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	'''Dessie Ellis''' (born 1953) is an ] politician. He is a ] ] (TD) for the ] constituency.<ref name=oireachtas_db>{{cite web \|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=31&MemberID=2302&ConstID=86 \|title=Mr. Dessie Ellis \|work=Oireachtas Members Database \|accessdate=17 April 2011}}</ref> He was a member of ] from 1999 to 2011.		'''Dessie Ellis''' (born 1953) is an ] politician. He is a ] ] (TD) for the ] constituency.<ref name=oireachtas_db>{{cite web \|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=31&MemberID=2302&ConstID=86 \|title=Mr. Dessie Ellis \|work=Oireachtas Members Database \|accessdate=17 April 2011}}</ref> He was a member of ] from 1999 to 2011.

	Ellis was born in Dublin in 1953 and educated there. He later worked as a television repairman.<ref name="LA">{{cite news \|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1990-11-14/news/mn-4149_1_extradition-act IRA \|title=Hunger Striker Tests Extradition Act \|work=Los Angeles Times \|date=14 November 1990}}</ref> He is a former ] prisoner; he was arrested in 1981 and charged with possession of explosives.<ref name="LA"/> He jumped bail but was arrested in ] in February 1982 and extradited to Ireland<ref name="LA"/> where he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment in ]. On 14 November 1990, after thirty-five days on hunger-strike, Ellis became the first person extradited from the ] to the ] under the 1987 Extradition Act. He went on hunger-strike in protest at efforts to send him to Britain but was extradited in the sixth week of his fast.		Ellis was born in Dublin in 1953 and educated there. He later worked as a television repairman.<ref name="LA">{{cite news \|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1990-11-14/news/mn-4149_1_extradition-act IRA \|title=Hunger Striker Tests Extradition Act \|work=Los Angeles Times \|date=14 November 1990}}</ref> He is a former ] prisoner; he was arrested in 1981 and charged with possession of explosives.<ref name="LA"/> He jumped bail but was arrested in ] in February 1982 and extradited to Ireland<ref name="LA"/> where he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment in ]. On 14 November 1990, after thirty-five days on hunger-strike, Ellis became the first person extradited from the Republic of Ireland to the ] under the 1987 Extradition Act. He went on hunger-strike in protest at efforts to send him to Britain but was extradited in the sixth week of his fast.

	Ellis was first elected to Dublin City Council in 1999 for the ] area.<ref name=elecs_irl>{{cite web \|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=235 \|title=Dessie Ellis \|work=ElectionsIreland.org \|accessdate=17 April 2011}}</ref> He unsuccessfully contested the ] in the ], and received 4,781 first preference votes (18.3%). He was again unsuccessful at the ] in the same constituency, receiving 4,873 votes (15.7%).		Ellis was first elected to Dublin City Council in 1999 for the ] area.<ref name=elecs_irl>{{cite web \|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=235 \|title=Dessie Ellis \|work=ElectionsIreland.org \|accessdate=17 April 2011}}</ref> He unsuccessfully contested the ] in the ], and received 4,781 first preference votes (18.3%). He was again unsuccessful at the ] in the same constituency, receiving 4,873 votes (15.7%).

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Dessie EllisTD


Teachta Dála
Incumbent
Assumed office February 2011
Constituency	Dublin North West
Dublin City Councillor
In office 1999–2011
Constituency	Ballymun-Finglas

Personal details
Born	1953 Dublin, Ireland
Political party	Sinn Féin
Website	www.dessieellis.ie

Dessie Ellis (born 1953) is an Irish politician. He is a Sinn Féin Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North West constituency. He was a member of Dublin City Council from 1999 to 2011.

Ellis was born in Dublin in 1953 and educated there. He later worked as a television repairman. He is a former Provisional IRA prisoner; he was arrested in 1981 and charged with possession of explosives. He jumped bail but was arrested in Buffalo, New York in February 1982 and extradited to Ireland where he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment in Portlaoise Prison. On 14 November 1990, after thirty-five days on hunger-strike, Ellis became the first person extradited from the Republic of Ireland to the United Kingdom under the 1987 Extradition Act. He went on hunger-strike in protest at efforts to send him to Britain but was extradited in the sixth week of his fast.

