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Dithering while the world burns

Ireland was the subject of global headlines last week after a climate emergency was declared. Let’s hope we follow through this time, writes Caroline O’Doherty.

Dithering while the world burns

Sat, 18 May, 2019 - 01:00

Caroline O’Doherty

Ireland was the subject of global headlines last week after a climate emergency was declared. Let’s hope we follow through this time, writes Caroline O’Doherty.

RARELY have the muted deliberations of a near-empty Dáil echoed so widely around the world.

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