Thousands of people lined the streets today, both in the capital and elsewhere around the country.
A number of rolling road closures were in place in Dublin city centre as protesters made their way from Christ Church, Rialto, Connolly Station and Heuston Station to the GPO, where the main rally kicked off at 3pm.
Bus and Luas services were also disrupted in Dublin and it is believed somewhere between 10,000 and 20,000 people made their way out to attend the main protest in the capital.
Here’s a look at just how many people turned out for the protests…
Anti water protests dublin pic.twitter.com/AY8wMPeb0K
— Rory Hearne (@RoryHearne) January 31, 2015
Thousands either side of quays _anti water movement remains strobg and determined pic.twitter.com/4eDhgSHlag
— Rory Hearne (@RoryHearne) January 31, 2015
Thousands at anti water protests in Dublin pic.twitter.com/jp1W9KahYU
— Rory Hearne (@RoryHearne) January 31, 2015
Dublin Anti-Water Charge Protests Bring City To A Halt #waterchargeshttp://t.co/tmzvCEpEwApic.twitter.com/C8xY9lITu1
— Her.ie (@Herdotie) January 31, 2015
Huge turn-out in Dublin for today’s #watercharges protest pic.twitter.com/5so6BWrgDm — Her.ie (@Herdotie) January 31, 2015
Crowds in Dun Laoghaire today @rtenews @IrishTimes #Right2Water pic.twitter.com/9jXE35cQKm — Richard Boyd Barrett (@RBoydBarrett) January 31, 2015
Nothing like a nice water charge protest! #PeoplePower! pic.twitter.com/9yNbj6jYg7 — TerritorialBehavior (@PeterBergin) January 31, 2015
NewsTalk managed to have a chat with some of the protesters in Dublin and this is what they had to say…
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