Drilling for oil to be banned in Ireland - Varadkar

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will make the announcement at the UN Climate Summit later.

Update 3.10pm: Oil exploration is to end in Ireland the Taoiseach has confirmed,

Speaking as he arrived in New York for a special UN Summit on climate change, Leo Varadkar said Ireland will become one of the first countries in the world to phase out the exploration of oil.