Children's Rights Over Flights

12/03/2026

Speak up for children's futures and public health! Join Irish Doctors for the Environment, ourselves and other orgs & individuals on 📅 Wed 18th March, ⏲️ 1pm to 1:30pm outside the Dáil on Kildare St. We will be protesting the Government's reckless plans to expand Dublin airport by lifting the passenger cap - entailing way more climate pollution, when for a safe future, we know we must instead be slashing pollution. Please bring banners and signs if you can.

ℹ️ This protest will follow a morning of pre-legislative hearings on the📃 Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill - a Bill that would enable the Minister for Transport (Darragh O'Brien) to remove the cap, in a centralisation of powers away from local authorities and An Coimisiún Pleanála.

We, Children's Rights Over Flights, will be testifying in these public pre-legislative hearings before the Joint Oireachtas Transport Committee. If you're interested in attending the hearings (from 9:45 to noon), please contact an elected official on the Transport Committee in advance.

14/11/2025

Don't miss out! Register now at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1916199396979?aff=oddtdtcreator

03/11/2025

Let's not forget this!

Messaging about ‘green fares’ or ‘responsible’ aviation is often misleading

11/10/2025

Between lifting the cap and new Derry flights, is Darragh O'Brien Minister for climate, or just transport?

14/09/2025

Appalled to hear that Minister O’Brien is attempting to push through the removal of the passenger cap at Dublin airport. It's shocking that a minister tasked with tackling climate crisis is taking steps that would massively increase the pollution causing it.

Cap has long been opposed by the airport’s operator DAA as well as airlines including Ryanair and Aer Lingus

21/08/2025

It truly is insanity. On our current trajectory, our children and future generations will no doubt question why their parents/ancestors failed to rein in such a polluting activity to help protect them from climate collapse.

30/07/2025

Dublin Airport Authority ad has been ruled misleading by the Advertising Standards Authority. This ad is part of an ongoing greenwashing campaign by DAA, a semi state body.

Credit: Children’s Rights Over Flights campaign group welcomes decision that requires greater transparency on claims about airport pollution 23rd July, Dublin – Parents, grandparents and…

20/06/2025

Calling for closure of loopholes in the European ETS scheme to make it effective at reducing aviation emissions - you can submit too - even a few lines is enough - deadline 8th July

The European Union are conducting a consultation on the European Trading System (ETS). This is a mechanism for limiting total emissions by requiring emittors to have “allowances” or per…

14/06/2025

Check out our interview in advance of the recent 'Cleared for Clarity: Rethinking Aviation, Transport, and Sustainability’ event hosted by Chapter Zero Ireland and the DAA. We anticipated would involve loads of aviation greenwashing and by all accounts, it did. We also talk about our broader campaign and the motivation behind it. Our thanks to Dublin Community Television for this interview!

DCTV interview with Children's Rights Over Flights. Brian Greene speaks to CROF members Sarah O'Suilleabhain, Angela Deegan & Celestine O'Reilly. Discussing ...

09/06/2025

Tune into Dublin Community TV on Virgin Media channel 802 or https://www.dctv.ie/live/ at 7:20pm tonight or any night this week to see an interview with members of Children's Rights Over Flights, calling out the DAA co-hosted aviation greenwashing event on Friday, and discussing other campaign topics.