Dessie Ellis
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Election 2020: Dessie Ellis (Sinn Féin)
- Politics
- February 10, 2020, 19:13
Dessie Ellis (66), the oldest Sinn Féin candidate in the 2020 election, has been a TD for the Dublin North West constituency since the 2011 general el(...)

Dublin North-West results: Shortall wins for Soc Dems as Dessie Ellis tops poll
- Politics
- February 9, 2020
Sinn Féin’s Dessie Ellie stormed to victory in Dublin North West with 44 per cent of the first preference vote, or 14,375 votes. A huge number of his(...)

Why are Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil refusing to go into coalition with Sinn Féin?
- Politics
- January 26, 2020, 14:44
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are the State’s two biggest political parties, according to opinion polls, followed closely behind by Sinn Féin. All three a(...)

Boris Johnson visit: Small protest takes place outside Leinster House
- Irish News
- September 9, 2019, 11:54
Up to 100 demonstrators gathered outside Leinster House to protest against British prime minister Boris Johnson’s visit to Dublin. The protest was le(...)

Bruised Sinn Féin looks inward as it takes a dive in the May elections
- Politics
- July 1, 2019, 01:00
There are some lessons to be drawn from the Irish electoral experience of the past decade. The first is that there is a growing wedge of voters with (...)

How will votes in the local elections influence next Dáil?
- Politics
- May 31, 2019, 01:00
The results of the local elections will be pored over in the coming weeks to discern trends for the next general election, with strategies and tickets(...)

The life and crimes of Dessie O’Hare, Border Fox
- Crime & Law
- April 11, 2019, 16:59
When Dessie O’Hare cut off the tops of two of Dr John O’Grady’s fingers he used a hammer and chisel. It was a savage attack ensuring he was depicted (...)

Calls for decriminalisation of personal drug use
- Social Affairs
- March 27, 2019, 19:18
The shame and self-loathing experienced be people addicted to illegal drugs were compounded by being criminalised, a recovering addict has warned. I(...)

DUP leader attacks Sinn Féin reaction to John Downey arrest
- Politics
- November 7, 2018, 22:07
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has “fundamental” questions to answer following Sinn Féin’s “hysterical response” to the arrest of John Downey in r(...)

Miriam Lord: Scrappy anniversary for Leo’s first year in office
- Politics
- June 13, 2018, 19:45
They didn’t bother with a cake or anything like that. And there wasn’t a hint of many happy returns in the air. But opposition TDs didn’t let the occ(...)