A week ago this morning, Ireland woke up to shocking news.

The Government will be powerless to prevent a repeat of Saturday’s “repulsive” show-of-strength march by the New IRA-linked group embroiled in Lyra McKee’s killing unless it introduces new emergency laws.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has accused the people behind yesterday's Saoradh march past the GPO 36 hours after Lyra McKee's shooting as being "beneath contempt" and "an insult to the Irish people".

A small Republican march went ahead in Cork this afternoon despite criticism of the staging of a similar display in Dublin yesterday.