Ahead of Dáil vote on the Dublin Airport Passenger Capacity Bill, children’s rights and local community campaigners demand the Government allows due process to review evidence of serious harms that the Bill would inflict. 30th June 2026, In anticipation of today’s Dáíl vote on the Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill, and as the death toll […]

Calling for "an urgent halt to the Government’s intervention to remove the Dublin Airport passenger cap" out of concern for "the negative implications that the resultant increase in emissions will have for the public interest -  especially children’s best interests and public health, both globally and in Ireland"

In light of 1) the dramatic escalation of the State-declared ClimateEmergency over the last 12 months, 2) worsening implications for childrenand future generations in Ireland as everywhere, and related State child rights obligations, and 3) already record-levels of increasing aviation fossilfuel pollution, we assert that this Dublin Airport Passenger Cap Bill should be withdrawn. Notwithstanding…

Campaign group Children’s Rights Over Flights is outraged that the cabinet plans to approve legislation today that would prevent any limits to passenger numbers at Dublin Airport, even as the State-declared climate emergency worsens. The group says it is reckless and irresponsible to abolish the ‘passenger cap’, given the already record levels of aviation fossil fuel pollution being produced, and…

95+ groups across 25 countries have responded to the jet fuel crisis with a "Red Line for Airports" manifesto proposing ten measures to reduce air traffic.

“The Clean Air Strategy must be responsive to emerging research and health risks, and all sources of air pollution, including aviation, if it is to be fully fit-for-purpose.” – Children’s Rights Over Flights submission to the Public consultation on updating the Clean Air Strategy. Aviation pollution has serious consequences for air quality and related health […]

Opening statement of Children’s Rights Over Flights to the Joint Committee on Transport, 18th March 2026 re. the General Scheme of the Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026 Thank you all for having us. Children’s Rights Over Flights is an all-volunteer unfunded campaign group, formed directly in response to the campaign by vested interests to […]

18th March 2026, Kildare St, Campaigners including Children's Rights over Flights and Irish Doctors for the Environment led led a protest in opposition to the expansion of aviation - specifically the lifting of the Dublin airport passenger cap, at a time of worsening climate crisis.