Taxi drivers are protesting outside the Dail this afternoon calling for more support from the government.
They say the industry is dying and they need help.
With no nightlife and very few tourists coming into Ireland, work has dried up for taxi drivers across the country.
They say they're now working at percent of what they were pre-covid and need to be given more support.
A number of different taxi groups are staging a demonstration outside Leinster House this afternoon to highlight the issue.
Taxi drivers protesting outside the Dáil this afternoon calling for more supports.
They say the black balloons are to signify the industry is dying. pic.twitter.com/bLbJMYP1KU— Josh Crosbie (@JoshCrosbie3) October 8, 2020
Jim Waldron from the National Private Hire and Taxi Association says drivers just don’t know what to do.
They are releasing black balloons outside the Dail to signify the industry is dying.
Gerard Makin from the Taxi Alliance of Ireland says 26,000 drivers are struggling to make a living.
There had been a national protest planned to take place in Dublin tomorrow, however it has been postponed due to Covid-19 restrictions.
