24 Facts About Patricia McKenna

Patricia McKenna was born on 13 March 1957 and is an Irish independent and former Green Party politician.

Patricia McKenna served as a Member of the European Parliament for the Dublin constituency from 1994 to 2004.

Patricia McKenna is a practising barrister having been called to the Bar in 2016.

Patricia McKenna attended St Louis' Convent, Monaghan, starting in 1969.

Patricia McKenna wanted to study art and attended Letterkenny RTC, the Limerick School of Art and Design and the National College of Art and Design in Dublin.

Patricia McKenna spent some time teaching art and had a studio in Temple Bar.

Patricia McKenna became the first Green Party candidate in Ireland to be elected to the European Parliament.

Patricia McKenna was elected to the European Parliament at the 1994 election and was re-elected at the 1999 election, but lost her seat at the 2004 election.

Patricia McKenna acted as one of the Dail advisers to Ireland's first Green Party Teachta Dala, Roger Garland.

Patricia McKenna is active in People's Movement opposes further European Union integration and campaigned for the rejection of the Treaty of Lisbon in 2008.

Patricia McKenna is known for her victory in the Supreme Court in 1995, in which she argued successfully that it was unconstitutional for the Government of Ireland to spend taxpayers money promoting only one side of the argument in referendum campaigns.

Patricia McKenna is well known for her opposition to nuclear power, genetically modified food, and United States-led military action in various parts of the world.

Patricia McKenna has expressed concerns about the safety of the MMR vaccine.

Patricia McKenna ran as Green Party candidate at the 2007 general election for the Dublin Central constituency, but was not elected.

Patricia McKenna strongly opposed the 2007 Programme for Government between the Green Party and Fianna Fail.

Patricia McKenna was elected to the Green Party National Executive in April 2008.

Patricia McKenna was the fourth contestant evicted from the show.

Patricia McKenna subsequently graduated with a degree in Law and Political Science from Trinity College Dublin.

In May 2009, after the bank bail-outs, Patricia McKenna announced her intention to run as an Independent candidate at the 2009 European Parliament election in Dublin - attacking her party colleagues as "nothing but hypocrites" due to their role in the coalition government, and that she would be "embarrassed to stand as their candidate".

Patricia McKenna was not elected at the 2009 European Parliament election.

Patricia McKenna was eliminated at the fifth count, after her former party colleague Deirdre de Burca, who was eliminated at the third count.

In 2016, Patricia McKenna campaigned with Green Leaves, an EU critical faction of the Green Party of England and Wales whose members include Baroness Jenny Jones, for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union in the run up to its membership referendum.

Patricia McKenna argued that the EU is unreformable and criticised its neoliberal policies.

Patricia McKenna was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2022 Dublin University by-election, having been eliminated on the seventh count with 463 votes.