Activists hold protest in Dublin ahead of climate talks at UN

Chloe Coghlan, 12, with a model of planet Earth, joins civil society and climate action groups on Sandymount Strand in Dublin (Niall Carson/PA)

Environmental activists have urged Ireland’s political leaders to act fast on fossil fuels as they head for New York for talks on global climate action.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Tánaiste Micheál Martin and environment minister Eamon Ryan will attend the UN General Assembly in the week ahead.