhlaire together in the early 70’s the only time I think that a mother and son were on together.”
I gather the leaflet is from the 1967 Local Elections. In the early 1950 she was involved with Clann na Poblachta.
Not Irish I know but…. A friend was away in Italy and brought me back this a sugar sachet with ‘Il Duce’ on it. Unusual to say the least.
I presume “Per l’onore d’Italia ” is for the honour of Italy but I’m not too sure of its connotations.
From the forthcoming General Election a Poster for Direct Democracy Ireland candidate Paul Clarke running in Dublin North Central.
Direct Democracy Ireland will be running a number of candidates in the forthcoming election.
Their website.
From the 1973 Presidential Election an ad for the National Coalition (Fine Gael) candidate Tom O’Higgins who polled 587,771 votes losing out to Erskine Childers.
O’Higgins had also contested the 1966 Presidential Election where he lost to Eamon de Valera by just over 10,000 votes.
From the Galway advertiser
From January 2011 a leaflet for Labour Party TD for Cork South Central Ciaran Lynch with the headline “Keeping Warm this Winter” . The leaflet has some details of the “Winter Fuel Scheme” with details of Lynchs constituency clinics.
Councillor Lorraine Kingston is on the Leaflet in he Contact information section rather than his running mate Paula Desmond.
Whilst it doesn’t ask for a vote it certainly reminds voters that their TD is out and about.
Many thanks to the sender, who must have been tempted to keep himself warm by tossing the leaflet in the fire!
From the forthcoming election a leaflet for Independent Reform candidate David McCarthy running in Cork South-Central.
McCarthy was
“campaign manager for Kathy Sinnot’s 2002 General Election bid as well as stints as regional organiser for Fine Gael in Dublin and Munster. More recently .. was Séan Kelly’s campaign
manager in his successful European campaign and have most recently worked as regional director with Senator David Norris’s Presidential campaign.”
Amongst his polices are reduction in the number of TDs and “Cut numbers in the public service by 30,000”
His website
A Poster from An Chomhdháil Phobail | The People’s Convention (CPPC) advertising their Dublin Launch Rally in the Gresham on the 18th January 2011. Their Website is cppc.ie.
Another new Party this time The Irish Reform Party who want
Root and Branch reform of government. End of politics as we know them.
I gather they hope to be registered in time for the General Election.
I’ve the first two pages of their Manifesto posted.
Their full Manifesto is available to download HERE
Their Website
A poster for the ‘United Left Alliance’ Cork Public Launch Rally to be held on the 12th January 2011 in the Metropole Hotel on MacCurtain Street at 7.30 pm.
Amongst those addressing the meeting will be Joe Higgins, Richard Boyd Barrett, Seamus Healy as well as Cork based candidates Mick Barry and Ann Foley.
From late 2010 a Green Party leaflet on Animal Welfare. Amongst the items covered are Stag hunting and Puppy Farms.
Just got this (many thanks to the sender) .. the cover of a leaflet for Fianna Fail Kerry North TD Thomas McEllistrim. Its the first bit of FF 2011 material I’ve seen.
Note the lack of Fianna Fail logo on the front.
Thomas McEllistrim is the Fianna Fail candidate for Kerry North West Limerick in the forthcoming Election.
From the forthcoming General Election a poster for Labour Dublin Central candidate Aine Clancy. Clancy who was elected in 2009 to the Council for Cabra Glasnevin is on the Labour Party ticket with sitting Labour TD Joe Costello.
many thanks to the sender.
From the forthcoming General election a newsletter from People Before Profit (United Left Alliance) candidate Annette Mooney running in Dublin South East.
It contains what looks like the logo for the ULA.
Annette Mooneys website
From the forthcoming General Election a Poster for Labour Candidate Kevin Humphreys running in Dublin South East. The style of the poster is the ‘Usual Labour design‘ .
Kevin Humphreys is a longstanding Labour Councillor for the South Inner City ward. This will be his first time running in a General Election.
Many thanks to the sender.
From the 2009 Local Elections a leaflet from People Before Profit candidate Hugh Lewis running in Ballybrack. Lewis was elected after polling an impressive 2,175 votes.
A leaflet for the forthcoming General election from Seamus Healy of The Workers and Unemployed Action Group (WUAG).
The Clonmel based WUAG was founded in 1985 and Healy has been a Councillor for the majority of the time since. It currently has five councillors Seamus Healy, Billy Shoer ,Pat English, Brian O’Donnell and Teresa Ryan on Clonmel UDC. Martin Henzey was elected to Carrick on Suir Town Council in 2009. It also has two county Councillors.
It is contesting the forthcoming General Election as part of the United Left Alliance. It has been to the forefront of the campaign to Save Clonmel Hospital.
Apologies for the size of the print.
From the 2009 Local Elections a flyer for Fianna Fail candidate Shane Murray running for Tullamore Town Council.
Murray failed to win a seat.
From the 1997 General Election a glossy leaflet produced by Fine Gael candidate Richard Bruton with details of the Rainbow Governments achievements. It was illustrated at both the National and The local level. It gives an idea of where we were at in 1997 and how in hindsight it was an awful pity that the Rainbow government was not returned.
The outgoing Minister for Enterprise and Employment was easily elected.
Irish Election Literature 
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