Roger Garland (born 1933) who was educated at Castleknock College, was the Green Party's first candidate to be elected to Dáil Éireann in the 1989 general election. He represented Dublin South until 1992. In the 2002 general elections Green Party politician Eamon Ryan was elected to represent that same constituency. One of his Dáil advisors was Patricia McKenna who later became one of Ireland's first Green MEPs. He is not only known for being the...
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Roger Garland (born 1933) who was educated at Castleknock College, was the Green Party's first candidate to be elected to Dáil Éireann in the 1989 general election. He represented Dublin South until 1992. In the 2002 general elections Green Party politician Eamon Ryan was elected to represent that same constituency. One of his Dáil advisors was Patricia McKenna who later became one of Ireland's first Green MEPs. He is not only known for being the first Green Party Teachta Dála (TD) but also for campaigning against the Single European Act.
The success of Roger Garland was built on with the election of 13 councillors in the June 1991 Local Elections. On Dublin Corporation the Greens formed a governing coalition, the Civic Alliance, to run the capital city. Garland lost his seat with a dramatic fall in his vote. In 1989 he received 8.8% and in 1992 he received 3.8% which is among the lowest votes for a sitting TD. In the 1994 European Elections, Garland backed an independent Green...
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