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Call on Government Transport Strategy to address aviation climate impact
Children’s Rights Over Flights made a detailed submission to the Government’s Transport Statement of Strategy Consultation on 31st March 2025. Read the full Children’s Rights Over Flights submission. The submission assesses that the current Government Transport Statement of Strategy 2023-2025 does not adequately address the State-declared climate emergency, and fails to consider the rights and…
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David and Goliath struggle playing out to stop Dublin Airport Authority expanding aviation at the expense of children’s futures
In this age of increasing climate breakdown, Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has applied to increase the cap on the number of passengers permitted to fly through Dublin Airport by a massive 25% – an expansion that would increase carbon emissions by an estimated 750,000 metric tonnes annually [i]. DAA is currently breaching the existing cap…
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Campaigners call on Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC) to advocate for children’s futures, not cheap flights
Children’s Rights Over Flights campaigners held a protest outside the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC), calling on ITIC to advocate for children’s futures instead of cheap flights. Aviation industry spin includes the claim that the Irish tourism industry will suffer if aviation is curbed. However, it is very likely that more money flows out of…
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Mothers and allies launch Children’s Rights Over Flights Campaign with kite-flying family fun day on Dollymount Strand
Mothers and allies launch Children’s Rights Over Flights Campaign with kite-flying family fun day on Dollymount Strand Parents, grandparents, and other concerned people will launched a new campaign to oppose the expansion of Dublin airport and the plans of the harmful fossil fuelled aviation industry in the times of a climate crisis. The campaign launch…
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