Town in dark for Earth Hour

The lights will go out in Kinsale, Co Cork, tonight to mark Earth Hour, a global initiative to raise awareness of climate change.

Transition Town Kinsale supporters are gathering at the 800-year-old St Multose Church for a candlelit concert at 8pm. More than 200 people are expected to attend the event in the country’s oldest continuously functioning church.

Video links will be broadcast from climate and community campaigners in India and South Africa while harpist Fiachra Ó Corragáin plays a self-composed piece.