Lorna Gold
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Naomi Klein: ‘It was hard to feel like climate change was urgent’
- Books
- September 21, 2019, 05:00
If we’re going to save the planet, do we have to get rid of capitalism first? It’s not an abstract question these days. As the traditional political l(...)

Friday’s climate protests in Ireland: When and where they’re on
- Environment
- September 19, 2019, 15:24
Ten large rallies are being held across Ireland on Friday, the biggest in Dublin, as part of the global day of action to counter climate disruption. (...)

Greta Thunberg and the world’s biggest climate protest
- Environment
- September 14, 2019, 06:15
The world will witness a climate protest like never before on September 20th, when young people in their millions will shout loudest. Three days later(...)

Breda O’Brien: We need to mobilise our empathy to save the planet
- Opinion
- August 31, 2019, 06:00
A British newspaper had a thoughtful piece on their website about fires in the world’s great forests (not just the Amazon) and the sidebar contained&n(...)

A baby born today: The climate and their future
- Environment
- May 11, 2019, 06:00
A new report depicts an ever-depleting natural world, with huge implications for the coming generation. What will their lives be like? Life-supp(...)

School climate strikes pose dilemma for principals
- Education
- March 14, 2019, 17:02
Thousands of children are set to skip school on Friday in protest over inaction on climate change, but their actions are posing a dilemma for school p(...)

Climate change protests to be staged across Ireland on Friday
- Environment
- March 12, 2019, 10:08
More than 21 protest events are to be staged across the country on Friday coinciding with school strikes for action on climate change, which will be a(...)

School climate protests: Thousands of children to skip class on Friday
- Education
- March 11, 2019, 16:30
During a talk on climate change a few years ago, secondary school pupil Conal O’Boyle heard something which jolts him still. “We were told that kids (...)

Climate change protest: ‘We are scared. We are angry’
- Environment
- October 16, 2018
Climate change is “a challenge unlike any other” facing the world because it is happening much quicker than anticipated, a protest rally outside Leins(...)

Alan Kelly praises ‘historic’ global climate deal
- Politics
- December 14, 2015, 01:00
Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly has said the Paris agreement on global climate change represented a “truly multilateral response to one of th(...)