Hundreds of taxi drivers staged rolling protests across Dublin on 3 December 2025, snarling traffic on key arteries to Dublin Airport and the city’s central business district. Organised by the grassroots group Taxi Drivers Ireland, the demonstration targets Uber’s new fixed-fare pricing option, which drivers say undercuts regulated tariffs and shifts commercial risk onto gig-economy contractors.
Convoys left Conyngham Road and University College Dublin at 16:30, circling Merrion Square and looping towards the M1 airport roundabout. Commuters reported gridlock on the N11 and in the Port Tunnel, while Dublin Airport advised passengers to allow extra time or use the aircoach rail link.
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Spokesperson Derek O’Keeffe warned that unless Uber scraps fixed fares, drivers will escalate to weekly blockades. Uber countered that transparent up-front pricing benefits both riders and drivers, who can see estimated earnings before accepting trips. The National Transport Authority said it is reviewing whether the model breaches taxi-meter regulations.
Business-travel managers should monitor further protest dates and encourage travellers to pre-book licensed taxis or use rail options when heading to meetings in Dublin’s city centre. Employers operating late-shift transport programmes may need contingency shuttles if protests become a weekly occurrence.
The row highlights broader tensions in Ireland’s urban-mobility landscape, where app-based services compete with tightly regulated taxi licences that underpin professional drivers’ incomes.
Convoys left Conyngham Road and University College Dublin at 16:30, circling Merrion Square and looping towards the M1 airport roundabout. Commuters reported gridlock on the N11 and in the Port Tunnel, while Dublin Airport advised passengers to allow extra time or use the aircoach rail link.
Spokesperson Derek O’Keeffe warned that unless Uber scraps fixed fares, drivers will escalate to weekly blockades. Uber countered that transparent up-front pricing benefits both riders and drivers, who can see estimated earnings before accepting trips. The National Transport Authority said it is reviewing whether the model breaches taxi-meter regulations.
Business-travel managers should monitor further protest dates and encourage travellers to pre-book licensed taxis or use rail options when heading to meetings in Dublin’s city centre. Employers operating late-shift transport programmes may need contingency shuttles if protests become a weekly occurrence.
The row highlights broader tensions in Ireland’s urban-mobility landscape, where app-based services compete with tightly regulated taxi licences that underpin professional drivers’ incomes.
