Hundreds of school children took to the streets today to highlight what they describe as a lack of inaction on climate change.

The Marian Finucane Show will today be a celebration of the late presenter’s career, RTÉ has announced.

Mary Robinson spoke of the movement to divest from fossil fuels and how the wealthy fossil fuel industry had learnt ‘a lot of bad tricks’, writes Alison O'Connor.

A typical Christmas isn’t available to some, and isn’t suitable for others. Joyce Fegan chats to people who won’t be celebrating the usual way — but are united in making the best of this most wonderful time of the year.

Families could lose their homes and people who beat their partners may go unpunished without free legal aid, the Chief Executive of Free Legal Advice Centres has warned.

The popular broadcaster passed away last Monday at the age of 85.

Your conservative uncle needs to identify with the climate activist and then he needs to feel he can align with their actions and measures, writes Joyce Fegan.

The warning from Mary Robinson to the Extinction Rebellion movement that they risk alienating the public if they do not employ smart tactics is appropriate.

Climate change is increasing global hunger, with some countries worse off today than a decade ago, a new study shows.

Ireland’s rock-star puppet is on a nationwide tour. Bosco talks with Donal O’Keeffe about environmentalism, Brexit and Michael D

Readers do not need to plough through very much of Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina to find one of the writer’s most profound observations on the human condition. It opens the novel: “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”

Former Irish president and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson is the recipient of this year's Tipperary International Peace Award.

Here are five things that you can do during the week ahead.

Former president Mary Robinson has denied that she has any friendship with the leaders of the United Arab Emirates as controversy surrounds the ruling family of Dubai.

"Scares" around the quality of South American food will trigger a “red button” that results in a ban on products imported from that firm or region under safeguards built into the new Mercosur trade deal.

A young mother of four who died after accidentally overdosing on painkillers had changed a handwritten prescription from her GP to secure a larger quantity of one of her regular medications.

The former US Secretary of State has lashed out at world leaders who lie about the climate crisis and dismiss the scientific evidence.

Tanaiste Simon Coveney described it as an unprecedented gathering of people and leaders who are interested in solutions to the challenges facing the planet.

The leaders of paradise islands all over the world are in Cork for a maritime festival and oceans summit during what is expected to be one of the city’s busiest summer weekends.

More than 30 Heads of State, UN representatives and ambassadors are to attend a special summit in Cork to highlight challenges small island nations face from climate change and to galvanise efforts to protect the world’s seas.

UCC’s students called for action on the environment a year ago, and we are following through — as we all should be, writes John O’Halloran.

The predicted outcome of the divorce referendum reflects the "deep well of kindness" among the Irish public Minister Josepha Madigan has said.

Des O'Driscoll rounds up the latest entertainment news.

Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson has criticised Ireland's action on climate change.

Former president Mary Robinson has criticised Taoiseach Leo Varadkar for Ireland's lack of progress on climate change.

Tedium brings great vulnerability; a wavering, easily-broken concentration means important decisions can be made or, worse, neglected as we daydream.

HIS cha cha charm offensive on Sunday night’s Dancing with the Stars brought the studio audience to their feet.

The wife of the ruler of Dubai told RTÉ Radio 1's The Marian Finucane Show that she invited Ms Robinson to visit her and Princess Sheikha Latifa, and asked for her counsel as a family friend.

We’ll also take a look at why things are looking prickly for Ireland's hedgehogs, and there’ll be music from The Blizzards and Phil Coulter.

The recent comments by former President Mary Robinson saying she stood over her off-the-cuff comments that all people should turn vegan are very worrying indeed.

A culture of sexism and misogyny in Irish politics in decades past is laid bare in a book about the role of female politicians.

Here's all you need to know this lunchtime.

I joined the Labour Party as an ordinary member in my early 20s, and I’ve been a member now for not far short of half a century.

Would-be presidential candidate Kevin Sharkey has said he was called the N-word just six weeks ago and made a plea to be nominated as “Ireland’s first black president” to send out a message to racists.

Mary Robinson said that climate change is a man-made problem that needs a feminist solution, writes Suzanne Harrington.

Mary Robinson said that climate change is a man-made problem that needs a feminist solution, writes Suzanne Harrington.  

2FM’s Louise McSharry DJ’d the event with a playlist of contemporary Irish music.