A Co Mayo man is walking barefoot across Europe to set a new world record and make money for two charities

It took place hours before an opposition Bill to introduce Building Energy Rating (BER) standards for private rented accommodation will go through a second-stage debate in Dáil Éireann.

The march was part of a global day of action for climate justice

An Taisce and, in a joint appeal, Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) and Friends of the Earth Ireland (FOTEI), have lodged the third party appeals with An Coimisiún Pleanála

Labour emerged as the party with the best climate action policies in the assessment commissioned by Friends of the Earth.

The situation was complicated, he said, and “sometimes you have to live with the complications, and energy security is a complicated issue.”

Ms Connolly states that “if this planning goes through, it will be met with massive local and national pushback and action”.