Greens parachute de Burca into Dublin for European elections

THE Green Party has conceded high-profile senator Deirdre de Burca was parachuted into Dublin’s European election fight to capitalise on her colleague’s supporters rather than her own.

Party chairman Senator Dan Boyle said it decided Ms de Burca would have a better opportunity of winning a European seat in a city which was home to two Green ministers.

While the party considers one of its strongest support bases to be in the belt just beyond the Pale, Bray-based Ms de Burca was moved into Dublin to exploit the Dáil seats won in 2007.