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DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL has begun to install public toilets in the city, with the first constructed at the top of Grafton Street by St Stephen’s Green this morning.
As businesses prepare to re-open from Monday when Phase Two gets under way, the council said that people travelling to the city should be mindful of the limited public facilities such as bathrooms and toilets available while the likes of restaurants, pubs and hotels are still closed.
To help fill this gap, the council said it would be making public toilet facilities available at specific locations around the city.
Last Monday, TheJournal.ie reported that the council had been investigating a number of options after councillors warned of an “urgent need” to provide public toilet facilities in the city.
Speaking to reporters today, the council’s deputy chief executive Brendan Kenny said making such facilities available would be a “key part” of opening the city back up and attracting people to the city centre.
“We’ve installed public toilets at the top of Grafton Street this morning, and others will be put in place over the weekend,” he said.
Visitors were also told to expect a “new look” to the city from Monday with “vibrant blue signage, information notices on queuing etiquette, and spacing guidelines”.
The public is being advised to be conscious of social distancing measures and take note of key travel times so that essential workers can be facilitated on their commute.
A number of stakeholders have collaborated on this advice for people in Dublin city including the council, the National Transport Authority, An Garda Síochána and Dublin Town.
Assistant commissioner Pat Leahy said: “An Garda Síochána is asking the public to plan both legs of their trip in advance, to map out where they are going, not to gather in large groups and to observe all government guidelines and advice.
An Garda Síochána requests, in particular, that people respectfully engage with on-street and off-street frontline personnel, shop assistants, Gardaí, City Council staff and Transport Providers, in adhering to public safety measures. A traffic management plan will be in place, including parking restrictions, so visitors to the city are being asked to act responsibly and take direction as appropriate.
With reporting from Christina Finn
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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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