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Practising Barrister, member of the Law Library, called to the Bar in 2016. Served as a Member of the European Parliament for Dublin from 1994 to 2004 for the Green Party. She is strictly non-party with no political affiliations since she left the Greens in 2009 in protest at their performance in Government and support for the Bank Bail-outs and the creation of NAMA. Legally challenged the Government’s use of taxpayers money to promote one side in a referendum (McKenna v An Taoiseach 1995). Despite supporting the Government’s constitutional amendment in that particular referendum she saw it as unfair and undemocratic to abuse taxpayer’s money in this way. The Supreme Court held that the use of public money by Government on one-sided campaigning in a referendum campaign was unconstitutional and an interference in the democratic process. Was one of Ireland’s most active MEP’s in holding the decision makers to account. Served as Vice President of the Green Group and was Vice Chair of the Parliament’s Delegation to ASEAN.