More than 100 people have gathered outside Leinster House today to protest austerity.
In a statement, the group claiming to be behind the gathering say the government has "a complete lack of respect for the Irish people" and planned to use the protest to "demand members of the Oiréachtas honour the wishes of those who employ them".
Access to the Kildare Street entrance of Leinster House has been restricted and Molesworth Street is closed to traffic.
A photo posted on the protest's Facebook event page at around 11.30am (Image: Jessica Core-Hughes)
A photo posted on the protest's Facebook event page shows protestors on Molesworth St at around 7am this morning (Image: Molesworth St)
A photograph appeared to have been taken at around 6am this morning (Image: Mick Ddmc)
One of the event organisers is Tony Rochford, who went on a 23-day hunger strike in June over the property tax.
Some claimed to arrive at the Dáil as early as 5am this morning and the protest plans to continue until 9pm this evening.
A livefeed on the Occupy Earth website is currently streaming the protest while a Facebook event page with more than 5,000 attendees has remained active throughout the day.
