From the 1992 General Election a newsletter from Michael McDowell of The Progressive Democrats running in Dublin South East. He polled 4504 votes and regained the seat he lost in 1989.
“Dublin South East Election News” Michael McDowell -Progressive Democrats -1992 General Election . June 29, 2021
“Yes Citizenship Matters” Leaflet from the Progressive Democrats -2004 Citizenship Referendum January 24, 2019
From the 2004 Citizenship Referendum a leaflet from The Progressive Democrats urging a Yes vote in the Referendum.
Leaflet from Frank Dwan -Progressive Democrats -Tipperary North -1987 General Election July 5, 2018
From the 1987 General Election a leaflet from Frank Dwan of The Progressive Democrats who was running in Tipperary North. He polled 2,444 votes and missed out on a seat.
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2002 Leaflet from Noel Grealish -Progressive Democrats – Galway West November 7, 2017
From the 2002 General Election,a leaflet from Noel Grealish of the Progressive Democrats running in Galway West. Grealish was elected. His running mates were Donal Lyons and Declan McDonnell.
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Leaflet from John Minihan- Progressive Democrats -1999 Local Elections- Cork South East October 25, 2017
From the 1999 Local Elections a leaflet from John Minihan running for the Progressive Democrats in Cork South East. Minihan was elected to Cork City Council.
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Leaflet from Mary Mannion -Progressive Democrats -Killaloe -2004 Local Elections October 22, 2017
From the 2004 Local Elections , a leaflet from Mary Mannion of The Progressive Democrats who was running in Killaloe for a seat on Clare County Council.
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Leaflet from Máirín Quill- Progressive Democrats -Cork North East -2004 Local Elections October 18, 2017
From the 2004 Local Elections , a leaflet from Máirín Quill of The Progressive Democrats running in Cork North East where she topped the poll and was elected on the first count.
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Leaflet from Nicola Byrne -Progressive Democrats – Malahide -2004 Local Elections October 17, 2017
A Leaflet from Nicola Byrne of The Progressive Democrats when running in Malahide in the 2004 Local Elections. She polled 1052 votes and missed out on a seat.
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Michael McDowell Autumn 2017 update September 20, 2017
A newsletter from NUI Senator Michael McDowell which I gather is being distributed in Dublin Bay South.
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Leaflet from Michael McCullagh -Progressive Democrats – Ballinasloe UDC -1994 Local Elections December 14, 2016
From the 1994 Local Elections a Leaflet from Michael McCullagh who was running for The Progressive Democrats for a seat on Ballinasloe UDC. He polled 108 votes and narrowly missed out on a seat. Many thanks to the sender.
Progressive Democrats Manifesto Magazine from 2007 July 20, 2016
From the 2007 General Election a 20 page magazine style summary of their manifesto from The Progressive Democrats It’s uploaded in pdf here or click on the image to launch
Leaflet from Michael McDowell – NUI Seanad #Seanad16 March 19, 2016
A leaflet from former Tánaiste, Minister, Attorney General and leader of the Progressive Democrats , Michael McDowell who is running for the Seanad on the NUI panel.
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Leaflet from Geraldine Harney -Progressive Democrats -Dublin Central -1989 General Election August 1, 2015
From the 1989 General Election a leaflet from Geraldine Harney who was running for the Progressive Democrats in Dublin Central. She polled 1,418 votes and missed out on a seat. Sinn Fein didn’t win a seat either!
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“The Real Party of The Environment … Progressive Democrats” -Michael McDowell -1997 General Election- Dublin South East July 12, 2014
“The Real Party of The Environment” a leaflet from Michael McDowell of The Progressive Democrats from the 1997 General Election. Despite the leaflet McDowell lost his seat with John Gormley of The Green Party winning a seat instead. As the Greens were making progress in the polls, in elections between 1997 and 2007 all parties tried to show off their environmental credentials.
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“Progressive Democrats New Deal!” -1987 Leaflet from The Progressive Democrats November 6, 2013
From the 1987 General Election a leaflet outlining the “Progressive Democrats New Deal!”. It contains details of all the partys policies, such as reducing the number of TDs, Abolishing the Senate, Standard Tax rates to go down to 25% and more.
From 2007 “Come Join The Party!” -Progressive Democrat recruitment ad. November 2, 2013
“Come Join The Party!” a Progressive Democrat recruitment ad from a 2007 PD newspaper ‘New Ireland’. If you wanted to join the party you could mail Michael McDowell directly at michael@progressiveDemocrats.ie !
Ad for John Kelly -Progressive Democrats -1989 Kerry South July 5, 2013
From the 1989 General Election an ad for Progressive Democrat Kerry South candidate John Kelly. He polled 1,458 votes and failed to win a seat.
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From 1992 Progressive Democrats Des O’Malley outlines the partys reasons to vote No on the Abortion Referendum. June 8, 2013
From a 1992 Progressive Democrat leaflet Dessie O’Malley outlines the position of the party regarding the 3 Abortion Referenda to be held on the same day as the General Election. Whilst they asked for a YEs vote for the Right to Travel and Right to Information, they asked for a NO vote on the Abortion issue. Many of the reasons for voting against the Referendum outlined by O’Malley are just as relevant today as they were then.
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