Tánaiste: Ireland should be empathetic towards vulnerable island nations 

Tánaiste Micheál Martin said Cop28 was 'a good opportunity to link up with those countries who are on the front line in respect of climate change'. Picture: Colin Keegan/ Collins 

Ireland should be empathetic towards some of the most vulnerable island nations in the world because similar climate change effects are heading our way, the Tánaiste has said.

Adaptation to the ravages of climate change must be as important as phasing out fossil fuels, Micheál Martin has said ahead of his arrival at the UN's Cop28 summit in Dubai.