Saturday 31 January, 2015
The two men picked up a cab at a taxi office — but turned on the driver as they reached their destination.
… but millions were still spent.
Two men made off with a sum of cash and the driver’s mobile phone.
Taxi groups are calling for more enforcement of regulations.
The maximum taxi fare is to increase by an average of 4% after Easter
Brussels isn’t a fan.
The lift-sharing service has been strongly criticised after an exec said it should smear journalists who criticised it, but its problems run much deeper.
But Uber’s drivers have a few concerns about the new partnership.
She claimed the fare had left her unable to pay her rent.
The company has also lost one of its CEOs.
A small amount of cash was stolen during the incident.
Baby I can see your Hailo.
The incident occurred yesterday in Palmerstown.
A 31-year-old man has been arrested.
The attack has been described as “absolutely despicable”.
New taxi booking app Saytaxi will compete against booking giants in Dublin.
Last year, organisers had struggled to get enough drivers involved but this year is going to be bigger and better than ever.
The driver managed to free himself and escape and the car was found by gardaí.
It’s fairly dull and gloomy out but here’s everything you need to know as you start your day.
Don’t turn up at a train station this morning. You’ll find the doors locked
Wheelchair users are to be treated the same as any other passengers under the law, but is that the case?
Another man who jumped in to help the taxi driver was also assaulted by a large number of youths.
An Garda Síochána will be targeting taxis and hackneys as part of a national campaign this weekend.
His “bad experience” in Dublin city centre inspired Stephen Closkey to set up a website for wheelchair-users. He’s also been advising the Government on a new taxi scheme.
A second man who was in the car at the time of the crash died of his injuries yesterday morning.
A 45-year-old man was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries this morning.
Taxi drivers are voicing their concern, following the latest hijacking of a cab in Dublin. One of the men in the stolen taxi died yesterday, after it crashed a short time after it was taken.
Everyone’s talking about calls for an investigation into mother-and-baby homes, a hijacked taxi, and new pyrite issues.
A teenager will appear in court today after a taxi driver had his car hijacked in the early hours of Sunday morning.
It’s the second such attack in Terenure in the space of 48 hours. A woman’s car was hijacked in the suburb on Friday afternoon.
The laptop was left in the back of a taxi Kate Kerrigan took from Heuston Station.
The handling of the case of Mary Lynch, who was viciously assaulted by a taxi passenger in 2007, was looked at in the report published today.
The men were caught by gardaí in the stolen taxi just one hour after they threatened the driver and forced him out.
The PSNI have appealed to anyone who may have witnessed the accident on the Gilford Road.
Life is unfaaaaaair.
That is downright cheeky from Barcelona’s Brazilian wonder.
Operation Taximeter will also see stamp 2 Visa holders come under scrutiny.
It’s believed the man got a taxi after the explosion.
WE IRISH PEOPLE love the weather. We love talking about, tweeting about it and complaining about it.
Nothing on the weather front divides opinion quite like snow. When the white stuff starts falling Irish people reacted with cheers or groans, visions of snow days and shovelling out cars competing.
What do you think? Is a winter wonderland or a snowy hell?
We’re asking: Do you like snow?
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Reluctantly and unhappily, I’ve decided I can no more pick the taxes I pay than the laws I obey.
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Rolling in it – the richest counties in Ireland are… |
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Gay Byrne does NOT look impressed with Stephen Fry talking about an ‘evil God’ |
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Why does IAG want to get its hands on Aer Lingus so badly? |
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Google has explained why it pulled the plug (for now) on Google Glass |
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You’ll be able to watch ‘Good Morning Britain’ on UTV Ireland from next week |
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