Ellis was first elected to Dublin City Council in 1999 for the Finglas area. He unsuccessfully contested the 2002 general election in the Dublin North West constituency, and received 4,781 first preference votes (18.3%). He was again unsuccessful at the 2007 general election in the same constituency, receiving 4,873 votes (15.7%).

At the 2011 general election, he was elected to the 31st Dáil with 7,115 (21.7%) of the first-preference votes.

References

"Mr. Dessie Ellis". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
^ IRA "Hunger Striker Tests Extradition Act". Los Angeles Times. 14 November 1990. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
"Dessie Ellis". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 17 April 2011.

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	'''Dessie Ellis''' (born 1953) is an ] politician. He is a ] ] (TD) for the ] constituency.<ref name=oireachtas_db>{{cite web \|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=31&MemberID=2302&ConstID=86 \|title=Mr. Dessie Ellis \|work=Oireachtas Members Database \|accessdate=17 April 2011}}</ref> He was a member of ] from 1999 to 2011.		'''Dessie Ellis''' (born 1953) is an ] politician. He is a ] ] (TD) for the ] constituency.<ref name=oireachtas_db>{{cite web \|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=31&MemberID=2302&ConstID=86 \|title=Mr. Dessie Ellis \|work=Oireachtas Members Database \|accessdate=17 April 2011}}</ref> He was a member of ] from 1999 to 2011.

	Ellis was born in Dublin in 1953 and educated there. He later worked as a television repairman.<ref name="LA">{{cite news \|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1990-11-14/news/mn-4149_1_extradition-act IRA \|title=Hunger Striker Tests Extradition Act \|work=Los Angeles Times \|date=14 November 1990}}</ref> He is a former ] prisoner; he was arrested in 1981 and charged with possession of explosives.<ref name="LA"/> He jumped bail but was arrested in ] in February 1982 and extradited to Ireland<ref name="LA"/> where he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment in ]. On 14 November 1990, after thirty-five days on hunger-strike, Ellis became the first person extradited from the ] to the ] under the 1987 Extradition Act. He went on hunger-strike in protest at efforts to send him to Britain but was extradited in the sixth week of his fast.		Ellis was born in Dublin in 1953 and educated there. He later worked as a television repairman.<ref name="LA">{{cite news \|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1990-11-14/news/mn-4149_1_extradition-act IRA \|title=Hunger Striker Tests Extradition Act \|work=Los Angeles Times \|date=14 November 1990}}</ref> He is a former ] prisoner; he was arrested in 1981 and charged with possession of explosives.<ref name="LA"/> He jumped bail but was arrested in ] in February 1982 and extradited to Ireland<ref name="LA"/> where he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment in ]. On 14 November 1990, after thirty-five days on hunger-strike, Ellis became the first person extradited from the Republic of Ireland to the ] under the 1987 Extradition Act. He went on hunger-strike in protest at efforts to send him to Britain but was extradited in the sixth week of his fast.

	Ellis was first elected to Dublin City Council in 1999 for the ] area.<ref name=elecs_irl>{{cite web \|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=235 \|title=Dessie Ellis \|work=ElectionsIreland.org \|accessdate=17 April 2011}}</ref> He unsuccessfully contested the ] in the ], and received 4,781 first preference votes (18.3%). He was again unsuccessful at the ] in the same constituency, receiving 4,873 votes (15.7%).		Ellis was first elected to Dublin City Council in 1999 for the ] area.<ref name=elecs_irl>{{cite web \|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=235 \|title=Dessie Ellis \|work=ElectionsIreland.org \|accessdate=17 April 2011}}</ref> He unsuccessfully contested the ] in the ], and received 4,781 first preference votes (18.3%). He was again unsuccessful at the ] in the same constituency, receiving 4,873 votes (15.7%).