Protesters take to the streets of Cork, Dublin and Belfast to demand action on climate change

In Cork, protesters took part in a rally to show their support for real action on climate justice. Picture: Damien O'Mahony

Climate protests got underway in a number of cities across the country today in a bid to urge action on climate change at the Cop26 international talks taking place in Glasgow.

As part of the global day of action on climate justice, tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Cork, Dublin, Galway, Limerick, Waterford, Belfast, Derry and other cities across the world to demand action on climate change.