COURT HEARS OF SERIOUS ARGUMENT IN EYRE SQUARE INVOLVING TAXI DRIVERS

Date Published: 19-May-2009

A black taxi driver claimed a white taxi driver told him to “f..." off back to his own country” when both men began to argue over a place in the queue at a busy taxi rank in Galway city, Galway District Court heard this week.38 year old Timothy Ogunrinde, of 148 Tur Uisce, Doughiska, denied he had engaged in insulting words or behaviour which were likely to lead to a breach of the peace at Eyre Square, Galway, at 2.35 a.m. on March 1 last.Imposing a €500 fine on him for breaching the peace, Judge Fahy told Ogunrinde his behaviour on the night was totally unacceptable, especially as he was someone who carried members of the public in his taxi.