The obvious threat to the taxi industry in Ireland at present is covid 19. The business, along with many others, has been decimated. Driving a taxi for a living may never be the same as it was pre covid. Pubs and night clubs probably won't reopen til the end of the summer. Air travel has been reduced by 95%. Tourism for this season is non existent. Sporting events and concerts all cancelled for now. Without all of this, there is no taxi business. It will probably be Christmas time before things start looking like they did pre covid, and that's a hopeful anticipation. In recent times there have been a number of threats to the taxi industry: 1. Freenow, formerly Mytaxi, formerly Hailo. And to a certain extent, Uber. 2. The N.T.A., National transport authority. 3. The current minister for transport, Shane Ross. 4. Illegal taxi's, including social media ads re. airport pickups and drop offs. 5. Rickshaws. 6. 24 hour buses. 7. Violence, robbery and high jackings. 2016...