Ireland must accelerate efforts to combat climate change 

The main street in Midleton, Co Cork this week. We are witnessing an increasing number of record-breaking weather events, both at home and abroad. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

It has been a heart-breaking few days witnessing the devastation being visited on Midleton and other parts of Cork and West Waterford, due to the flooding from Storm Babet.

The personal testimonies, photos, and videos that have been shared across different media and social media channels bring home to us very vividly the distressing and destructive impacts of climate change on families, businesses, and communities.