Gay Taxi Drivers In Dublin

IRISH TAXI DRIVERS can get a bad rap, but it’s fair to say that sometimes they can be legends. Or gas. Or, at the very least, memorable.

Here are twelve times they showed themselves to be all of the above.

1. These guys who serenaded their passengers

Dubliners may be familiar with Tommy Valentine (AKA Cabbie Sinatra), a taxi driver who became known for serenading his passengers with Frank Sinatra covers over the years.

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Dublin Taxi driver Tommy Valentine who sang Sinatra tunes. #CharactersOfDublinpic.twitter.com/B4k9dv0wXN

— Steve King (@SteveMacAnRi) January 13, 2014 Source: Steve King/Twitter

On the OP, I've heard a lot about taxi drivers doing this but have never had any come onto me. The closest thing was one guy who started complaining about the gays and the little faggots in tight t-shirts. I was about to speak up when he mentioned that he was gay but hates the scene because of the aforementioned faggots.

Valentine retired a few years ago, but many Dubliners still have fond memories of singing along with him.

Source: irishtaxi.org

Then there was this guy who was feeling good.

Maybe too good.

Source: Bartosz Krol/YouTube

2. Only in Dublin

3. “It’s just emotion taking me over”

Taxi driver asks - outta nowhere - would I like to listen to something 'more emotional'. I say I don't mind. He puts on Halo by Beyoncé.

— Fifi Hyde (@andgoseek) March 24, 2014 Source: Fiona Hyde/Twitter

4. A novel approach

You may remember when author Kate Kerrigan left her laptop, which contained her novel, in a taxi. After a few days of panic and a search conducted via social media, her taxi driver returned it safely.

I GOT MY #lostnovel BACK! The whole bag, intact, from Eddie Masterson #mytaxidriverhero

— Kate Kerrigan (@katekerrigan) May 14, 2014 Source: Kate Kerrigan/Twitter

Legend.

5. When they dispense their mystical wisdom

An anonymous source tells us:

I got in a taxi after a first date with a guy and the driver started asking me about how it went. He asked questions about when we had both been born and started telling me about the Chinese zodiac and how I’m a rabbit and this guy I went on a date with was a rat. It would therefore never work between us. He wasn’t wrong.

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6. Priorities

Yes that is #eurovision13 streaming on our taxi driver's phone. pic.twitter.com/Tr5Pz6iIHu

— Louise McSharry (@louisemcsharry) May 18, 2013 Source: Louise McSharry/Twitter

Taxi drivers streaming World Cup and Eurovision AKA giving the people what they want.

7. When they reveal that they’re not so au fait with technology

As one taxi driver memorably said:

It’s all about the Twitter and the Twatter and the Twing Twang Twong.

Source: quickmeme

8. When they prove themselves to be all-round Good Samaritans

This guy who gave a tourist an umbrella on a rainy day = legit good egg.

Source: Reddit

9. The Vengabus is coming and everybody’s jumping

Ah, the party bus experience. A nightmare when experienced in a group, even worse when you’re alone.

I booked a taxi to pick me up from my house and they must have only had the party bus one available. It was just me sitting in the back of a massive mini bus all alone and the taxi driver turns around and asks, “Will I stick on the strobe lights and the tunes for you?”

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10. Wink wink, nudge nudge

Taxi drivers may be hypocrites, but they’ve always got your back.

Dublin taxi driver spent 20 minutes talking to me about corruption in Irish banking. He then offers me three receipts for 'expenses' Vmware esxi download.

— Sheridan Flynn (@sheridanflynn) May 27, 2012 Source: Sheridan Flynn/Twitter

11. When they show concern for God’s creatures

Or not.

I was getting a taxi home from a wedding in Kildare with a friend a couple of years ago and the taxi driver hit a rabbit going down the avenue of the hotel. The friend I was with is a real animal lover and started to freak out, saying we should try to save it/bring it to a vet. The taxi driver got out, hoofed the (dead as a doornail) rabbit over the fence, got back in and said, “Oh he’s grand, sure he ran off. On we go.”

Source: The FW

12. And of course, when they do a dance-off to Get Lucky in the middle of the street

Source: Keelan Lynch/YouTube

We couldn’t not mention this guy.

Up all night to the sun, he was.

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Ireland’s recent referendum on same-sex marriage saw the country come out massively in favour of equality, with almost 2/3 of voters saying ‘yes’.

Whilst many have their reasons for supporting marriage equality, our favourite belongs to a Dublin taxi driver who shared his thoughts to an Australian television news team with typical Irish humour.

Speaking to a reporter from ABC News, taxi driver Martin Duffy said: “I’m all in favour of same-sex marriage, because I’ve been having the same sex with my wife for the last 30 years!”

Watch the clip below, which has gone viral since Friday’s referendum.