Taxi drivers from around Dublin are protesting outside the offices of Free Now on Mount Street.
They're angry that the taxi-hailing app they use to do business is increasing its cut of fares to 15%.
This is the second time in a week a demonstration has been held outside Free Now, on Mount Street.
Gardaí are currently blocking off Mount Street to traffic.
Hundreds of taxi drivers are staging a protest on Mount Street Upper in the city. They’re angry after @FreeNow_IE increased the cut it gets from fares, from 12 percent to 15. #taxiprotest #Dublin pic.twitter.com/hghZmuxtP3
— Louise Phelan D'Cruz (@LouPhelan) January 23, 2020
Joe Dolan is one of the organisers of this evenings protest:
"The most concerning is in the increase," he said.
"It's a 25% increase in real terms, in the commission that Free Now charge drivers for work that they get from the Free Now app.
"It's going up from 12% up to 15%, in real terms a 25% increase.
"That's very concerning for drivers because it's a big hit."
