Climate campaigners accuse Government of not protecting Irish biodiversity

Extinction Rebellion. Ceara Carney, Marta Garcia and Eadaoin Heussaff dressed protesting outside the National Biodiversity Conference 2022 in Dublin Castle this morning. Photo Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

A biodiversity conference in Dublin was labelled a “talking shop” by climate campaigners who protested at the event on Wednesday.

The conference at Dublin Castle was attended by the Minister for Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, as the Government prepares to publish a new biodiversity action plan.