Taxi driver numbers fall by 400 in 2017

The number of taxi drivers in the Republic has fallen to its lowest level in the past decade with a net loss of over 400 cabbies in the past year.

The total number of people working in the sector has almost halved since the economic downturn in 2008.

Figures published by the National Transport Authority show there was a total of 26,012 licensed taxi drivers at the end of 2017.