judge kicks out racial abuse case because the foreign driver was robbing his customers.

A woman racially abused a taxi driver when she and her sister were unable to pay the fare after losing their handbags on a night out, a court heard.
But charges against Janine Curran (26) and Tanya Curran (31) were struck out after a Dublin judge said €52 was an expensive fare from Grafton Street to Blanchardstown.
Defence solicitor John O'Doherty said it recently cost him €15 to get from Blanchardstown District Court to the Four Courts. Sergeant Damien Galligan agreed that a €52 fare from the city centre to Blanchardstown was "very excessive".
Janine Curran admitted before Blanchardstown District Court to failing to pay a taxi fare and charges of public drunkenness, and threatening and abusive behaviour. Tanya Curran admitted failing to pay.
Sgt Galligan said the incident took place at Latchford Square, Castaheany at 7.25am on February 8.
Gardai received a call from a taxi driver who said two passengers were refusing to pay a fare of €52. Sgt Galligan said Janine Curran was very drunk, and was aggressive and verbally abusive to gardai.
ABUSIVE
The sergeant said the younger Curran sister was also racially abusive to the taxi driver, claiming she had no money, and later refused to tell gardai where she lived. The court heard that neither woman had any previous convictions.
Solicitor John O'Doherty said the sisters were out in Dublin for the night, and both lost their handbags. He said they only realised this when they were nearly at their home at Latchford Close, Castaheany.
Judge Hugh O'Donnell said the girls were "on the tear" in Dublin, and Mr O'Doherty agreed.
He said the sisters hailed a taxi near Grafton Street, and were brought out to Blanchardstown. The alleged cost was €52.
Judge O'Donnell said €52 appeared "more expensive then usual", and Mr O'Doherty said he believed a taxi from Grafton Street to Castaheany could not cost much more then €20.
Sgt Galligan said the cost was "very excessive".
In light of the cost of the taxi fare, Judge O'Donnell struck out the matters against the pair.