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# Stopped the Sheriff

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# Eviction

Attempted eviction postponed after Sinn Féin TD intervenes

Dessie Ellis intervened in an attempted eviction of a woman and her daughter from their council house in north Dublin after a dispute over rent arrears.

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May 29th 2012, 4:09 PM

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I stopped the sheriff: Activists prevent eviction of man from Laois home

Independent TD Joan Collins was among a group of activists that stopped the attempted eviction of a man from his home in Laois yesterday.

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Feb 21st 2012, 6:45 PM