Dessie Ellis
Irish politician (born 1953) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Desmond Ellis (born 23 September 1953) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-West constituency since the 2011 general election.[1] During the 1970s and 1980s Ellis was a member of the Provisional IRA until his arrest in Ireland in 1981. Ellis subsequently fled Ireland before being recaptured in the United States and returned to Irish authorities. In 1983 Ellis was found guilty of possessing materials used to make explosive devices for the IRA and was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by an Irish court. In 1990 Ellis was the first person extradited from the Republic of Ireland to the United Kingdom under the 1987 Extradition Act, on charges of terrorism on charges related to the 1982 Hyde Park and Regent's Park bombings as well as the 1983 Harrods bombing, however Ellis was acquitted of these charges in 1991. Ellis moved into constitutional politics in 1999 when he was elected to Dublin City Council, a position he held until he was elected to his current position as a Teachta Dála.
Dessie Ellis | |
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Teachta Dála | |
Assumed office February 2011 | |
Constituency | Dublin North-West |
Personal details | |
Born | Desmond Ellis (1953-09-23) 23 September 1953 (age 70) Ballymun, Dublin, Ireland |
Political party | Sinn Féin |
Alma mater | Dublin Institute of Technology |
Website | dessieellis |