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THE THREE BROTHERS who perished at sea during a fishing expedition yesterday have been described as the “most experienced fishermen you would come across anywhere”.
The Bolger brothers – Paul (49), Kenny (47) and Shane (44) – left the dock at Dunmore East at 7am but failed to return. Their uncle raised the alarm at about 5pm when he noticed their boat was not in the harbour.
“He went out looking himself as well,” a cousin of the men told RTÉ today. “The three lads…they were probably the three most experienced fishermen you would come across anywhere.
“It really is a savage blow today,” continued an emotional Michael Connors. “It is hard to talk to people about it today.”
He described the community as heartbroken and the events of the past 24 hours “a nightmare”. The men are survived by their mother Margaret, siblings Michael, Anthony, Linda and Paula, who is the twin sister of one of the deceased, as well as up to 6o cousins in Passage East.
“It’s a terrible, terrible, terrible tragedy,” continued Connors. “I suppose fishermen are being pushed to the limits, pushed outside where they shouldn’t be and things like that.”
Asked about the numerous deaths at sea in recent years, Connors said it was something that coastal communities “never get used to”.
“I know I’m speaking on behalf of the people of Passage East and Dunmore East… it just gets worse,” he concluded, before he broke down in tears.
Agriculture and Marine Minister Simon Coveney issued a statement earlier today to express his deep shock and sadness on hearing of the deaths of the three men who were “well known and respected” in the area.
“The fishing community knows only too well the daily challenges and dangers faced by its members but nothing can prepare any family for a tragedy such as this,” he said.
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Hailo raised it percentage take and lost taxi drivers.
When was that?just curious
Hailo charge 12% commisssion, that’s it. No €79.00 or €99.00 a week with Citycabs/Global/Lynk.
Still has over half the Dublin fleet at 7,000+
Hailo will lose more drivers if they keep uping the aunty with price and rules silly rules !
You can’t up an “Aunty”, well maybe you can. Upping the ante is another thing. lol
They do take credit card but yes you do have to sign up first
They lost me when they stooped the use of their credit card facilities for non bailout jobs/customers it was extremely handy
What is a non bailout job or customer
I think he misspelled it ……..its meant to read non hailo jobs as in you used to be able to take credit card jobs of the street now the customer has to download the app if they want to pay by card…….stupid idea from hailo…
Hailo have added the option to pre book now so that’s not a unique feature for lynk
Hailo had to add that feature because it was the next step …….and to keep up with other apps that have that feature before them ….e.g…cab:app
My husband left a cab company recently. The company sold the controlling share to the guy named above. They thought that they could sell the drivers rent as part of the business package, (Approx’ €5K per year),forgetting that the drivers hire the cab company to supply them with work, and they work for the driver. Not wanting any association withthe new owners, he fired them.
He wondered why, as he calls it “the Weakest Lynk”, chose the exact same colour branding as Hailo? Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery I suppose.
Lynk taxis. €25 free sign up. €5 per journey if you pay by card but wait there’s a €3 booking fee before you sit in the taxi. It is removed after you use your “free” €25. So, free €10 sign up.
They can’t charge €3 for booking ! €2 is max Hailo don’t charge for booking
They do. I got a taxi that usually costs less than €5 and cost me over €8. Minus the “five” free. When you contact them they say that is taken off when your €25 is up.
I always use the lynk app ( Irish owned company)
To be fair Hailo was set up by 3 guys one Irish
it was set up back 3 London black cab drivers
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