Chained to the cause: Cork climate activist Orla Murphy on what motivates her

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Orla Murphy, climate activist with Just Stop Oil has the courage of her convictions: At the age of 21, she has already been in prison in both Ireland and the UK. Picture: Elaine Livingstone

Chained to oil pipes two storeys high for 36 hours, climate activist Orla Murphy sat pressed just below hard metal rafters in an inky gloom to stop production at one of Scotland’s largest oil refineries.

On a similar action in Essex, she stayed chained to the pipes for eight hours before she was physically — and painfully — removed by police.