A massive anti-water charges protest is taking place in Dublin today.
It gets underway at two o'clock at two different locations in the city centre - Heuston Station and O'Connell Street.
Anti Austerity Alliance TD Paul Murphy says there are several reasons to join the march:
Meanwhile, the Social Democrats have launched a scathing attack on the Government and Irish Water ahead of today's demonstration.
TD Catherine Murphy has said that the money collected from the water charge will only cover the costs of collecting and that it leaves nothing for investment or conservation.
She also says people see Irish water as a failed model:
