TWITTER REACTS: Irish students skip school for climate strike

Students across Ireland are demanding climate action at protests across the country today. 

Young people from all over Ireland are taking part in 'Friday for Future' today to have their voices heard, along with people from all over the world including climate activist Greta Thunberg. 

The strikes come ahead of the Cop26 UN Climate Change Conference due to take place in November. 

Irish Twitter users had this to say about the action: