The world's most well-known environmental activist, Greta Thunberg, will not be in Dublin when she accepts the Freedom of the City award after she was controversially nominated by the Lord Mayor.
The 20-year-old was pictured yesterday being carried away from a peaceful protest in Sweden where the Take Back the Future group were blocking oil tankers accessing a harbour. Ms Thunberg had been blocking a road before she was carried away.
The firebrand activist was not expected to attend the Freedom of Dublin award ceremony as she refuses to take flights because of the emissions they cause. Dublin City Council's press department confirmed she "will not be attending in person" at the ceremony being held in the Mansion House on Wednesday.
