Schoolgirl autism campaigner to mount protest outside the Dáil

Cara Darmody from Ardfinnan, Co Tipperary, with her father Mark, at Leinster House. File picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos

Schoolgirl autism campaigner Cara Darmody is to mount a Greta Thunberg-style protest outside the Dáil from next week.

The 13-year-old, who has two severely autistic brothers, is campaigning for better autism services and plans to be outside the Dáil every week until the summer recess for at least one and maybe two days per week.