Protesters wearing shorts and bikinis have protested in the rain outside the Dáil to highlight their opposition to Leo Varadkar's comments on climate change. Mr Varadkar said warmer winters, lower heating bills and fewer homeless deaths could be brought around because of a warmer climate. He has been criticised by opposition parties for the remarks - with People Before Profit calling the Taoiseach a climate denier. "They are in climate change denial and unfortunately the opposition parties have said 'do something about this, this is serious'." Another man said Mr Varadkar's comments were "ridiculous" and said that it showed how little the Taoiseach understands about climate change.

Source: Irish Examiner November 04, 2019 15:45 UTC