A crowd of up to 50,000 people have marched in protest against the introduction of spending cuts and tax increases by the Government.
More like 100,000 but thats RTE for ya!
Gardaí said that around 10,000 people started the march, however the crowd swelled to around 50,000 people as it moved down the quays.
Speakers at the march had estimated that the crowd was between 100,000 and 150,000.
A small group of around 400 protestors gathered outside Leinster House after the main rally had ended.
Bangers were lit and thrown among the gardaí along with snowballs and eggs. Some of the protestors were wearing masks and a poster with a picture of Brian Cowen on it was set on fire.
Kildare Street was closed to traffic for a short while, but many of the protestors have now left and the street has been re-opened.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1127/economy.html
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