Over a thousand men and women take to the streets for massive Repeal the 8th march

Thousands lined the streets of Dublin today, taking a stand for women and protest Ireland's abortion laws.

The theme for this year's International Women's Day is #BeBoldForChange Gardaí were on hand to direct traffic which was disrupted by the march across the capital this lunchtime.

A huge turn out for the #Strike4Repeal demonstration @Strike_4_Repeal pic.twitter.com/SUQRkdq1lc

— Her.ie (@Herdotie) March 8, 2017

We were on the ground reporting from the event which saw men, women, young and old march from O'Connell street to Grafton Street waving banners and flags in support of amending the Irish constitution, including one that said "womb for improvement"

The support for @strike_4_Repeal is just something else #strike4repeal #BeBoldForChange pic.twitter.com/F69jJ5ZZfE

— Her.ie (@Herdotie) March 8, 2017

Today's march was held to coincide with International Women's Day. This evening's protest will start at the Garden of Remembrance and continue through the city centre to Leinster House. A number of groups want the government to a name a date to hold a referendum on overturning our strict abortion laws.

View from above #strike4repeal #InternationalWomensDay pic.twitter.com/6QPQIP3MbS

— Jessie Doyle (@Jessie_Og) March 8, 2017

Proud of the crowd! Serious turn out for #Strike4Repeal, here's to change!?#RepealThe8th pic.twitter.com/NCU6E08IZ6

— Fionnuala Moran (@FionnualaMoran) March 8, 2017

Keep an eye on all our updates on the #StrikeForRepeal demonstration (catch us live on Facebook and see Twitter for updates), we thought this verse, sent to us by reader Brigid O'Dea was worth sharing; "To the ladies making babies And the ladies making money The queen bees taking power Soothing stings with soulful honey To the hunz with the hairy knees And galz with HD brows Raising voices, making choices Performing without bows To the women misbehaving Creating colour in the dust Here's to whispering, shouting, singing And stomping when we're hushed!" Main image: Anna Devlin