July 17th, 2019 Members of Extinction Rebellion Ireland disrupted traffic in Co Dublin for the second day running to highlight the capital’s air pollution problem as part of an international week of climate action. Protesters staged a “slow cycle” this lunchtime as multiple cyclists and people on foot blockaded traffic Read more…
May 7th, 2019 Last week, Wicklow became the first County Council in Ireland to declare a climate and biodiversity emergency. The resolution came hot on the heels of the Welsh, Scottish and UK governments own declarations of climate emergencies earlier in the week. The declaration of an emergency was one Read more…
April 20th, 2019 Hundreds of protesters staged a “die in” on the streets of Cork today, disrupting the city’s routine and traffic to highlight the urgent need for climate action now. Around 200 Extinction Rebellion (XR) supporters symbolically lied down on Oliver Plunkett Street to depict the looming possibility of Read more…
April 18th, 2019 Activists from the Extinction Rebellion movement in Ireland are set to “disrupt business as usual” in Dublin tomorrow as part of the Week of International Rebellion taking place across the world. Our Kayle Crosson sat down with some of the faces of the growing movement protesting against Read more…
November 16th, 2018 Large numbers are expected to join demonstrations across Ireland tomorrow to highlight the environmental crises currently facing the planet. The family-friendly events taking place tomorrow at 2pm in Belfast, Cork, Dublin, and Galway are part of an International Day of Action with similar protests taking place across Read more…
