March 15th, 2019 Over 10,000 students from across the country gathered before the gates of the Dáil today urging the government to adopt immediate and effective climate policy. The protest, which began at St Stephen’s Green and made its way down to Leinster House, coincided with an international School Strike Read more…
Cork climate strike march Photo: Shamim Malekmian
March 15th, 2019 Today, over 1,750 climate strikes will take place in some 110-odd countries – Ireland included – inspired by actions of one 16-year-old Swedish girl, Greta Thunberg. This is the same Greta Thunberg who was recently vetoed by European political parties, EPP and ALDE, from giving a speech Read more…
March 14th, 2019 Standing in front of Cork’s City Hall on an overcast morning last Friday – as they have done every week for several months now – student climate activist Saoi O’Connor isn’t holding up your typical protest placard. The government isn’t implored to act, there’s no clever wordplay Read more…
