More Than Museums

More Than Museums is a series which looks at how we remember our history and culture in the widest sense. The programme examines a range of institutions, artifacts and stories, including musical instruments, graveyards, the GAA and - of course - museums.

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Programme 14: 6th March 2010
(First broadcast 8th April, '04)

Paddy Daniels - Listen

This week programme takes a journey with taxi driver Paddy Daniels. Paddy has been driving a Dublin cab for the last 54 years. His father was also a taxi driver and Paddy remembers him buying his first car. He had driven a horse drawn cab previously. Paddy had served his time as a refrigeration engineer but preferred driving - at first because he could make more money that way - but then because of the freedom and lifestyle associated with the job. The programme was made, for the most part, in Paddy's cab. It also includes an interview with Dermot Quinn who runs a taxi company and has his own personal museum of taxi memorabilia.