McKENNA LAUNCH:THE ELECTORATE has lost faith in the main political parties and is looking for alternatives, former Green MEP Patricia McKenna claimed yesterday.
Speaking at her European election campaign launch in Dublin, Ms McKenna said people needed a strong independent voice to speak on their behalf. Ms McKenna, who is standing as an Independent candidate, became Ireland's first Green Party MEP in 1994 when she was elected in Dublin. She lost the seat in the 2004 election.
Ms McKenna admitted she had an uphill struggle trying to regain a European seat, especially as Ireland's representation in the EU parliament is to be cut from 13 to 12 with Dublin reduced to a three-seater constituency.
