{"id":8938,"date":"2025-03-20T14:31:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T14:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=8938"},"modified":"2025-03-20T14:31:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T14:31:54","slug":"irish-carriage-driver-whips-u-s-tourists-who-skipped-fare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=8938","title":{"rendered":"Irish carriage driver whips U.S. tourists who skipped fare"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"show-inline-featured-image wp-caption alignnone\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-main-thumbnail size-main-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/20124533\/driver1-664x350.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/20124533\/driver1-664x350.jpg 664w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/20124533\/driver1-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/20124533\/driver1-412x216.jpg 412w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/20124533\/driver1.jpg 1200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"350\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Two American tourists thought they could outsmart a Dublin carriage driver by skipping out on their fare during the bustling St. Patrick\u2019s Day weekend.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"crtbh69f5c5a34d03a\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.crtbh69f5c5a34d03a {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.crtbh69f5c5a34d03a {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.crtbh69f5c5a34d03a {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.crtbh69f5c5a34d03a {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.crtbh69f5c5a34d03a {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p><strong>But what happened next left the internet in shock, sparking a firestorm of reactions online.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-fc148ed79ed37e1f21e20e1b520a8102\" class=\"newsner-fc148ed79ed37e1f21e20e1b520a8102 newsner-bluebillywig_instream\">\n<div id=\"newsner-591582411\" class=\"newsner-bluebillywig_instream\">\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"bb-iawr-newsner_english_playout-1601396675571335\" class=\"bb_iawr\">\n<div id=\"bb-wr-newsner_english_playout-1601396675571335\" class=\"bb-media bb_wrapper bb-muted bb-phase-init bb-mode-video bb-pendingplay\" data-flags=\"{}\" data-softembargoremainingtime=\"0\" data-sid=\"1ALWv4Dhaxvz\" data-isready=\"true\" data-autoplaynextremainingtime=\"0\">\n<div class=\"bb-layer bb-content-layer\">\n<div class=\"bb-fitme bb-head-layer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-fitme bb-poster-layer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img alt=\"\" \/><img alt=\"\" \/><span style=\"font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\">A pair of American tourists learned a harsh lesson in Dublin after attempting to skip out on paying for a horse and carriage ride over <\/span><a style=\"font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\" href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/wow\/everyone-stops-to-watch-the-boy-but-when-the-girl-sneaks-up-to-him-they-truly-surprise-everyone\/\">St. Patrick\u2019s Day<\/a><span style=\"font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\">\u00a0weekend.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But instead of getting away scot-free, they found themselves on the receiving end of a furious carriage driver \u2014 armed with a whip.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-caught-in-the-act\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Caught in the act<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The tourists, visiting Ireland\u2019s capital for the world-famous St. Patrick\u2019s Day celebrations, allegedly bolted from the carriage without settling their bill.<\/p>\n<p>However, their getaway was short-lived. In a now-viral video shared on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheLiberal_ie\/status\/1902073507988508798\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">X<\/a>, the enraged carriage driver can be seen chasing them down in the streets of Dublin, whipping at them as they cower in an alleyway.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=newsner&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1902073507988508798&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com%2Fnews%2Firish-carriage-driver-whips-u-s-tourists-who-skipped-fare%2F&amp;sessionId=044b286eace55a84c74f5ede84dd7e7454733ba4&amp;siteScreenName=newsner&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1902073507988508798\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-pay-now\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201dPay Now!\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As the driver, a man in a black puffer coat and blue jeans, confronts the terrified tourists, he shouts, \u201cPay now, pay into my f**** bank account!\u201d** while swinging his whip toward them.<\/p>\n<p>One of the men quickly scrambles to explain, stammering, \u201cI have money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then pulls out what appears to be cash, nervously offering, \u201cIt\u2019s 100 US, it\u2019s extra,\u201d as he hands it over. But the furious driver isn\u2019t done yet, cursing at them, \u201cF**** b*******.\u201d**<\/p>\n<p>Realizing they had no other option, the shaken tourists quickly apologize and attempt to de-escalate the situation. \u201cI\u2019m sorry, we\u2019ve learned our lesson, thank you!\u201d one of them says.<\/p>\n<p>It remains unclear whether they had actually paid in full before the incident.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-internet-reacts-served-them-right\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Internet Reacts: \u201cServed them right!\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The video quickly exploded online, with users weighing in on the dramatic confrontation. Many sided with the driver, with one commenting, \u201cServed them right!\u201d while another added, \u201cBrilliant, well deserved. He wasn\u2019t holding back anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One user even called it, \u201cBest video of the day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Surprisingly, even some fellow Americans backed the driver\u2019s reaction. \u201cI\u2019m an American, and I approve of this,\u201d one user posted.<\/p>\n<p>Others, however, questioned the tourists\u2019 response. \u201cWhy are they just standing there taking it?\u201d one person wondered. Another found the politeness at the end strange, asking, \u201cDid he just say \u2018thank you\u2019 after getting whipped?\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-carriage-scams-in-dublin\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Carriage scams in Dublin?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Not everyone was on the driver\u2019s side, though. Some suggested that Dublin\u2019s carriage drivers often overcharge unsuspecting tourists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProbably being ripped off and overcharged,\u201d one person speculated, while another added, \u201cCon artists, those carriage drivers. Tell ya it\u2019s \u20ac50, then at the end of the ride, it\u2019s \u20ac50 each.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-166608\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/20123539\/shutterstock_2593429635.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/20123539\/shutterstock_2593429635.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/20123539\/shutterstock_2593429635-768x512.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another user didn\u2019t hold back their feelings, siding with the tourists simply because of the animals involved: \u201cGlad they did a runner. No sympathy for him. Poor horses.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-send-him-after-the-wombat-snatcher\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201dSend him after the wombat snatcher!<\/strong>\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>The incident even led some users to call for the whip-wielding carriage driver\u2019s skills to be put to use elsewhere. One person referenced a separate scandal involving American tourist Samantha Strable, a so-called \u201chunting influencer\u201d who sparked outrage after illegally snatching a baby wombat in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Strable, who faced global backlash for the disturbing act, fled to Thailand, where she reportedly continued to send threatening messages to people calling her out.<\/p>\n<p>Taking a dig at her, one user joked, \u201cCould he come over here and sort out the wombat snatchers?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>If there\u2019s one takeaway from this chaotic Dublin encounter, it\u2019s that trying to skip out on a bill \u2014 especially from a fiery Irish carriage driver \u2014 might not be the best idea. And judging by their terrified faces, these two American tourists won\u2019t be pulling a stunt like this again anytime soon.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two American tourists thought they could outsmart a Dublin carriage driver by skipping out on their fare during the bustling St. Patrick\u2019s Day weekend. But what happened next left the internet in shock, sparking a firestorm of reactions online. 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