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Photos: Protesters chant outside Leinster House as TDs make their way into new Dáil

Some members of the 32nd Dáil attended the demonstration.
6.48pm, 10 Mar 2016
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A WATER PROTEST took place on Kildare Street this afternoon as the first sitting of the new Dáil got underway.

It’s reported that up to 500 people were in attendance, however a garda spokesperson disputed that figure and said that the protest was very ‘low key’.

He added that the protest was made up of a few small groups and wasn’t just anti-water charge demonstrators.

Gardaí also confirmed that there were no incidents or arrests made.

Photos: Protesters chant outside Leinster House as TDs make their way into new Dáil
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People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett and Paul Murphy from AAA were among those in attendance.

Read: No Taoiseach, no government: TDs have failed to elect a Taoiseach for the 32nd Dáil>

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