Somewhere in the region of 15,000 people took part in the INTO protest at the Dail Wednesday evening. From the crowd it was obvious that as well as teachers many parents, secondary school pupils and college students had turned up to show solidarity.
The Gardai prevented access to Kildare street and the mounted riot police were on standby at the gates of the Dail. An elaborate filter barrier had been installed across the top of Kildare streetEight minutes of video from Wednesday nights demonstration. You can access it directly (to comment, rate, etc.) at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-35400689876166...hl=en