https://www.boards.ie/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 01:01:22 +0000 en blaxis — boards.ie - Now Ye're Talkin' https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2055688127/black-taxi-drivers Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:21:32 +0000 After Hours Spore 2055688127@/discussions
Tonight I passed by Barcode Nightclub in Clontarf and I couldn’t help but notice that the entire taxi line was composed of black taxi drivers. I’ve also noticed that the entire College Green taxi rank is now black. I was just wondering what the greater Irish public felt about this niche of Africanised industry? It’s obviously pushed many an Irish taxi driver to state his Irish provenance by placing some sort of Irish sign in their taxi plate.

Basically I just wondered how ready are we to accept an obviously un-Irish niche of industry in this country. It’s not uncommon for foreign workers to ‘colonise’ an industry e.g. Vietnamese dry cleaners in America, Chinese restaurants in Parnell St, Irish navvies in England etc. etc.

Thoughts?]]>