Passengers travelling through Dublin airport were among the worst affected by yesterday's taxi strike, though disruption was mitigated by the addition of extra bus services to and from the airport.
At the empty rank outside the arrivals area, a large red-and-white sign - evidently recycled from previous use - greeted passengers with news of the dispute.
Natalie Revie from London said she and four family members had to make it to their hotel near Grafton Street before attending a funeral in Dublin.
"We're trying to get to a funeral and we have to get into the city in an hour, so they've told us we might be able to get a private car if we pay more. It's quite a lot of money."
A private chauffeur company had agreed to bring the family into the city for €65.
The alternative was a bus or a hackney, but the latter would involve a wait of over an hour, she said.
A chauffeur's representative at the arrivals area was the subject of several complaints from taxi drivers yesterday.
"The taxi drivers put in an official complaint against 'the blonde girl standing up there touting for business'," said Suzanne Tackaberry.
"Three times I've been approached by the airport police, first by a normal airport policeman and then from some higher authorities."
Ms Tackaberry insisted she was not touting for business and that airport authorities had been put under pressure not to refer passengers to private chauffeur companies. She said that during the last taxi strike, on July 17th, she worked 19 hours in order to handle the volume of customers.
"The business was unbelievable last time and we are making big business today. Normally, businessmen are our main customers, but we're catering for everybody today . . . The last time I did 19 hours, so I'm going to be here 'til five o'clock tomorrow morning, standing here."
"They're really leaving people stranded . . . There was a woman here earlier on, heavily pregnant, she'd another baby in the pram, flying on her own, and she was after buying loads of stuff.
"She can't get on a bus. She had no other choice. And they're giving out down there because there's 12 cars that are providing a service for the day."
Meanwhile, a young Dublin girl looks at the airport official in disbelief. "This is the worst day ever," she tells him. "It could be worse," he replies.
"No, this is the worst day ever. I have to get to a funeral. I thought I could just hop into a taxi," she shouts and runs back towards the arrivals area.
Shibashis, originally from Calcutta but now living in Dublin, needs to get to Tyrrelstown in the city with his wife and young child. "It's only five miles from here, but there is no bus service and only infrequent bus services from the city centre to Tyrrelstown . . . I don't know what I'll do."
Mike, Romanian-born but living in England, has arrived in Dublin for a three-day break, and joined a queue of 40 people waiting for the Aircoach bus.
"It was a long walk here and now there's a taxi strike. It has inconvenienced me, but that's what it's there for, I suppose. If it hasn't inconvenienced somebody, it hasn't really worked."