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"The Others" The Alan Kinsella Podcast
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A Podcast "The Others" covering Groups , Smaller Parties and Independents in Ireland.
11episodes
Episodes
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The Legion of Ex-Servicemen / British Legion
Mar 2, 202300:20:58Tap to summarizeThis Episode covers The Legion of Ex-Servicemen (Later the British Legion) that contested a number of Irish elections between 1925 and 1934.
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GOD -For Bible Readings In The Dail
Feb 17, 202300:16:29Tap to summarizeIn 1987 and 1989 Ronald Smith Ran under the moniker of "GOD-For Bible Readings In The Dail". This is the story of those campaigns and what happened in between. There is also a short piece on Andrew Treacy who ran in 1985 in Midleton UDC.
Transcribe →The National Group
Sep 27, 202200:21:35Tap to summarizeFounded in 1924 , the Party was a split from Cumann na nGaedheal caused by the treatment of Army Officers in the 1924 Army Mutiny. This episode covers the Party as well as the Army Mutiny. The Group were also known as The National League and National Party
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The Independent Dublin Dream Team Band
Sep 13, 202200:31:57Tap to summarizeIn the 1997 General Election , 11 candidates stood for The Independent Dublin Dream Team Band. This was the Irish branch of The Rainbow Dream Ticket, Vote For Yourself, Make Politicians History series of Parties founded by Rainbow George Weiss. This episode covers the 1997 General Election Campaign as well as Rainbow Georges various forays into Irish Politics, North and South.
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Post Office Candidates in Roscommon in 1991
Aug 30, 202200:22:57Tap to summarizeIn early 1991, An Post issued details of a massive cost cutting plan which involved the closure and downgrading of various Post Offices throughout the Country as well as the introduction of roadside boxes for those whose dwellings were a distance from the road. Two 'Post Office Candidates' , Paul Beirne and Danny Burke stood in Roscommon in the Local Elections as a protest.
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The United Labour Party
Aug 16, 202200:33:29Tap to summarizeFounded in 1978, The United Labour Party contested a number of elections in Northern Ireland. A Socialist Non Sectarian Party, among those involved were Paddy Devlin and John Coulthard. They petered out around 1984, with some members later becoming part of the Labour 87 group.
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Militant Labour
Aug 2, 202200:45:42Tap to summarizeThis episode covers The Militant Tendency, Militant Labour in Ireland up until their renaming as The Socialist Party. Their origin, activities in Labour, expulsion and as a separate entity.
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James Clarke running as an Old IRA candidate in 1944
Jul 19, 202200:21:28Tap to summarizeA look at the 1944 General Election Campaign of James Clarke running as an Old IRA candidate in Laois Offaly. This episode also has a brief history of the Old IRA, their aims, objectives and so on.
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Patrick Belton - Independent -September 1927
Jul 5, 202200:21:11Tap to summarizeHaving been elected for Fianna Fáil in June 1927, Patrick Belton took his seat in the Dail and was expelled from Fianna Fáil for doing so. He stood as an Independent in September 1927. He later stood for Cumann na nGaedheal and was elected for them in 1933. One of the few people to have been elected as a TD for both Fianna Fáil and Cumann na nGaedheal.
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Jack Murphy and The Unemployed Protest Committee
Jun 21, 202200:23:00Tap to summarizeIn the 1957 General Election, Independent Unemployed Protest Committee candidate Jack Murphy caused a shock when elected to the Dail. This episode looks at Murphy and the Unemployed Protest Committee that he was a co-founder of.
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