Plane Mad is an

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direct action group that campaigns against the

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industry's contribution to

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. It was established in 2007, and is a sister group to the

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group

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. It is a non-hierarchical organisation. Its four main demands are: *An end to airport expansion *An end to subsidies for internal flights *A ban on advertising of aviation *A tax on aviation fuel In September 2008, it interrupted the Ryanair AGM at Dublin Airport, during CEO Michael O'Leary's speech. In November 2008, it interrupted a speech by

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Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government

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in north

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in protest at the planned expansion of

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External links

Plane Mad website
(As of February 6, 2017, this is no longer in service)

References

Civil disobedience Climate change organizations Environmental protests in the Republic of Ireland Radical environmentalism Protests in the Republic of Ireland Aviation and the environment {{activism-stub