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01/10/2009
Taxi Drivers March On Transport Department
A group representing Ireland's private taxi drivers is to stage a protest in Dublin today, it has been revealed.
An Garda Siochana said they understood a protest would take place by the group who are calling themselves “The Irish Taxi Council” this afternoon.
According to Irishtaxi.org, a noted resource for taxi workers, the Irish Taxi Council is a "fully constituted, democratically elected and officially recognised non profit representative body of 22 Taxi associations from around the 26 Counties".
The taxi drivers from a number of centres throughout the country will be meeting at Kildare St at 8am. They will proceed to Dublin where it is believed they intend to travel to the Department of Transport on Kildare St.
A spokesman from the Irish Taxi Council said: "Drivers will be coming to Dublin from every part of the country to highlight and express their anger at the lack of action by this government to address our problems.
"Every day our situation grows worse, families are breaking up and our friends and colleagues are taking their own lives as a final solution that no one should ever have to take."
Motorists are advised of disruption on the M7, N7 & M4 primarily and other routes approaching the city centre.
There will be parking restrictions on Merrion / Fitzwilliam Square from 6.00am.
Motorists should plan their journey and listen to traffic updates.
(DW/KMcA)
An Garda Siochana said they understood a protest would take place by the group who are calling themselves “The Irish Taxi Council” this afternoon.
According to Irishtaxi.org, a noted resource for taxi workers, the Irish Taxi Council is a "fully constituted, democratically elected and officially recognised non profit representative body of 22 Taxi associations from around the 26 Counties".
The taxi drivers from a number of centres throughout the country will be meeting at Kildare St at 8am. They will proceed to Dublin where it is believed they intend to travel to the Department of Transport on Kildare St.
A spokesman from the Irish Taxi Council said: "Drivers will be coming to Dublin from every part of the country to highlight and express their anger at the lack of action by this government to address our problems.
"Every day our situation grows worse, families are breaking up and our friends and colleagues are taking their own lives as a final solution that no one should ever have to take."
Motorists are advised of disruption on the M7, N7 & M4 primarily and other routes approaching the city centre.
There will be parking restrictions on Merrion / Fitzwilliam Square from 6.00am.
Motorists should plan their journey and listen to traffic updates.
(DW/KMcA)
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