Elaine Loughlin: Our roads are melting, so why are our politicians so quiet on climate change?

Midleton residents are already warning of delays to flood barriers, while melting roads in Cork have caused consternation. So why is climate change so far down the Dáil's agenda?

Footprints and tyre marks visible in the melted tar on the road between Ballinhassig and Crossbarry in Cork.

On Thursday, before temperatures spiked to today's predicted 30C, roads in Co Cork were melting.

Despite council workers spreading grit on the slippery and melting tar, motorists were urged to avoid a local route between Ballinhassig and Crossbarry until the weather cools.