Big White Taxi

Series of pictures taken over the course
of one Saturday night with members of Delta 104
of Dublin's Fire and Ambulance Brigade.

Responses to emergencies around Dublin city
centre mostly involve young people with excess
consumption of alcohol or drugs.

So many of the callouts are due to excessive
drinking, that emergency technicians have begun
to call their ambulance the 'Big White Taxi',
as they ferry intoxicated teenagers to and from
hospitals. The abuse of alcohol in Ireland and
it's subsequent health problems is a major social concern.