Childcare workers are taking to the streets as part of their ongoing demands for more investment in the sector and a proper payscale for the early years workforce.

See above for a small selection of photos from the march on Dail Eireann today organised by the Association of Childhood Professionals today. The official garda estimate was over 2500 supporters.

You can watch the RTE News coverage of the event here: http://www.rte.ie/news/player/2015/0217/20729721-childcare-sector-workers-protest-at-leinster-house/