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Protest at Dublin Airport against another runway.
16th May 2009A small flashmob of activists opposed to a second runway at Dublin Airport appeared briefly in the arrivals area of Dublin Airport and sang and danced. The activists oppose the expansion at Dublin Airport because it would result in a increase in greenhouse gas emissions. On the same day Flashmobs took place at five other airports across Europe: Frankfurt, Schiphol (Amsterdam), Brussels, Heathrow and Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris (1).
Euroflash at Dublin Airport!
11th May 2009You are invited to take part in Euroflash - a european wide day of
action against airport expansion...with a twist..and a twirl...
On
the 16th of May thousands of people in Dublin, Heathrow, Frankfurt,
Paris, Netherlands and Belgium people are going to go to the their city
airports. At exactly 12.00 noon we will appear, all wearing red
t-shirts that say 'Stop Airport Expansion' and sing our national
eurovision entry songs together!
Video of Green infrastructure conference
22nd November 2008Video of John Gormley and Plane mad
Letter to Environment Minister
22nd November 2008This letter on behalf of Plane Mad was sent to John Gormley Minister for the Environment ahead of him addressing a "Green Infrastructure" conference hosted by Fingal County Council.
This letter was also presented to him in person at the conference where he accepted it.
Minister Gormley Interupted by Plane Mad
22nd November 2008Environment Minister John Gormley was interrupted during his speech to the Green Infrastructure conference this morning in Malahide. The environmental campaign group Plane Mad disrupted the conference to express their opposition to another runway at Dublin Airport. The group oppose the runway on the grounds that it will double the aircraft emissions at the airport. These emissions play a dangerous part in causing climate change. Two activists dressed as cartoon criminals mimed building a runway around the podium that Gormley was speaking from. Aircraft noise was simultaneously played from the back of the room. One of the "criminals" moved among the audience passing out information about the proposed new runway form his bag of "swag". The minister was also presented with a letter by the group which he accepted.
Spoof briefing
25th September 2008Ryanair Agm
Spoof Briefing to Investors,
O' Leary's lies exposed
19th September 2008See the action as it happened at the RyanAir AGM
Ryanair AGM disrupted by Climate Activists
18th September 2008Today a group of climate activists disrupted the AGM of Ryanair at the Radisson Hotel, Dublin Airport.
Members of Plane Mad entered the meeting as shareholders and told Michael O'Leary directly that he was lying about climate change. The Campaigner, Rob Mac, living in Lahinch, told the AGM that he was campaigning for the responsible use of aviation. He also stated that aviation would negate all other reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in Ireland if current growth continues. A mention was also made of the unfair tax breaks that aviation enjoys.
A briefing was distributed in the AGM from a mysterious 'M. O'Liary' outlining a climate change denial strategy, apparently already being rolled out.