Sean McCabe, climate justice officer for Bohemians FC: 'These campaigns are one of the defining features of the club.' Photograph: Alan Betson
“We want climate action that builds equality and gives people a sense of belonging for the future.” So says Sean McCabe, head of climate justice and sustainability at Bohemian Football Club (Bohs FC).
He was speaking at the recent Environmental Protection Agency circular economy conference and we caught up with him and the team behind what they claim to be “the first climate justice operation in world football”.
Sitting around a table in their Phibsboro Tower offices in the North Dublin shopping centre are the three climate action staff members – McCabe, Katlyne Armstrong, India Ryan, Bohs FC long-term member and trade unionist, Scott Millar and chairwoman of the Phibsboro Climate Club, Céline Reilly.
They are all equally passionate about the “community wealth building” model from Cleveland, Ohio and the Mondragón Co-operative movement in the Basque Country of Spain, both of which have inspired their climate
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